Your true to life personal stories had my grandson, Levi (9) fill up and burst with tears saying, "thank you sooo sooo sooo much for showing this Nana...they understand". He really needed to hear it from someone who truly has been in his shoes. Thank you!
The moment I realized that I am dyslexic , all the difficulties I had in school etc started to make a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing these videos. I am not alone.
I don't normally admit that I am a diagnosed dyslexic... I feel that the term "dyslexic" is culturally associated with a disability. Despite having to overcome the stigma of being "special" as a child, I have never felt disabled. I have a higher than average IQ, I am a audio learner, and I am a three dimensional thinker... I have a masters degree and I easily grasp topics that the masses struggle with i.e. quantum physics. In my opinion, dyslexics should be considered gifted, not disabled.
I 100% feel the same way. I'm also dyslexic and with that I've had to take many IQ test and I've always been well above average. I try to explain it to my wife,I tell her its a gift and a curse
Absolutely true, I would not wish to be " normal". I think and reach conclusions that appear to have no relation, and am rarely far off. I rarely get lost even in deep woods or foreign cities. Spelling is impossible and illogical to me. Let's dump the real misspelling, Chevrolet, gourmet, etc. Why do we have the letter C. It has no sound. "You" should be uw not YOU. Think about it. I also tested high for IQ, even though it was a challenge.
I agree, I too am dyslexic , I think a different way from others, I was told I wont have a good future when at primary school , now planning to do GEM (graduate entry medicine btw) For me personally I spent lots of TIME, lots of effort and trying out ways of learning that suited me best I am a visual person, I learn by doing, I learn with my hands as well, I love my arts (drawing, painting etc) I learn by watching videos and repetition from them , colours and creativity allow me to learn better, using books are ok imo, tho I am ok reader , obvs not fast , to fully understand text I have to read it slow so I can digest the info so that I can get what is written Thats how I got to where I am now , took lots of hard work and discovering techniques that worked Yall can do this , I have all the faith in you
I'm not dyslexic but my husband is and so is my daughter are. We didnt find out he was dyslexic until 5 years ago he was 28. He struggled his whole life and still continues now. I try to encourage him everyday in every way I can. I wish there was more awareness in the world. I dont feel like dyslexia is a disability its just a different way of thinking but society has to label whatever is not their "normal". I'm so proud of my husband my daughter and all of you guys on here sharing your stories, your blessed individuals with hidden talents!
Inspirational, validating, encouraging, and very well put together. Relate to various sections of this video. Teachers who said I was dumb, would never succeed due to my dyscalculia; failing basic algebra numerous times in college, many jobs...etc. I see the "whole" picture. Having 2 children with dyslexia etc, knowing that we think, process, and pursue creative ability differently means we have overcome the labels. Thank you all so much
I am a 63 year old male. My parents thought an knew that I was different than other children. They had the money to send me to many phycologist. I remember crying while being drove to see these specialists, telling them that there was nothing wrong with me. These specialist did me more damage than good. They told my parents that I was not trying, lazy, and so on. In my teens, I was out of control. To the point I did not want to be on this earth anymore. My father would get so angry, when I could not remember, the things he was trying to teach me in the way he had be taught. I did not finish high school, but did later in life. I got involved with drinking and drugs very young. I look back and can only say it was a grace in god that I made it to where I am today. My dad told me that I was going to end up being a ditch digger. Which I guess that was the lowest type of a job at that time. The thing I want to say, is that at my age. I have realized my ability to make incredible things, just by visualizing whatever in my mind with out directions, blue print, a plan, nor even using measurements. It is amazing to myself and others that see, and understand that I made the item, in the manner that I spoke of. We really have went down a very difficult road, to be seen for what talents dyslexic individual hold inside of them😊.
My elementary school teachers never thought I would graduate high school. I just graduated from MIT. I wasn't diagnosed until my Junior year, but I still got in and I still graduated. Take that uneducated elementary school teachers!
way to go Mariah!!! Congratulations to you! MIT does seem to be distinctive in terms of recognizing dyslexic talents - we know so many people who went there and then went on to invent, create, or study incredible things. Some (like Nicholas Negroponte) didn't really leave.
I'm dyslexic. I figured it out on my own when I was in my 50s. I'm now in Japan. Had to do things on my own. It's fun being with other dyslexics; we communicate on a whole different level.
First video I have ever thought of keeping for reference that is positively focused on dyslexia! One day people will realize that they need to stop trying to help dyslexics but instead focus on learning from them.
I LOVE this, I love the "Dr.'s Eide", I love the stories of survival and then adaption and then brilliance. He's quiet about it, but here is another man who was told by his English teacher, "Well, somebody's going to have to dig ditches", Artist Carroll Jones III, of New Jersey. My brother, the lawyer, was told to go to tech school as he "wasn't college material". My son is moving forward, and I'm sending this to him right now. Thank you..
