UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

Dyslexia IS. . .

• A way of thinking based on visual-spatial talents
• A three-dimensional thought process
• Often labeled as an auditory processing or a visual perception deficiency
• Something that can be helped at its root level
• Both a gift and a challenge

Dyslexics. . .

• Have vivid imaginations
• Remember incredible details from various experiences they’ve done
• Are smart, but often unable to prove it in school
• Often love to build and create with their hands
• Are creative, “out of the box,” thinkers
• Are very curious about how/why things work
• Think mainly in pictures
• Avoid written instructions, yet easily complete a 3-D project
• Experience high levels of confusion with language symbols
• Create excellent mental thoughts, but cannot transfer thoughts to paper
• Often become highly successful individuals

Dyslexia is NOT. . .

• Something one “outgrows”
• A disease
• A process to be ashamed of
• Best “fixed” with “tricks” and compensatory methods