Comments on: The gift of Dyslexia

By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:12:02 +0000

Spelling is definately a skill that dsylexic people lack but don’t need in this modern age, and it is a shame that so many dsylexic kids have their ego’s ruined by teachers who place so much stress on this relatavely usellss skill. Ok they can’t spell well without a computer, WHO CARES.

They also can’t read well, but many do very well reading and writing technical things that make sense to them. They just can’t read things that don’t intutively make sense.

Oh and the reason more tend to become millionairs is because they have a better understanding of the big picture and relationships than most normal people ever will.

Normal people are so sure they know exactly what they see the first time, they never double check against the bigger picture to see if it makes sense.

Dsylexic people have to check all the interelationships all the time to make sure that they know what’s real, and by doing so they learn much more about how the world works, and notice things that normal people don’t even think about.

You can make a lot of money catching mistakes and oversights that normal people just don’t notice, and when that happens, dsylexic people can have the last laugh.

I’m over 50, and I may not be able to dial a new phone number easily, but I sure know how things work and can fix them.

When I fix stuff, no one cares if I can spell, they just give me the money

By: Mrs Heng

Mrs Heng — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:39:10 +0000

Please guide me how to access to test and program to my dyslexic daughter at 7 years old. We just arrived from Malaysia 6 days ago.

thank you.

By: dawn matthews

dawn matthews — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:21:31 +0000

Hi,
Thank you for your comment. If you go to my sister site http://www.dyslexia-testing.com.au you will see that we are trying to set up a school for these kids in Australia as there is not one currently. we have had a lot of feedback on this.

And I do not consider that I or other dyslexics have learning difficulties, I call it Learning Differences. that fact that we do so well after school proves that there is nothing wrong with us.
cheers
Dawn

By: Mike -Mike

Mike -Mike — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:39:05 +0000

Hi, I would like to make ‘Different types of Schools, for us with L.D.s’, as L.D.s are oft. described as -’Learning -Differences’, as well as -’Learning -Disabilities’, isn’t this, the sensible way??
Best Regards -Mike.
P.S. -More focus on -Creativity.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:20:27 +0000

I wander if a ‘Network for Dyslexic Professionals’ would work? What about ‘Dyslexic Billionaires Networks’?? Any thoughts?? I tried it, no1 seems to be interested, why do you think this is???

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:02:45 +0000

Great article. I can also say that this is true speaking from experience. My husband is a dyslexia thought to be mild to moderate, was well educated but had tremendous difficulty throughout his schooling life. His peers, some still childhood friends and non dyslexics all had GPS educations and not one has been as successful as my husband or even near. He has a very senior management position in a big corporation and has gone further up the ladder than most in the company due to his great ideas for sales/marketing and people skills. He has an absolute knack for fixing or repairing anything that is asked of him around the house with absolute ease.
Yes, the disadvantages are that he is not the best reader but he can sure make lots of money with his other skils!