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About Dyslexia

What Can Dyslexia Affect?

Dyslexia - The Positive Benefits

Dyslexia is defined by the British Dyslexia Association as a learning difference, 'a combination of strengths and weaknesses which affects the learning process in reading, spelling, writing and sometimes numeracy'.

Weaknesses are characteristically found with short term memory, concentration, processing speed and organisation. The impact of dyslexia is, therefore, felt beyond the mechanics of reading and spelling and can greatly affect confidence. Tasks which for many people are apparently simple (eg writing a cheque, taking a telephone message, remembering appointments) can in fact be quite challenging.

Many highly educated and talented people have dyslexia. The disadvantages of dyslexia may include: not being able to read, write, spell, compute mathematics, organise, memorise, or pay attention. Whether you are a child or an adult, we have solutions for your special learning needs.

Dyslexia is caused by a difference in brain structure which is present at birth and is often hereditary. As a result, incoming or outgoing information gets scrambled as it travels between the senses and the brain. This condition does not affect the intelligence level - yet it does impair ones ability to learn, retain, and relay information.

Recognizing and manipulating symbols, especially letters and numbers in sequence, presents the most universal acknowledged problem. Reading, writing, and mathematics, taught by traditional methods, can be difficult, if not impossible, for the person with dyslexia to master. Poor memory, coordination problems, confusion of right and left, and impaired depth perception are also common attributes.

Once Dyslexia is viewed as a difference rather than a difficulty, it becomes important to question how the learning or work environment can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual. Through our assessments, we endeavour to recommend strategies and resources which will remove barriers to achievement, as well as ideas for direct intervention and teaching.

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Being Dyslexic does not have to be negative. Some of the most creative and successful people of all time have had this learning difference and for many of them it has been an extremely positive asset! Here are just a small sample of famous individuals with dyslexia.

When properly trained and informed, a dyslexic can use their natural abilities to shift perceptions, enhance creativity, refine thinking, and improve physical performance. Dyslexia only becomes a "disability" when uncorrected perceptual distortions occur, creating confusion and conflicting information which cannot be processed clearly. Dyslexia is unknown in countries like China where pictorial writing is used. In languages where symbolic sequential alphabets exist however, such as in Western cultures like our own, dyslexia is common.

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