by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, Accommodations, Advocacy, Being Dyslexic, Education, School, Technology, Writing
The Department of Justice has also released video clarification of key rights for students regarding testing accommodations under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act. The entire video is located at the bottom of this post, but we are highlighting a section... by Fernette Eide | | Being Dyslexic, Careers
“I was not a good student, and the reason I was not a good student is that I didn’t know how to read… I was dyslexic, but at the time that was not really a word that was used. What was used was “mildly retarded” or “slow.” I ended up flunking out of a couple of...
by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Being Dyslexic, Careers, dyslexia, Dyslexic Advantages, Famous People with Dyslexia, Neurodiversity, Science, Stealth Dyslexia
Answer: Yes. Absolutely. There have been many famous physicians who were dyslexic, and many today that you might not know who are dyslexic because many don’t identify in the workplace and many more weren’t formally identified. The typical profile of a... by Fernette Eide | | Assessment, Being Dyslexic, Education, Memory, Premium, Premium Content, Reading, Stealth Dyslexia, Writing
With all of the advances in our understanding of early intervention, dyslexia in older students and young adults often gets short shrift. The paper by Dr. Kathleen Niesen and colleagues has some interesting findings that have important points for identification,...
by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Being Dyslexic, Premium, Premium Content, Social and Emotional
Primum non nocere. – Latin Saying (First, do no harm) The Latin Saying Primum non-nocere may not have originated with Hippocrates, however the advice is also like a laser beam focused on the greatest harm that comes from dyslexia unawareness. A few days ago, a...
by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Assessment, Being Dyslexic, Dyslexic Advantages, Education, N Strengths, Premium, Premium Content, Professionals, Psychology, Reading, Stealth Dyslexia
An important paper was published this month from the University of Washington, entitled “Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Assessment for Dyslexia in Adolescents and Young Adults.” The paper is especially important guiding testing professionals who assess teens and...