I've got dyslexia and if it wasn't for productive text a wouldn't be able to write this. but I can relate with almost everything in this. A missed English class a number of times because of the fear of the teacher asking me to read in class. funny how everyone in this video realates back to education witch is the most important time of a persons life. the problem is a non dyslexia brain can't notice and register a dyslexia brain so you get classed as a person with problems. and end up feeling lost and degraded. we need dyslexia teachers to teach the dyslexia brain. I'm so inspired by this video because I live my life hiding my dyslexia because a was made out to be some sort of dummy at school. ✌
I'm a mature student at art school, studying sculpture. Dyslexics are 10 a penny round these parts, its almost a requirement to get in. I have non dyslexic friends at college who get frustrated because no-one is telling them what to do! You are simply left to get on with it. Its changing though, its getting more academic in nature and thats a shame. I was not 'diagnosed' as having dyslexia until I was 32 and it was a big relief, I'd just started college and it was explained to me as a positive and I felt empowered. As an aside, watching this film, I thought, wouldn't it be better if dyslexics got to reorganise spelling? So that it made sense and you wouldn't have to waste so much time learning how to spell words that have a load of booby trap random letters in them that have no business being there. Just a thought.
I have dyslexia and wen i was 6 the teacher shook me infront of a class bec i could not do my 6xtable,and that has so put a block on me and feel the sysyme has let me down so much,i love nature and try to dedacate my life to helping someone,even alltho i have my dissadvantage but i know all i need is to help people in life,dispite being shut out of every job due to this,however i love working alone in the woods and would not change this for all the money in the world.
I would love to meet some of these people. Being a guy who failed the first grade, couldn't read simple words until the forth grade and been in special ed most of my life against my will, this is truly inspiring.
Thanks for posting this urgent message that everyone, especially schools and parents, need to know asap. Makes you imagine how many gifts and contributions might never emerge from gifted students diagnosed with a learning "disorder" or mainstreamed by "remediation". Experiencing yourself as a "disabled" student usually cripples you with shame and insecurities for life. Or, as these role models demonstrate, it can motivate you to use strengths that comes with the gift of Dyslexia... innate talents, big picture, integrative, innovative and out of the box thinking etc.. I look forward to participating in this awareness movement on Dyslexicadvantage.org.
This such a insipring story. I have a Dyslexic and is nice to know gifted people are genius, they r not idiot......I'm struggling to graduate high school....
As I am helping my son, Joshua, put together his UA-cam channel, I stumbled across this video. I watched it and it was as if you were describing Joshua. I know that he has dyslexia, not formally diagnosed but I know. He is my son and I know my son. The school should understand that. He's been through all sorts of big named testing and they never considered testing for dyslexia? His IQ is 130 - except for reading recall. How clear does it need to be? I do not want my super creative son labeled as anything. He's my amzingly gifted boy. He often struggles to stay awake in school...it's exhausting to recall information sometimes. He's 9 years old and dreams of being a scientist.
He will be a great scientist because he can. MIT is full of gifted young people. I am 70 and have been very successfull by working and learning in my own way. God bless
I hear myself in these speakers, as I am severely dyslexic. I don’t not read very well, because I cannot understand what am reading. I know what I want too say but it comes out wrong. I say the opposite of what I want to say. Plus. Many other. Issues. But the great thing I have been able overcome many of my issues, and succeed in life
I only found out that I am dyslexic at university. I always felt stupid and slow in school and at the end of high school I got really burnt out from desperately trying to keep up and having a lack of sleep which resulted in bad grades. I was fully aware that the only reason I got into uni was because the only requirement in my country is a high school diploma. I enjoyed classes but could not keep up at all! Shortly before I got diagnosed I had to babysit and had a huge crisis because I realised that the kids were way smarter than I was and that trying to do the 2nd hardest course at uni was maybe a bit too far fetched for a stupid person like me. Knowing that I'm dyslexic completely changed my self-image. At this rate it's probably going to take me 12 years instead of 6 to finish the course and if I hadn't known I was dyslexic I would have probably dropped out because what vet can't even do simple math calculations? When I researched on dyslexia I also found out that my best friend is dyslexic as well. Teachers need to be better trained in recognising dyslexic kids.
You know what's extremely sad is that no one knew was dyslexia was in the 1980's and they still have no idea what it is today. We now are in 2014, teachers should be well aware of what it is & stop telling their students they are dumb, will never amount to anything, lazy & need to put more effort in.
They should also do this in post-secondary school systems too. You think its and in elementary, Junior high, and high school, try a university degree. Most of the professors are ill informed and not trained in how to teach. Many assume that if you can't do, let's say, their math questions, or essays, or memorizing bullshit facts that you are stupid.
Definitely!! Couldn't agree more. I, myself am Dyslexic but did not get diagnosed until my last year of High school. It's such a shame when all these kids and adults have an amazing talent in different areas than 'academic abilities' that they are just forgotten about and end up not pursuing what they want in life. Intelligence should not be based on how well your grades are or how easily you remember things. Every person is different and unique. Teachers and professors need to start to realize this and putting in the extra effort for those who struggle. It is their job after all. By now everyone in the education system should be well aware of Dyslexia and how to help their students through it. I am currently working in the education system in Australia and my employer asked me just after I started and I quote 'Can Dyslexia be cured'? If this can come from a Principal/Head Teacher then we need to reevaluate the training that teachers and professors go through.
