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Monday, 18 March 2013

Adult Dyslexics Common Characteristics

Most adult dyslexics will exhibit at least 10 of the following traits and behaviors. These characteristics are often inconsistent, and may vary depending upon the day or situation.



  • Highly intuitive - known to have "street smarts." Is often "dead on" in judging personalities of others.
  • May be able to sense emotions and energy of others.
  • Remembers struggling in school.
  • Frequently have dyslexic children and experience guilt when seeing own child struggle. Insecurities arise while reading to own children or helping them with homework.
  • Easily distracted/annoyed by noises and other things in environment.
  • May appear to "zone out" and be unaware that it is happening.
  • Enjoys video games.
  • Misspeaks, misuses, or mispronounces words without realizing it.
  • May have poor balance or is/was very athletic.
  • May have excellent recall of events that were experienced or not remember at all.
  • May confuse past conversations or be accused of "not listening."
  • Difficulty remembering names of people without tricks, but remembers faces.
  • Difficulty remembering verbal instructions or directions.
  • Poor recall of conversations or sequence of events.
  • May pass up promotions or advancement opportunities that would require more administrative work.
  • Has difficulty focusing and staying on task - may feel more comfortable managing many different tasks simultaneously.
  • Difficulty with tests - passing standardized tests can be a barrier to career advancement.
  • Highly successful/over achiever, or considered "not working up to potential." Either way, displays extreme work ethic.
  • May be a perfectionist and overreact when they make a mistake.
  • Out-of-the-box thinker or operates with very strict rules for themselves.
  • Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.
For more information please use linkhttp://www.ne-dyslexia.com 

Monday, 11 March 2013

I have a great one on one teacher Joan and she always says "explore, get to know how you learn: value it" she says " I am a dyslexic thinking and there's not much point telling people I am dyslexic, it's usually more effective and Empowering to describe what works for you". 


Joan is a great motivator ! 

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Sunday, 10 March 2013


http://www.dyslexic.org.uk/related.htm
Dyslexic Research Trust - Interesting Facts

Separate diagnostic labels are given by professionals to developmental dyslexia, dysphasia, dyspraxia, attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Even though the patterns of behavioural and learning difficulties that define them are somewhat different, nevertheless some core symptoms are common to all of them, namely problems with focussing attention, short term memory and sequencing, so that there is much overlap between all these conditions (often called comorbidity). For example half of children with dyslexia have ADHD symptoms and more than half of dyspraxics have dyslexic problems. http://www.dyslexic.org.uk/related.htm

The Chief Executive of BDA is Dr. Kate Saunders


http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about-us/bda-staff.html

Dr. Kate Saunders is the Chief Executive of the British Dyslexia Association. Kate has over 20 years of experience in the field of dyslexia. Kate has a Ph.D. in Education and is co-author of 'How Dyslexics Learn', published by PATOSS.

Saturday, 9 March 2013

"The vision of the British Dyslexia Association is a dyslexia friendly society enabling all dyslexic people to reach their potential".Everyone should have a look at the British Dyslexia Association website its great.http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about-us.html
Source http://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/adults
It is estimated that 10% of people in the UK over 16 have dyslexia to some degree

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Events July / Auguest on dyslexia



Free Event in July / August on dyslexia, who would love to attend ? Presentation will be for 3 hours in London. talk to us?