Understanding dyslexia and rediscover the self-belief and determination to succeed.
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Many people with dyslexia have trouble telling left from right. This type of thinking is called visual-spatial processing,visual-spatial trouble may make it harder to develop a sense of left and right. This can cause anxiety when in new places or trying to follow directions as the whole sense of orientation is effected. This may result in people avoiding going to new places or changing jobs. To compensate they may need more time to familiarise with new places or allow more time to travel.
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Many dyslexics have trouble with sequencing. Sequencing is the ability to arrange language, thoughts, information and actions in an effective order. Naturally this will affect the ability to read and spell correctly. Sequencing issues can affect the ability to follow instructions, speak properly and complete multi-step tasks.
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Visually processing written language into something that can be understood can be difficult for someone with dyslexia. Rather than using words, sentences, or internal dialogue, they specialize in mental or sensory imagery as dyslexics are primarily picture thinkers, this method of thinking is subliminal. Most dyslexics are not aware that this is what they are doing. Since dyslexics think in pictures or imagery, they tend to use global logic and reasoning strategies. They look at the big picture to understand the world around them. When something goes wrong in this process, it leads to misunderstanding and miscommunication.
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Dyslexia is a language processing disorder, so it can affect all forms of language, spoken or written. Someone with dyslexia is likely to have lots of ideas but have difficulty putting them into writing. They will take much longer to write and produce less than other people. Although there may be lots of ideas they often do not know where to start. They also might have trouble communicating and expressing themselves. Many dyslexics have poor organisation and time management skills. These can result in a general disorganisation of life and of thoughts. Dyslexics find it hard to juggle and keep track of several tasks or instructions, it is also difficult to prioritise these tasks, or manage their time. This can become overwhelming and thoughts become scattered.
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People with dyslexia excel at global visual processing and the detection of impossible figures. Described an unusual sensitivity to ‘things out of place.’ It is easier to make sense of enormous quantities of visual data and accurately find anomalies.
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A big picture thinker also thinks in great perspective and is to be able to contrast and re-frame current challenge against a bigger universal reality. Experiences are valued by contrasting them to expectations created by our environment or past experiences. Although perspective thinking may seem like a philosophical exercise at first, the value of understanding the scale against which we ultimately measure our personal realities can’t be underestimated. This also allows people with dyslexia to have exceptional understanding of empathy, this can relate to the ability to “read the situation” and then have a sense of understanding what is happening for other people in that situation. Whether this heightened empathy is a result of their brains being wired differently, or their childhoods are defined by difference make them more empathic to
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Many dyslexics gravitate towards the arts and prove to be very creative. It’s believed that artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso were dyslexics. It would make sense to direct one’s attention and effort to an area that is gratifying and comes naturally; like artistic ability, rather than one that doesn’t, like reading.
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This book has been carefully designed to explain the symptoms and illustrate the difficulties of someone with dyslexia. This learning difficulty is very misunderstood and it is hard for people who don’t experience it to grasp the effects it has on people. This book visually represents what the written language looks like though the eyes of someone with dyslexia, in the hope it will give a better understanding to those who don’t know. The word "dyslexia" is derived from Greek and means "difficulty with words."
Designed and written by Alessia Robson