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Dyslexic Traits
 Dyslexics
aren't all the same, but they do share certain traits:
- They can utilize the brain's ability to alter and create
perceptions
- They are curious about how things work
- They are highly intuitive and insightful
- They have vivid imaginations
- They are highly aware of their environment
- They think mainly in pictures instead of words
- They think and perceive multi-dimensionally
More common traits of Dyslexics:
High IQ, low test scores
Poor self-esteem- Easily frustrated
- Daydream often
- Learn best through hands-on
- Read/write with additions, omissions, substitutions,
reversals
- Transposition of letters, numbers or words
- Mispronounce long words
- Uncoordinated
- Often confuse left/right, over/under, up/down, etc.
- Poor time management
- Poor at word problems in math
Ronald D. Davis was labeled "retarded"
until his early teens. He was functionally illiterate until
age 38. After completing technical courses, he became a successful
engineer, artist, and businessman. He established the Reading
Research Council's Dyslexia CorrectionŽ Center in 1982.
His book, The Gift of Dyslexia, has been published
in major languages throughout the world.
In it he states:
"Dyslexia is not a complexity; it is a
compound of simple factors which can be dealt with step
by step. Since 1982, thousands of people from around the
globe have completed the Davis Dyslexia CorrectionŽ Program,
with a 97% rate of success.
"Dyslexia is not the result of a genetic
flaw or nerve damage. It is not caused by a malformation
of the brain, inner ear, or eyes. Dyslexia is a product
of thought and a special way of reacting to confusion. It
is not limited to reversals of letters and words--a common
misconception."
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