Love your channel name. When you overcome the difficulties it can be great fun comparing the correct word to the word or phrase you’re misreading. Okay you can only read at the normal speaking pace, but you’re more likely to remember what you’re after reading.
this makes me feel very happy hearing all these people talk because i went back to university after my old uni teacher told me to be a sales assistant because no one at uni understood me and that i was rubbish at drawing, i am now in my final year and i am praying to god i pass with a good grade, i was diagnosed with dyselica in ym adult life, and i still struggle and get angry at my self but i still don't understand how my brain works but i know i am doing better then i was when i was in year 1 and 2 and so being severally dyslexic is getting a bit better for me . thank you from this video thank you
love the field guide. I have dyslexia and proud to say it. In all that was said I understand totally, sometimes I am quicker than my people at work to solve an issue.
Right now I'm using a software called Dragon, which allows me to speak into a microphone and the computer types what I say. I use this a lot because I am dyslexic. I would like to know if anyone has done studies on dyslexia in the African-American community. I am a child of the 50s. I was in school in the 60s. And school was hell for me. In my opinion I was treated very badly by my teachers. Remembering this was the time of civil rights. I was told things like, I have mine you have to get yours. You are black you have to do five times more then white counterpart in order to make. And to add to that my parents were constantly called in. So needless to say I was constantly punished. In talking to me most would always say that I was extremely intelligent, but I would not apply myself I was lazy. My father was extremely hard on me. In my 20s I went into the service, and dealing with a psychologist in the service, he informed me that I was dyslexic. Which I had no knowledge of this Lexi at that time. And he explained to me, and it made so much sense. It meant I was not the dumb. I told my parents later about what the psychiatrist said. They did not believe me, were lazy as a child and you are lazy as an adult you just will not do comform. so needless to say I have had very few times in my life that I would consider happy. The only advantage I believe I have, I have always been able to see things in my head, images. So may time I can spot a problem beforehand. Well in the physical world. And I've always been able to put things together without reading manuals. I just look at the pictures.
Hi Mike, Thanks for writing! I know that there's an organization for children called the AACLD (www.aacld.org/theproblem.html), but I don't now how active they are. We do have many African American members in our network at dyslexicadvantage.com - we could help set up an online group there if you were interested. The advantage that you mention - an ability to see things and spot problems before they occur - can be powerful for many types of work as well as inventing. Not everyone can make pictures like that.
Fernette Eide Thanks for your time. I just may look into that. I have a lot of demons I have to fight. So I dont just jump into things fast. To many memories and things today I have to deal with. But again Thank you for your time
Hi, you are just a man, sometimes we get treated very badly. All of us were. Skip it, it hurt, we have to heal and go forward. So we deal with the cards we are born with and fight, work and try everything we can to overcome this obstical course called life. Once you conquer a specific difficulty, you gain strength, grow and do not look back. Yes being different has it hurt, you can heal it by confronting it in the open with loved ones, close friends or even a professional. Good luck, get strong and live a great and unapologetic life.
+Maximilian Goldberg sorry there is a great website called beatingdyslexia.com you need to check it out it truly blew my mind and gave me so many answers.
I myself am dyslexic. I have no idea how that statement even makes sense to you! Every person that has dyslexia is different, no two people are the same. If our brains weren't wired differently then Dyslexia would not exist. Our brains work completely different to others.
dyslexia makes piano very easy to learn . i have dyslexic and its like having an advantage . what takes years for most to learn in piano take me months or even weeks and thats if i try hard lol
These stories and the experiences of kids i've worked with as well as the adults who stayed in school past what the district said was necessary to graduate 'hoping that they'd learn to read if they did extra' touch my heart indelibly. The kid who would sound out the word S- long A L OR- and say soldier then go- I know he sails the ocean blue- still 'soldier' or the one who when seeing a 9 in his math would say aloud- it looks like a 9 so I know it's a 6- and calculate that way. It has been my honor to work with them.
The teachers are trained to teach to the crowd in the classroom, not the individual learner. This should be the focus of our education concerns. I believe the dyslexic learns best through pictorial or representative ways such as experiential or through the whole sensory perception of things.
I'm a 'severe' dyslexic, never real questioned how loaded that term was as I grew up with it, I'm to English to call myself 'exquisite' (and to dyslexic to write it) so I think I may go with extreme dyslexic
Any video on how we can find our purpose and Talents please at 41 I still have no idea what my talent is or on good at I work hard in gardening but not likeing it so much as I'm rubbish at maths
It’s May 2020, and at 70 years old I still can’t spell. My mother told me that dyslexia was diagnosed in the early 60s when I was in junior high school. She signed me up for remedial reading but it didn’t help. In the first grade I was taught in picture association method. I had no phonics training. I still struggle daily with spelling and reading but thanks to the computer there is spellcheck. It’s possible now to get through documents and letters to understand them but it still isn’t easy. It seems that the educational community is still not Valuing dyslexics. I understand from certain videos that have prison inmates are dyslexic from studies done in Texas and Louisiana when will this country come to grips with the shortcomings of the educational system is unknown.
