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I Want People to Understand – Dyslexia Is A Gift Not a Stigma!

November 4th, 2009

Apparently something similar to 1 out of 10 people have dyslexia – irrespective of intelligence or background. I am a pro mentor, working essentially with senior personnel, ( both dyslexic and non-dyslexic ) in the corporate sector. It was only after-life saving surgery three years ago that I was provided with the chance to start work on a self-help book which would allow me to share my coaching skills and related info with a far bigger audience. ‘The Achiever’s Journey’ relies on my experiences, both during the course of my own life and as a coach. My aim was to weave into the book the private philosophy behind my mentoring system, which originated with my parents. Being born Dyslexic dyspraxic, with my feet the wrong way round, and put up for adoption at a month old, meant that by the point my fogeys adopted me at the age of 6 weeks they actually had their work cut out. One of my professional comrades claimed I must be out of my mind to admit in my book that I am dyslexic and that it may seriously damage my business… Questions I was asked’Do dyslexics read a book from the last page to the first?”How would one know if you were suffering?! From the condition?”Is dyslexia brain damage?’ I was completely dazzled that so many folk had differing concepts on what dyslexia really is. Then I spotted that the general public have pre-conceived ideas of what a dyslexic is ; many of these concepts are inaccurate.

Please quote Dyslexia Scotland lvk

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