My LD Theory

Print Posted by Quinn on 23 February, 2012

As a lot of my readers know, I am very interested in family history, so interested in it that I do research every day. I think I have come to realize that the reason why I am so obsessed with it is because in a way I am trying to figure out who I am, and that’s what family history is: find where your ancestors came from, which leads in part to finding out who you are.

I never met my father’s parents. My dad told me that he did a lot of research about his ancestors so I became very interested in it. I thought that I would learn more about him and my grandmother (which I did) and that lead me to wanting to know more and to see how far back I could trace the family (which I also did.)

There is a genealogy theory that all European Americans are descended from Charlemagne; he is our common ancestor, and if you go back far enough we all have a common ancestor. I have a theory that all people with dyslexia have a common ancestor. This is something that I have been wanting to prove or disprove, because I believe that one way or another it will help us understand where dyslexia comes from. The reason why I want to do this and why I don’t think this is impossible is because there are genealogists who have found that many Americans descended from European royalty, mostly from the ancient kings of England and France. That’s what gave me the idea for this theory, and whether I prove or disprove it I will be very satisfied.

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Thanks Tahira for this post which, as a dyslexic, is of neseritt to me. I do feel that we need to strike a balance though between the old idea of dyslexia as a learning difficulty and a more inclusive idea that individuals with the gift of dyslexia are at a distinct learning advantage. In the book The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the dyslexic Brain' two neurolearning experts reveal the hidden benefits of having a dyslexic brain.In this paradigm-shifting book, neurolearning experts Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide describe an exciting new brain science that reveals that people with dyslexia have unique brain structure and organization. While the differences are responsible for certain challenges with literacy and reading, the dyslexic brain also gives a predisposition to important skills, and special talents.While we dyslexics typically struggle to decode the written word, we often also excel in such areas of reasoning as mechanical (required for architects and surgeons), interconnected (artists and inventors); narrative (novelists and lawyers), and dynamic (scientists and business pioneers). The Dyslexic Advantage provides the first complete portrait of dyslexia.With much-needed prescriptive advice for parents, educators, and dyslexics, The Dyslexic Advantage provides the first complete portrait of dyslexia. Supporting their claims with groundbreaking science and interviews with successful dyslexics and innovative teachers, the authors of this essential book show how the unique strengths of dyslexia can be captured for success at home, at school, and at work.Maybe, just maybe, the rigid I am right you are wrong' linear way that our educational institutions are set up might be the real problem? Rather that support services to help us cope with the rigid requirements of the institutions it might be an idea to find innovative and creative ways of realising our dyslexic talents? I think Sir Ken Robinson might have some thoughts on that and if not him them Edward De Bono will.

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