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How does dyslexia contribute to your professional success?

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Three years ago I started contemplating this question after reading about a study finding that 35% of American entrepreneurs have dyslexia. The study suggested that some adults with dyslexia develop coping strategies that are useful in the business environment, such as the ability to delegate and build teams. We have all seen lists of famous dyslexics, usually presented as people who managed to beat the odds and overcome their condition. But I have come to believe that many of us thrive in our chosen fields because of our dyslexia, not in spite of it.

Since November 2009, a group of adults with dyslexia have met periodically to explore this idea, and to help each other achieve more professional success.  My experiences with theProfessionals with Dyslexia group, as well as conversations with other adults with dyslexia and dyslexia researchers show me that we really do have some advantages in the working world.

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The Reality of Dyslexia: Millions Struggle

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“The Upside of Dyslexia,” by Annie Murphy Paul (Sunday Review, Feb. 5), rightly points out that while all people with dyslexia struggle with reading, some demonstrate unique strengths. What this research does not underscore is the extent to which this learning disability negatively affects millions of lives.

Nearly two million students in our public schools struggle with reading because of dyslexia. Learning to read with accuracy, fluency and comprehension greatly increases the likelihood of high school graduation, enrollment in college and career success. Dyslexia presents real obstacles to these students.

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Type M for Murder

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DYSLEXIA AND WRITING

Monday, a friend forwarded a Feb. 4 New York Times article to me titled “The Upside of Dyslexia,” written by Annie Murphy Paul. He did so because he knows I have dyslexia and thought I would find the article interesting.He was right, to say the least.

Dyslexia appears as a motif in all five of my Jack Austin novels, as protagonist Austin and the teenage boy he takes in, Nash Henley, both struggle with the affliction. And, as many readers have guessed, their struggles are based on my own. However, my books also illustrate what I have long believed, as Austin says in more than one book, “Dyslexia is a blessing.”

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Ask Lorna: how can I get my dyslexic son reading?

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 I’ve been taken aback by the number of questions I’ve received over the past few weeks asking for advice about how to inspire reluctant readers, usually boys of 10 and above, as well as recommendations for children with dyslexia.

Clearly these are huge and often interlinked issues, to which I’ll be returning over the coming weeks, but I thought I’d start with a question at the extreme end of the dyslexia spectrum.

You don’t say whether you’ve tried any of the books from the specialist dyslexic publishers, such as Barrington Stoke or the Edge list at Franklin Watts, but I would definitely recommend these as places to start.

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The inspiring story of a boy who fought dyslexia

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Maitrik Kamdar, an SYBCom student from KC College, Mumbai recounts how he emerged as a dedicated student and an aspiring businessman from being a troublesome child.

I started out as a normal school-going child; only, I was labelled a brat for not doing homework or not listening completely to my teachers or parents.

It was not entirely unfounded; I had become one of those kids who did not want to listen to anything my elders said.

Since there was nothing to praise about me, all I got to hear about was my ‘bad’ behaviour with examples of model children and how I should become like them. I had no intention of listening to that!

There was a time when I would shut out and not listen to anything, like when someone said ‘ek kan ke andar aur doosre kaan se bahar‘? I had become so thick-skinned that my unrevealed motto had become ‘Kaan ke andar hi mat jaane do!’ The reason was beyond me though and I never understood why I was like that.

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Project Read helps students turn the page

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Steve Hupp likes solving problems, and at 27 years old, he has seen more than his fair share. Hupp has been in and out of hospitals since childhood, making it difficult for him to focus on school. To make it worse, he also is dyslexic.

Hupp dropped out of school in the 11th grade.

“Some places wouldn’t even give me an application,” he said about his search for a job. “I had doors close on me. I even had girlfriends break up with me.”

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