Iv struggled for as long as I can think from being told I'm thick stupid no good for anything because in primary school I was labelled as slow until after my mum fought for some help with the education system eventually I was statemented as dyslexic but at the time I was the only child in the school who was statemented and by the time that had happened I had already been labelled and that wasn't coming off I suffered bullying right the way through my schooling from teachers and students by the time I got to secondary school I'd given up school for me was something to endure and at home my father labelled me the same the pier pressure was that bad I had a pertuiterie gland shut down and I ended up on hormone replacement age 12 it was a horrible time for me but as soon as I left school and went to college I gained multiple qualifications through working with my hands the stigma has never really left with the extended family and the odd person that knows me from school unfortunately for me the last few years iv had a rough time and break down from things I'd berried and explaining to a councillor recently I feel like I'm back in primary school and being ignored when iv been begin for help for years
Teachers shoud be awear of some of the symptoms of dyslexia I have dyslexia and I always got ahoweted at infront of the class because I coulsq spell or read and write and eaven now they dont know how to help us im in my last year on high school and I hardly get any help thwy hav no idea what to do they really need to get a corse for people to help them with their tests and work it would make there life's easier not to mention ours.
He did this a bit in fun - this was a conference where 2/3 of attendees were dyslexic - it was energizing having so many creative and talented people in one room. : )
I love how Jack makes jokes about what had to be a painful part of his life. (I think it's a cowboy-up Western thing.) Makes my mild dyslexia look like a walk in the park.
Alright, here's the thing. If this many people are having trouble, I think it's the label and the teaching style that need work, not the person. I having major issues with this "label" people are so quick to impose.
Is this ment to inspire me because I don't see why it should make any difference to me that there are people who have one trait that I share. I don't think I will ever do anything worthy of note.🤔
All these different brain patterns are being labeled disorders is ridiculous. For me they are just that, different ways of thinking, perceiving, and behaving. Why is that so difficult to fathom? There are many different types of heights, eye colours, skin colure, hair textures, sexual orientations, tooth shapes,, etc… So why can't this be the same of brain function? They are only disabilities on our society as it is, and many of these "disorders" are culture bound. People with LD's and ADHD are handicapped by society, so stop trying to force "skills" on us and let us be who we are. I know all about what i am bad at, but not what I am good at. Im 25 and I have been in school since I was 4! The education system needs to be reformed completely to suit peoples' different abilities and strengths.
Thank you for showing me this! I am always in search of information on neurodiversity (just learned that in a video today, it's a neat little term that mean what I was trying to describe in my earlier comment). I is hard to find a decent site that connects "LD/ADHD/GIFTED" persons. So far I've found many that are full of parents yapping about their children's IQ scores (giant jerk fest) and accomplishment, while this is nice and all it doesn't help me as an identifying adult. :)
Sorry Jared, You must not be familiar with the wide variation that exist among dyslexic thinkers. Dyslexia is much more than phonics. Don't know where you base your strongly-held opinions, but we follow the science.
Your looking at it all wrong. The education system is built around one way of thinking. This puts a label on unorthodox learning behaviours as dyslexic. if you do not adhere to these strict learning behaviours, you are shunned and embarrassed. The normal learning behavioured people go on to populate the teaching profession and may be exclusive to the minority learners. School should be more diversified.
Teachers shoud be awear of some of the symptoms of dyslexia I have dyslexia and I always got ahoweted at infront of the class because I coulsq spell or read and write and eaven now they dont know how to help us im in my last year on high school and I hardly get any help thwy hav no idea what to do they really need to get a corse for people to help them with their tests and work it would make there life's easier not to mention ours.
Your true to life personal stories had my grandson, Levi (9) fill up and burst with tears saying, "thank you sooo sooo sooo much for showing this Nana...they understand". He really needed to hear it from someone who truly has been in his shoes. Thank you!
The moment I realized that I am dyslexic , all the difficulties I had in school etc started to make a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing these videos. I am not alone.
I don't normally admit that I am a diagnosed dyslexic... I feel that the term "dyslexic" is culturally associated with a disability. Despite having to overcome the stigma of being "special" as a child, I have never felt disabled. I have a higher than average IQ, I am a audio learner, and I am a three dimensional thinker... I have a masters degree and I easily grasp topics that the masses struggle with i.e. quantum physics. In my opinion, dyslexics should be considered gifted, not disabled.
totally agree....i am dyslexic too...
I 100% feel the same way. I'm also dyslexic and with that I've had to take many IQ test and I've always been well above average. I try to explain it to my wife,I tell her its a gift and a curse
Absolutely true, I would not wish to be " normal". I think and reach conclusions that appear to have no relation, and am rarely far off. I rarely get lost even in deep woods or foreign cities. Spelling is impossible and illogical to me. Let's dump the real misspelling, Chevrolet, gourmet, etc. Why do we have the letter C. It has no sound. "You" should be uw not YOU. Think about it. I also tested high for IQ, even though it was a challenge.
