The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain (edit title/settings)

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• James Russell: Inventor of the compact disc
• Dr. Mark Beeman: Neuroscientist, research in the biology of insight
• Dr. Manuel Casanova: Neuroscientist, brain structure of dyslexia
• Lance Heywood: Electrical systems engineer
• Thomas G. West: Author, In the Mind's Eye and Thinking Like Einstein
• Glenn Bailey: Canadian entrepreneur, real estate, WA-2
• Matthew Schneps: Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Filmmaker
• David Schoenbrod: Environmental lawyer, professor, author
• Jack Laws: Naturalist, artist, author of Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
• Douglas Merrill: Tech CEO, former CIO Google, former president EMI Music digital, current CEO and co-founder of ZestCash
• Dov Seidman: CEO of LRN, an ethics and compliance management company, attorney
• Anne Rice: best selling author, The Vampire Chronicles, Called Out of Darkness
• Dr. Demis Hassabis: Neuroscientist, research in episodic or autobiographical memory
• Duane Smith: Professor, Public Speaking
• Blake Charlton: Medical student, author fantasy novels Spellwright
• Sarah Andrews: Geologist, author 11 mystery novels including In Cold Pursuit and the Em Hansen Mysteries
• Julie Logan: Professor of entrepreneurship, Cass School of Business, researches the connection between dyslexia and entrepreneurship
• Vince Flynn: New York Times Bestselling author, The American Assassin, Transfer of Power, Mitch Rapp series
• Ben Foss: Attorney, inventor Intel Reader, executive director of Disability Rights Associates
• Dr. Lynda Katz: President, Landmark College
• Dr. Charles Haynes: Professor of Communication Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital
• David Flink: Co-Founder and Executive Director of Project Eye-to-Eye

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• “Instead, Doug, Lindsey, and Pete - and millions of individuals with dyslexia just like them -- are good at what they do not in spite of their dyslexic processing differences, but rather because of them.”

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• Instead, they learn better when rules and procedures are broken down into small, more easily mastered steps and demonstrated clearly—a process known as explicit learning.

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• As a consequence, we’ve found that individuals with dyslexia often innovate and experiment with routine procedures, and in the process find new and better ways of doing things.

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• For dyslexic brains, excellent function typically means traits like the ability to see the gist or essence of things or to spot the larger context behind a given situation or idea; multidimensionality of perspective; the ability to see new, unusual, or distant connections; inferential reasoning and ambiguity detection; the ability to recombine things in novel ways and a general inventiveness; and greater mindfulness and intentionality during tasks that others take for granted.

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• Dyslexic brains store information like murals or stained glass, connect ideas like spiderwebs or hyperlinks, and move from one thought to another like ripples spreading over a pond.

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• “Procedural learning is learning how to do something, and learning it to the point where it’s automatic, so you know how to do it without having to think about it. This process of becoming automatic with complex rules and procedures is much more difficult if you’re dyslexic.”

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• Since individuals with procedural memory problems must perform many tasks using conscious processing, they will often experience working memory overload, which makes them slower and more error-prone than others on routine tasks.

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• For longer reading assignments, providing them with an overview (gist and context) of assigned passages beforehand can improve their reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension.

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• Dyslexia, or the dyslexic processing style, isn’t just a barrier to learning how to read and spell; it’s also a reflection of an entirely different pattern of brain organization and information processing—one that predisposes a person to important abilities along with the well-known challenges.

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• This structural feature is an unusually broad spacing between the functional clusters of neurons in the brain’s cortex.

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• Individuals with dyslexia and procedural learning challenges also tend to forget skills that they appear to have mastered more quickly than others if they don’t practice them.

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• United States
• United Kingdom

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Brock Eide (Author) - The Mislabeled Child: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success
2. Fernette Eide (Author) - The Mislabeled Child: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success

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• Dewey: 153

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science › Behavioral Sciences › Cognitive Psychology
• Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Motivational

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• DyslexicAdvantage.com: Dyslexia community, forum, video library, and resources. For parents, adults with dyslexia, and dyslexia professionals.

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history