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Facilitator: Konstanca, Dyslexia Correction, Tasman Bay

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 anyone considers it some form of learning disability, but the learning disability is only one face of dyslexia.

Dyslexia has two sides - one enhances talent - the other reflects itself in a disability. Recognizing the positive aspects of possessing the Perceptual Talent has helped a great deal in not only understanding dyslexia and other learning differences but also in restoring and increasing self esteem and respect.

THE PERCEPTUAL TALENT HAS MANY FACES

• The ability to see, hear, feel, and sense what one is imagining as though it were real.
• The ability to view and interpret the world in creative and innovative ways.
• The ability to create a concept of sound, sight, motion, or time. These concepts are then perceived and experienced as though they were real.

THE PERCEPTUAL TALENT THAT ALL DYSLEXICS SHARE IN COMMON, CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT ASSET WHICH IMPROVES AND ENHANCES PERFORMANCE IN:

• Spatial Awareness

• Reading People
• Strategic Planning
• Engineering

• Mechanical Arts
• Inventing
• Designing
• Art

• Piloting

• Vehicles
• Athletics
• Music
• Dance
• Drama
• Role-Playing
• Storytelling

THE PERCEPTUAL TALENT WAS USED BY INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS JOHN LENNON, WALT DISNEY, ROBIN WILLIAMS, JAMIE OLIVER, THOMAS EDISON AND ALBERT EINSTEIN TO DEVELOP EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS

John Lennon	Walt Disney	Robin Williams	Jamie Oliver

Having dyslexia won't 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 the dyslexic 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.