I am dyslexic as well. It has been very difficult. The simplest things can be close to impossible.
I agree, I too am dyslexic , I think a different way from others, I was told I wont have a good future when at primary school , now planning to do GEM (graduate entry medicine btw)
For me personally I spent lots of TIME, lots of effort and trying out ways of learning that suited me best
I am a visual person, I learn by doing, I learn with my hands as well, I love my arts (drawing, painting etc) I learn by watching videos and repetition from them , colours and creativity allow me to learn better, using books are ok imo, tho I am ok reader , obvs not fast , to fully understand text I have to read it slow so I can digest the info so that I can get what is written
Thats how I got to where I am now , took lots of hard work and discovering techniques that worked
Yall can do this , I have all the faith in you
I'm not dyslexic but my husband is and so is my daughter are. We didnt find out he was dyslexic until 5 years ago he was 28. He struggled his whole life and still continues now. I try to encourage him everyday in every way I can. I wish there was more awareness in the world. I dont feel like dyslexia is a disability its just a different way of thinking but society has to label whatever is not their "normal". I'm so proud of my husband my daughter and all of you guys on here sharing your stories, your blessed individuals with hidden talents!
+Brittany Jackson Hooray for you and your family, Brittany!
Inspirational, validating, encouraging, and very well put together. Relate to various sections of this video. Teachers who said I was dumb, would never succeed due to my dyscalculia; failing basic algebra numerous times in college, many jobs...etc. I see the "whole" picture. Having 2 children with dyslexia etc, knowing that we think, process, and pursue creative ability differently means we have overcome the labels. Thank you all so much
I am a 63 year old male. My parents thought an knew that I was different than other children. They had the money to send me to many phycologist. I remember crying while being drove to see these specialists, telling them that there was nothing wrong with me. These specialist did me more damage than good. They told my parents that I was not trying, lazy, and so on. In my teens, I was out of control. To the point I did not want to be on this earth anymore. My father would get so angry, when I could not remember, the things he was trying to teach me in the way he had be taught. I did not finish high school, but did later in life. I got involved with drinking and drugs very young. I look back and can only say it was a grace in god that I made it to where I am today. My dad told me that I was going to end up being a ditch digger. Which I guess that was the lowest type of a job at that time. The thing I want to say, is that at my age. I have realized my ability to make incredible things, just by visualizing whatever in my mind with out directions, blue print, a plan, nor even using measurements. It is amazing to myself and others that see, and understand that I made the item, in the manner that I spoke of. We really have went down a very difficult road, to be seen for what talents dyslexic individual hold inside of them😊.
My elementary school teachers never thought I would graduate high school. I just graduated from MIT. I wasn't diagnosed until my Junior year, but I still got in and I still graduated. Take that uneducated elementary school teachers!
way to go Mariah!!! Congratulations to you! MIT does seem to be distinctive in terms of recognizing dyslexic talents - we know so many people who went there and then went on to invent, create, or study incredible things. Some (like Nicholas Negroponte) didn't really leave.
I'm dyslexic. I figured it out on my own when I was in my 50s. I'm now in Japan. Had to do things on my own. It's fun being with other dyslexics; we communicate on a whole different level.
First video I have ever thought of keeping for reference that is positively focused on dyslexia! One day people will realize that they need to stop trying to help dyslexics but instead focus on learning from them.
I LOVE this, I love the "Dr.'s Eide", I love the stories of survival and then adaption and then brilliance. He's quiet about it, but here is another man who was told by his English teacher, "Well, somebody's going to have to dig ditches", Artist Carroll Jones III, of New Jersey. My brother, the lawyer, was told to go to tech school as he "wasn't college material". My son is moving forward, and I'm sending this to him right now. Thank you..
I've got dyslexia and if it wasn't for productive text a wouldn't be able to write this. but I can relate with almost everything in this. A missed English class a number of times because of the fear of the teacher asking me to read in class. funny how everyone in this video realates back to education witch is the most important time of a persons life. the problem is a non dyslexia brain can't notice and register a dyslexia brain so you get classed as a person with problems. and end up feeling lost and degraded. we need dyslexia teachers to teach the dyslexia brain. I'm so inspired by this video because I live my life hiding my dyslexia because a was made out to be some sort of dummy at school. ✌
I'm a mature student at art school, studying sculpture. Dyslexics are 10 a penny round these parts, its almost a requirement to get in. I have non dyslexic friends at college who get frustrated because no-one is telling them what to do! You are simply left to get on with it. Its changing though, its getting more academic in nature and thats a shame. I was not 'diagnosed' as having dyslexia until I was 32 and it was a big relief, I'd just started college and it was explained to me as a positive and I felt empowered. As an aside, watching this film, I thought, wouldn't it be better if dyslexics got to reorganise spelling? So that it made sense and you wouldn't have to waste so much time learning how to spell words that have a load of booby trap random letters in them that have no business being there. Just a thought.
