http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:58:27 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-iq.php Dyslexia Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and researchers at Yale School of Medicine and University of California Davis, have presented new data that explain how otherwise bright and intelligent people struggle to read. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:57:37 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-iq.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-learning-creativity.php Dyslexia Dyslexic thinkers are creative, imaginative thinkers who learn by exploring and by doing. Once out of school, they often excel in areas of life requiring lateral, visual-spatial ability such as architecture, engineering, practical professions and entrepreneurism. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:08:15 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-learning-creativity.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexics-classroom.php Dyslexia 55% of children failing their Standard Assessment tests (SATs) in the UK are dyslexic, according to a new study published by Hull University. Yet it doesn't have to be that way. Dyslexic thinkers are among the brightest in our schools; what's more, with the right approach, the dyslexic thinking style contains all the ingredients of academic success. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:01:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexics-classroom.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-workplace.php Dyslexia In the UK, dyslexia is covered by the provisions of the Disabilities Discrimination Act, and meaningful protection is afforded to dyslexic thinkers through this means. However, is the disability framework for understanding dyslexia actually harming dyslexic interests rather than furthering them? Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:38:32 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexia-workplace.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexic-children.php Dyslexia All the available research points to the fact that if childrens learning difficulties are diagnosed early and appropriate help is offered at an early stage, the child is given the best chance of success. So much of the suffering and lack of self-confidence of these children could be avoided by a nationwide screening programme of children entering school. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:32:52 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/dyslexic-children.php