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Famous personalities with Dyslexia

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Some of the most famous celebrities of today and yesteryear are dyslexic personalities. The owner of Virgin airlines Richard Branson, John Lennon of the music group Beatles, actors like Tom Cruise, Robin Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg, photographer David Bailey. Even people from past times like Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Alva Edison, and Albert Einstein are also said to suffer from learning problems like Dyslexia.

Websites that have more information on Dyslexia:
www.interdys.org/
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/
dyslexia/dyslexia.htm

Pages from India:
http://www.sankalpnet.org/
http://members.rediff.com/
addbe/main.htm 
http://disabilityindia.org/scilearn.cfm
http://www.alphatoomega.org/
conference.htm

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Posted by:  Dynaread  Posted on: 11/17/2011
Employ dyslexia test for children, whenever you find your children finding it difficult to read with speed and accuracy.



Posted by:  paschar  Posted on: 04/21/2010
consider this: if a (q)appears as a (p) and a (d) appears as a (b) qp db / bd pq when looked upon in a mirror. then the visual condition is neither Dyslexia nor Dysgraphia but rather the term strephosymbolia(Twisted Symbols) should be made use of . the term was coined by Dr. S.D. Orton to explain why people view text as if in a mirror & why they write in mirrored text (Backwards)from right to left , they must write in this text format in order to precieve text as if in standard format from left to right. No known medical cure to date, the gene DCDC2 linked to C6 & C15 cause strephosymbolia. paschar



Posted by:  Diepiriye  Posted on: 10/25/2009
This article is the problem with dyslexia. We are not ill or in need of treatment We have #D vision and can see so much more than most people. Learning to discipline that power is a rather different story, and being forced to interact with the 2D world, i.e. reading, takes special skills. But, we are great readers, often lovers of books, yet even better writers- precisely because we engage with language using all our senses. We read, but also 'see' the words, imagine the situation and from there our creativity really takes off. We read better out loud or when hearing someone read, and even envision the words on the page when we hear, while at the same time imagining the scene described and the possibilities in that space. Maps are also 2D representations that pose us problem, but once we have a visual image to anchor the 2D map, we can 'read' it better than any one AND retain the images in our memories, returning to places we've visited just once, etc. We know space, and are often in creative fields, but especially where we move through space and time, using the maxim number of our senses, which takes advantage of the 3D vision.



Posted by:  cheryle(Guest)  Posted on: 09/30/2009
hi. i have two daughter's who were diagnosed with dyslexia. my older one u could see it more then the other one. my advice to some of u is to find a parent chat room for dyslexic children n they will give u advice n share different things with u. this is how i learned to cope with this.



Posted by:  linapattnaik(Guest)  Posted on: 12/17/2008
my son, 11 years of age has dyslexia,actuallly i have noknowledge about that diseses,is it curable at d age of 11 or not plz rub me the way


Posted by:  cheryle(Guest)  Posted on: 09/30/2009
i'm sorry but there is no cure but u as a parent need to learn how to help your child



Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 05/16/2010
dyslexia is a curable disease,u know how to help your child in his school activities,dont get tensed with his activities..take ur child for regular counselling...ur child can be cured.




Posted by:  selvakumarj  Posted on: 11/20/2008
i am in coimbatore .my daughter, 4 yrs of age has dyslexia. please help me in getting her admitted in a suitable school in coimbatore, tamilnadu, india


Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 12/11/2009
did you get seat for your daughter in coimbatore , if so can inform me , my age of 12 in same condition



Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 08/09/2010
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Posted by:  Tony01(Guest)  Posted on: 11/11/2008
I have fallen for a dyslexic girl - she is so organised and sweet but I get confused by her seeming lack of emotional feedback into how our relationship is going. She doesnt let me kiss her on the lips and when I touch her it is with great anxiety. I ask her about us and she says shes happy as it is. I dont know if I can continue without more comittment from her. She says that it is her dyslexia which is messing things up.. Can this be true. Can anyone shed any light on why she is like this?


Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 05/31/2010
Sounds more like she is blaming dyslexia for something else going on. Dyslexia does not directly have an effect on emotion.




Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 06/29/2007
strephosymbolia aka mirror image vision, see new keyboard @ www.arkayengravers.com it solved my problem as to being able to read my keyboard, the solution was so simple,




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