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I have dyslexia and wen i was 6 the teacher shook me infront of a class bec i could not do my 6xtable,and that has so put a block on me and feel the sysyme has let me down so much,i love nature and try to dedacate my life to helping someone,even alltho i have my dissadvantage but i know all i need is to help people in life,dispite being shut out of every job due to this,however i love working alone in the woods and would not change this for all the money in the world.
Hi Matty, I'm sorry to hear you had such a difficult time, but great that you love nature and find a satisfying job working in the woods.
I would love to meet some of these people. Being a guy who failed the first grade, couldn't read simple words until the forth grade and been in special ed most of my life against my will, this is truly inspiring.
I'm dyslexic and i admitted to myself early on i'm thick. But i think this is the brain i've got and i better get on with it.
Thanks for posting this urgent message that everyone, especially schools and parents, need to know asap. Makes you imagine how many gifts and contributions might never emerge from gifted students diagnosed with a learning "disorder" or mainstreamed by "remediation". Experiencing yourself as a "disabled" student usually cripples you with shame and insecurities for life. Or, as these role models demonstrate, it can motivate you to use strengths that comes with the gift of Dyslexia... innate talents, big picture, integrative, innovative and out of the box thinking etc.. I look forward to participating in this awareness movement on Dyslexicadvantage.org.
This such a insipring story. I have a Dyslexic and is nice to know gifted people are genius, they r not idiot......I'm struggling to graduate high school....
As I am helping my son, Joshua, put together his UA-cam channel, I stumbled across this video. I watched it and it was as if you were describing Joshua. I know that he has dyslexia, not formally diagnosed but I know. He is my son and I know my son. The school should understand that. He's been through all sorts of big named testing and they never considered testing for dyslexia? His IQ is 130 - except for reading recall. How clear does it need to be? I do not want my super creative son labeled as anything. He's my amzingly gifted boy.
He often struggles to stay awake in school...it's exhausting to recall information sometimes. He's 9 years old and dreams of being a scientist.
He will be a great scientist because he can. MIT is full of gifted young people. I am 70 and have been very successfull by working and learning in my own way. God bless
This is beautifully put together - again - thank you sooooo much!
I hear myself in these speakers, as I am severely dyslexic. I don’t not read very well, because I cannot understand what am reading. I know what I want too say but it comes out wrong. I say the opposite of what I want to say. Plus. Many other. Issues. But the great thing I have been able overcome many of my issues, and succeed in life
I only found out that I am dyslexic at university. I always felt stupid and slow in school and at the end of high school I got really burnt out from desperately trying to keep up and having a lack of sleep which resulted in bad grades. I was fully aware that the only reason I got into uni was because the only requirement in my country is a high school diploma. I enjoyed classes but could not keep up at all! Shortly before I got diagnosed I had to babysit and had a huge crisis because I realised that the kids were way smarter than I was and that trying to do the 2nd hardest course at uni was maybe a bit too far fetched for a stupid person like me. Knowing that I'm dyslexic completely changed my self-image. At this rate it's probably going to take me 12 years instead of 6 to finish the course and if I hadn't known I was dyslexic I would have probably dropped out because what vet can't even do simple math calculations? When I researched on dyslexia I also found out that my best friend is dyslexic as well. Teachers need to be better trained in recognising dyslexic kids.
You know what's extremely sad is that no one knew was dyslexia was in the 1980's and they still have no idea what it is today. We now are in 2014, teachers should be well aware of what it is & stop telling their students they are dumb, will never amount to anything, lazy & need to put more effort in.
They should also do this in post-secondary school systems too. You think its and in elementary, Junior high, and high school, try a university degree. Most of the professors are ill informed and not trained in how to teach. Many assume that if you can't do, let's say, their math questions, or essays, or memorizing bullshit facts that you are stupid.
Definitely!! Couldn't agree more. I, myself am Dyslexic but did not get diagnosed until my last year of High school. It's such a shame when all these kids and adults have an amazing talent in different areas than 'academic abilities' that they are just forgotten about and end up not pursuing what they want in life. Intelligence should not be based on how well your grades are or how easily you remember things. Every person is different and unique. Teachers and professors need to start to realize this and putting in the extra effort for those who struggle. It is their job after all. By now everyone in the education system should be well aware of Dyslexia and how to help their students through it. I am currently working in the education system in Australia and my employer asked me just after I started and I quote 'Can Dyslexia be cured'? If this can come from a Principal/Head Teacher then we need to reevaluate the training that teachers and professors go through.
Love your channel name.
When you overcome the difficulties it can be great fun comparing the correct word to the word or phrase you’re misreading.
Okay you can only read at the normal speaking pace, but you’re more likely to remember what you’re after reading.
