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About dyslexia
Go to "In the news" (above) to watch Ronald D. Davis explain dyslexia - the gift and the disability.
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| © 1992 by Ronald D. Davis.
Reprinted with permission.
Most people with dyslexia or ADD will
exhibit about 10
of the following traits and behaviours. These characteristics can
vary from day-to-day or minute-to-minute. The most consistent thing
about them is their inconsistency.
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General
- Appears bright, highly intelligent, and
articulate, but unable to read, write or spell at
grade level.
- Labelled lazy, dumb, careless, immature, not
trying hard enough or behaviour problem.
- Isn't "behind enough" or "bad enough" to be
helped in the school setting.
- High in IQ, yet may not test well
academically; tests well orally, but not
written.
- Feels dumb, has poor self-esteem, hides or
covers up weaknesses with ingenious compensatory
strategies, easily frustrated and emotional
about school reading or testing.
- Talented in art, drama, music, sports,
mechanics, story-telling, sales, business,
designing, building or engineering.
- Seems to "zone out" or daydream often, gets
lost easily or loses track of time.
- Difficulty sustaining attention, seems hyper
or to daydream.
- Learns best through
hands-on experience, demonstrations,
experimentation, observation and visual aids.
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Vision, reading, and spelling
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Complains of
dizziness, headaches or stomach aches while reading.
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Confused by letters,
numbers, words, sequences or verbal explanations.
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Confused by letters,
numbers, words, sequences or verbal explanations.
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Reading or writing
shows repetitions, additions, transpositions,
omissions, substitutions and reversals in letters,
numbers and/or words.
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Complains of feeling
or seeing non-existent movement while reading,
writing or copying.
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Seems to have
difficulty with vision, yet eye exams don't reveal a
problem.
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Extremely keen sighted
and observant, or lacks depth perception and
peripheral vision.
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Reads and rereads with
little comprehension.
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Spells phonetically
and inconsistently.
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Hearing and speech
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Has extended hearing
in that they hear things not said or apparent to
others, easily distracted by sounds.
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Difficulty putting
thoughts into words, speaks in halting phrases,
leaves sentences incomplete, stutters under stress,
mispronounces long words, or transposes phrases,
words and syllables when speaking.
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Writing and motor skills
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Trouble with writing
or copying, pencil grip is unusual, handwriting
varies or is illegible.
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Clumsy, uncoordinated,
poor at ball or team sports, difficulties with fine
and/or gross motor skills and tasks, prone to
motion-sickness.
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Can be ambidextrous,
and often confuses left/right, over/under.
Math and time management
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Has difficulty telling
time, managing time, learning sequenced information
or tasks, or being on time.
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Computing math shows
dependence on finger counting and other tricks;
knows answers, but can't do it on paper.
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Can count, but has
difficulty counting objects and dealing with money.
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Can do arithmetic, but
fails word problems; cannot grasp algebra or higher
math.
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Memory and cognition
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Excellent long-term
memory for experiences, locations and faces.
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Poor memory for
sequences, facts and information that has not been
experienced.
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Thinks primarily with
images and feeling, not sounds or words (little
internal dialogue).
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Behaviour, health, development and personality
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Extremely disorderly
or compulsively orderly.
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Can be class clown,
trouble-maker or too quiet.
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Had unusually early or
late developmental stages (talking, crawling,
walking, tying shoes).
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Prone to ear
infections, sensitive to foods, additives, and
chemical products.
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Can be an extra deep
or light sleeper, bedwetting beyond appropriate age.
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Unusually high or low
tolerance for pain.
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Strong sense of
justice, emotionally sensitive, strives for
perfection.
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Mistakes and symptoms
increase dramatically with confusion, time pressure,
emotional stress or poor health.
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More information:
If you match 10 or more of these symptoms,
contact us to
receive a free assessment.
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The Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program
helps people with these characteristics every day. These disabling
aspects of dyslexia are correctable and can be overcome.
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