Archive for May 2009
Dyslexia and Marriage
Posted by: ghotit on: May 30, 2009
I celebrated this week my 10th wedding anniversary. My wife recently submitted an article titled “Dyslexia and Marriage”, summarizing her 10-year ride of being married to a dyslexic (meaning me). In the article, my wife narrates our 10-year relationship that starts with the initial understanding of what is dyslexia, continues with understanding the implications of [...]
Dyslexia, Charlie Brown and Dilbert
Posted by: ghotit on: May 27, 2009
For many years I have been a big fan of both Charlie Brown and Dilbert. That of course is not surprising. Charlie Brown and Dilbert are two extremely popular comics’ heroes. However, when I read somewhere that both the creators of Charlie Brown (creator Charles M. Schulz) and Dilbert (creator Scott Adams) where dyslexic I [...]
Dyslexia: Different Ability, Not Disability
Posted by: ghotit on: May 22, 2009
This is a short follow up to my previous blog “What if over 50% of the Population had Dyslexia?“ People with dyslexia simply have different abilities, not disabilities. What may seem as a simple word game may have profound affects on a dyslexic’s self value and confidence. In addition, it may frame the mind set [...]
What if the Majority of the Population had Dyslexia?
Posted by: ghotit on: May 19, 2009
I recently came across two interesting data points that made me start thinking: “What if the Majority of the Population had Dyslexia?” The first was an interesting blog titled “Using “Correct Language” And “People First” by Ira David Socol “ that described how commonly known word categorizations often demean the objects of these categorizations. For [...]
Dyslexia and Regular Spell Checkers
Posted by: ghotit on: May 12, 2009
Every time I use a regular spell checker it hits me that the people who designed these spell checkers did not have in mind people like me, people who suffer from dyslexia and have really bad spelling. When I use a regular spell checker I receive a word which is underlined in red and I [...]
My Dyslexia and Phonological Processing
Posted by: ghotit on: May 5, 2009
First of all I will begin with a short explanation what is Phonological Processing and how it is related to dyslexics. Phonological processing is the ability to see or hear a word, break it down to discrete sounds, and then associate each sound with letter/s that make up the word. The reason Phonological Processing is [...]
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