"I see the big picture, I see it all" and "I can connect the dots and solve the problem" Agreed
this makes me feel very happy hearing all these people talk because i went back to university after my old uni teacher told me to be a sales assistant because no one at uni understood me and that i was rubbish at drawing, i am now in my final year and i am praying to god i pass with a good grade, i was diagnosed with dyselica in ym adult life, and i still struggle and get angry at my self but i still don't understand how my brain works but i know i am doing better then i was when i was in year 1 and 2 and so being severally dyslexic is getting a bit better for me . thank you from this video thank you
+creativemoi1983 So glad you liked it. Hope you find your super power!
thank you so much :) i hope so too
love the field guide. I have dyslexia and proud to say it. In all that was said I understand totally, sometimes I am quicker than my people at work to solve an issue.
"This is how a dyslexic organizes a field guide" Perfect!
You are doing great things!
Extremely Exceptional Excellence congratulations
Right now I'm using a software called Dragon, which allows me to speak into a microphone and the computer types what I say. I use this a lot because I am dyslexic.
I would like to know if anyone has done studies on dyslexia in the African-American community. I am a child of the 50s. I was in school in the 60s. And school was hell for me. In my opinion I was treated very badly by my teachers. Remembering this was the time of civil rights. I was told things like, I have mine you have to get yours. You are black you have to do five times more then white counterpart in order to make. And to add to that my parents were constantly called in. So needless to say I was constantly punished. In talking to me most would always say that I was extremely intelligent, but I would not apply myself I was lazy. My father was extremely hard on me. In my 20s I went into the service, and dealing with a psychologist in the service, he informed me that I was dyslexic. Which I had no knowledge of this Lexi at that time. And he explained to me, and it made so much sense. It meant I was not the dumb. I told my parents later about what the psychiatrist said. They did not believe me, were lazy as a child and you are lazy as an adult you just will not do comform. so needless to say I have had very few times in my life that I would consider happy. The only advantage I believe I have, I have always been able to see things in my head, images. So may time I can spot a problem beforehand. Well in the physical world. And I've always been able to put things together without reading manuals. I just look at the pictures.
Hi Mike, Thanks for writing! I know that there's an organization for children called the AACLD (www.aacld.org/theproblem.html), but I don't now how active they are. We do have many African American members in our network at dyslexicadvantage.com - we could help set up an online group there if you were interested.
The advantage that you mention - an ability to see things and spot problems before they occur - can be powerful for many types of work as well as inventing. Not everyone can make pictures like that.
Fernette Eide Thanks for your time. I just may look into that. I have a lot of demons I have to fight. So I dont just jump into things fast. To many memories and things today I have to deal with. But again Thank you for your time
Hi, you are just a man, sometimes we get treated very badly. All of us were. Skip it, it hurt, we have to heal and go forward. So we deal with the cards we are born with and fight, work and try everything we can to overcome this obstical course called life. Once you conquer a specific difficulty, you gain strength, grow and do not look back. Yes being different has it hurt, you can heal it by confronting it in the open with loved ones, close friends or even a professional. Good luck, get strong and live a great and unapologetic life.
This is fantastic, thank you so much for sharing it!
I have suffered from Dyslexia all my life...
I fail any test I take...
Maximilian Goldberg Many dyslexic people have told us they do better in real life than with tests. Better that than the other way around!
+Maximilian Goldberg sorry there is a great website called beatingdyslexia.com you need to check it out it truly blew my mind and gave me so many answers.
GASPS. I've found my people.
I myself am dyslexic. I have no idea how that statement even makes sense to you! Every person that has dyslexia is different, no two people are the same. If our brains weren't wired differently then Dyslexia would not exist. Our brains work completely different to others.
dyslexia makes piano very easy to learn . i have dyslexic and its like having an advantage . what takes years for most to learn in piano take me months or even weeks and thats if i try hard lol
Zam Wam Very true
my english teacher has dyslexia tho. the irony hahahaha
These stories and the experiences of kids i've worked with as well as the adults who stayed in school past what the district said was necessary to graduate 'hoping that they'd learn to read if they did extra' touch my heart indelibly. The kid who would sound out the word S- long A L OR- and say soldier then go- I know he sails the ocean blue- still 'soldier' or the one who when seeing a 9 in his math would say aloud- it looks like a 9 so I know it's a 6- and calculate that way. It has been my honor to work with them.
The teachers are trained to teach to the crowd in the classroom, not the individual learner. This should be the focus of our education concerns. I believe the dyslexic learns best through pictorial or representative ways such as experiential or through the whole sensory perception of things.
I am dyslexic but in the second grade I had a teacher who taught me a different way to read which worked.
Impressive. Inspiring. Provocative.
Thank you for sharing!
I'm a 'severe' dyslexic, never real questioned how loaded that term was as I grew up with it, I'm to English to call myself 'exquisite' (and to dyslexic to write it) so I think I may go with extreme dyslexic
Any video on how we can find our purpose and Talents please at 41 I still have no idea what my talent is or on good at I work hard in gardening but not likeing it so much as I'm rubbish at maths
It’s May 2020, and at 70 years old I still can’t spell. My mother told me that dyslexia was diagnosed in the early 60s when I was in junior high school. She signed me up for remedial reading but it didn’t help. In the first grade I was taught in picture association method. I had no phonics training. I still struggle daily with spelling and reading but thanks to the computer there is spellcheck. It’s possible now to get through documents and letters to understand them but it still isn’t easy. It seems that the educational community is still not Valuing dyslexics. I understand from certain videos that have prison inmates are dyslexic from studies done in Texas and Louisiana when will this country come to grips with the shortcomings of the educational system is unknown.
