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    This document discusses dyslexia, defining it as more than just a learning disability and highlighting gifted abilities common among dyslexics like heightened intuition and creativity. It notes many famous historical figures were dyslexic like Einstein and Edison. While dyslexia does not guarantee genius, it can cultivate higher-than-average intelligence and extraordinary creativity if not suppressed. The document introduces Dr. Ronald Davis' approach to addressing dyslexia's challenges through enhancing skills from childhood to better utilize natural abilities, unlike methods relying on drilling or coaching alone.

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    This document discusses dyslexia, defining it as more than just a learning disability and highlighting gifted abilities common among dyslexics like heightened intuition and creativity. It notes many famous historical figures were dyslexic like Einstein and Edison. While dyslexia does not guarantee genius, it can cultivate higher-than-average intelligence and extraordinary creativity if not suppressed. The document introduces Dr. Ronald Davis' approach to addressing dyslexia's challenges through enhancing skills from childhood to better utilize natural abilities, unlike methods relying on drilling or coaching alone.

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    This document discusses dyslexia, defining it as more than just a learning disability and highlighting gifted abilities common among dyslexics like heightened intuition and creativity. It notes many famous historical figures were dyslexic like Einstein and Edison. While dyslexia does not guarantee genius, it can cultivate higher-than-average intelligence and extraordinary creativity if not suppressed. The document introduces Dr. Ronald Davis' approach to addressing dyslexia's challenges through enhancing skills from childhood to better utilize natural abilities, unlike methods relying on drilling or coaching alone.

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    What is Dyslexia?

    i
    Usually when people hear the word dyslexia they think only of reading, writing, spelling,
    and math problems a child is having in school. Some associate it only with word and letter
    reversals, some only with slow learners. Almost everyone considers it some form of a
    learning disability, but the learning disability is only one face of dyslexia. There are positive
    sides of dyslexia as well. There is a long list of famous dyslexics like, Leonardo da Vinci, Sir
    Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Erin Brockovich,
    John F. Kennedy, Nelson Rockefeller, Walt Disney, Edgar Allen Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald,
    Winston Churchill, William Hewlett (co‐founder, Hewlett‐Packard), George Patton, Andy
    Warhol, Cher, Quentin Tarantino, Tommy Hilfiger, Fred Astaire, Jay Leno, Ted Turner,
    Henry Ford, Charles Schwab, Richard Branson and the list goes on and on.

    Is not it amazing that all those people could be geniuses in spite of having dyslexia? Their
    genius didn't occur in spite of their dyslexia, but because of it.

    Let me clear one thing that having dyslexia will not make every dyslexic a genius, but it is
    good for the self-esteem of all dyslexics to know their minds work in exactly the same way
    as the minds of great geniuses. It is also important for them to know that having a problem
    with reading; writing, spelling, or math doesn't mean they are dumb or stupid. The same
    mental function that produces a genius can also produce those problems.

    Gifts of Dyslexia
    ii
    Dyslexics don't all develop the same gifts, but they do have certain mental functions in
    common. Here are the basic abilities all dyslexics share:

    1. They can utilize the brain's ability to alter and create perceptions (the primary
    ability).
    2. They are highly aware of the environment.
    3. They are more curious than average.
    4. They think mainly in pictures instead of words.
    5. They are highly intuitive and insightful.
    6. They think and perceive multi-dimensionally (using all the senses).
    7. They can experience thought as reality.
    8. They have strong vivid imaginations.

    These eight basic abilities, if not suppressed, invalidated or destroyed by parents or the
    educational process, will result in two characteristics: higher than normal intelligence, and
    extraordinary creative abilities. From these the true gift of dyslexia can emerge -- the gift of
    mastery.

    The gift of mastery develops in many ways and in many areas. For Albert Einstein it was
    physics; for Walt Disney, it was art; for Greg Louganis, it was athletic prowess.
    Davis Dyslexic Schools

    Dr. Ronald Davis approach is not based on coaching or drill, but actually resolves the root
    causes of problems experienced by individuals with language-based learning difficulties.

    Before a dyslexic person can fully realize and appreciate the positive side of dyslexia, the
    negative side should be addressed. That doesn't mean the positive side will not surface
    until the problems are solved. The gift is always there, even if it isn't recognized for what it
    is. In fact, many adult dyslexics use the positive side of dyslexia in their life work without
    realizing it. They just think they have a talent for doing something, without realizing their
    special talent comes from the same mental functions that prevent them from being able to
    read, write or spell very well. Therefore, Dr. Ronald Davis came up with a new idea of
    developing & enhancing their skills from their childhood so that they can better use their
    abilities in their life.

    PESTEL Analysis of Davis Dyslexic School:


    i
    http://www.dyslexia.com/bookstore/firstchapter.htm#ixzz1LksQs2a6
    ii
    http://www.dyslexia.com/#axzz1LkqAQgvk

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