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    Steven Naismith

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    March 26, 2014
  • Which Fonts are Best for Dyslexics?

    A new study by a research team in Spain has determined which computer fonts seem easiest for dyslexic individuals to read.

    August 27, 2025
  • Student from India wondering about dyslexia assessment and documentation

    I am from India. I have been told that I am a dyslexic student. Now I have completed my secondary and senior secondary education by availing extra 1 hour time. Now for my higher studies in Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India, I have applied for time concessions. But they asked me to furnish the document stating whether the disability is of permanent nature and to specify the nature and extend (in terms of percentage) of the disability. I would like to know whether the % of dyslexia can be assessed and who can assess it?

    April 30, 2025
  • The Ides of March

    A bad day for Julius Caesar becomes a good day for a dyslexic student whose teacher, parents, and friends honor his strengths and celebrate his unconventional classroom project.

    June 27, 2025
  • Mother from Wisconsin seeking help so she can go back to college

    I am 25 years old. I want to go back to College but I really can't read spell or do math I really want some help I have a 1 year old baby who is looking up to me. I live in Wisconsin.

    April 30, 2025
  • New House Resolution Urges States and Schools to Better Recognize Dyslexia

    In January, Representative Bill Cassidy of Louisiana introduced a House Resolution that calls on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed.

    January 18, 2024
  • Parent from Pennsylvania wanting to help her 7-year-old daughter reach her full potential

    I live in Pennsylvania. I have a seven year old daughter in second grade who is very bright but struggles to read and write. She was diagnosed with Convergence Disorder, tried Vision Therapy to limited success. She has had private tutors and tutoring with her own teacher during first grade. Please let me know of the diagnosis of dyslexia, educational opportunities, and teaching strategies for this child so that I may help her reach her full potential.

     

    April 30, 2025
  • 35-year-old man from Iowa wondering about adult dyslexia testing

    I am a 35-year-old male who lives in Iowa; I have recently come to the conclusion that I may be dyslexic. I am trying to find places to where I can get tested and have really come against a brick wall. I see from your website that you have information about testing in younger children, but wondered if you had any idea where adults can get tested? I really am having difficulties find anyone that does testing.

    April 29, 2025
  • Telling Stories Out of School

    The psychologist B. P. McAdams believes that personal narratives are critical to our self-image and our ability to function as successful adults.

    June 27, 2025
  • Strengths from Dyslexia: New Evidence May Show Proof

    The researchers from Haskins used cognitive tasks and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to show that behaviorally, individuals with dyslexia showed a visuospatial processing advantage on a geometric figure processing task.

    January 18, 2024
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