Iv struggled for as long as I can think from being told I'm thick stupid no good for anything because in primary school I was labelled as slow until after my mum fought for some help with the education system eventually I was statemented as dyslexic but at the time I was the only child in the school who was statemented and by the time that had happened I had already been labelled and that wasn't coming off I suffered bullying right the way through my schooling from teachers and students by the time I got to secondary school I'd given up school for me was something to endure and at home my father labelled me the same the pier pressure was that bad I had a pertuiterie gland shut down and I ended up on hormone replacement age 12 it was a horrible time for me but as soon as I left school and went to college I gained multiple qualifications through working with my hands the stigma has never really left with the extended family and the odd person that knows me from school unfortunately for me the last few years iv had a rough time and break down from things I'd berried and explaining to a councillor recently I feel like I'm back in primary school and being ignored when iv been begin for help for years
Way to go!!
i suck at written test but i allways pass oral test
wow dyslexia is crazy
Wish I new what I was good at even at 39 I still dont no any video on tips please
Teachers shoud be awear of some of the symptoms of dyslexia I have dyslexia and I always got ahoweted at infront of the class because I coulsq spell or read and write and eaven now they dont know how to help us im in my last year on high school and I hardly get any help thwy hav no idea what to do they really need to get a corse for people to help them with their tests and work it would make there life's easier not to mention ours.
Anyone notice Jack's name was written backwards on his name tag?
He did this a bit in fun - this was a conference where 2/3 of attendees were dyslexic - it was energizing having so many creative and talented people in one room. : )
Here's my video on being dyslexic
I am Dyslexic
Im an un-diagnosed 51 yr old dyslexic, by the way, dyslexic is a cruel word for dyslexics to say even more than spell
I love how Jack makes jokes about what had to be a painful part of his life. (I think it's a cowboy-up Western thing.) Makes my mild dyslexia look like a walk in the park.
Alright, here's the thing. If this many people are having trouble, I think it's the label and the teaching style that need work, not the person. I having major issues with this "label" people are so quick to impose.
He should of taken the Davis Method...it help with my learning.
Is this ment to inspire me because I don't see why it should make any difference to me that there are people who have one trait that I share. I don't think I will ever do anything worthy of note.🤔
9:15 it is a must see!
All these different brain patterns are being labeled disorders is ridiculous. For me they are just that, different ways of thinking, perceiving, and behaving. Why is that so difficult to fathom? There are many different types of heights, eye colours, skin colure, hair textures, sexual orientations, tooth shapes,, etc… So why can't this be the same of brain function? They are only disabilities on our society as it is, and many of these "disorders" are culture bound. People with LD's and ADHD are handicapped by society, so stop trying to force "skills" on us and let us be who we are. I know all about what i am bad at, but not what I am good at. Im 25 and I have been in school since I was 4! The education system needs to be reformed completely to suit peoples' different abilities and strengths.
Rose, maybe some of these articles will interest you: selfsynthesis.blogspot.gr/search/label/AD%28H%29D
Thank you for showing me this! I am always in search of information on neurodiversity (just learned that in a video today, it's a neat little term that mean what I was trying to describe in my earlier comment). I is hard to find a decent site that connects "LD/ADHD/GIFTED" persons. So far I've found many that are full of parents yapping about their children's IQ scores (giant jerk fest) and accomplishment, while this is nice and all it doesn't help me as an identifying adult. :)
I did kindergarten twice. Not bad I guess.
Sorry Jared, You must not be familiar with the wide variation that exist among dyslexic thinkers. Dyslexia is much more than phonics. Don't know where you base your strongly-held opinions, but we follow the science.
Any advantage must wayuntil the war is over
I have dyslexiya
I wish I didn't.
We got your back.. LMFAO .
They didn't know what dyslexia was in the 70s... I was treated like i was a MORON... A problem.. I wanted to die at the age of 8
That's awful Tricia! I wish I could say that things have changed dramatically - but for all too many children, it continues to happen. : (
Your looking at it all wrong. The education system is built around one way of thinking. This puts a label on unorthodox learning behaviours as dyslexic. if you do not adhere to these strict learning behaviours, you are shunned and embarrassed. The normal learning behavioured people go on to populate the teaching profession and may be exclusive to the minority learners. School should be more diversified.
I have never been in an American public school.🤔
Teachers shoud be awear of some of the symptoms of dyslexia I have dyslexia and I always got ahoweted at infront of the class because I coulsq spell or read and write and eaven now they dont know how to help us im in my last year on high school and I hardly get any help thwy hav no idea what to do they really need to get a corse for people to help them with their tests and work it would make there life's easier not to mention ours.