![Beautiful Minds – What New Research Shows Dyslexia and Artists Have in Common [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shutterstock_255430702.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Art, Brain, creativity, Dyslexic Advantages, Premium, Premium Content, Research
BBC Science: “…artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery. The research, published in NeuroImage, suggests that an artist’s talent could be innate…these detailed scans revealed that the artist group had... ![Unleash Dyslexic Writing with Dr. Nicole Swedberg [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Screen-Shot-2016-06-16-at-2.38.51-PM.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Dysgraphia, Dyslexic Advantages, Premium, Premium Content, Video, Writing
In step-by-step fashion, learn how to unleash the dyslexic writing talent of students through Dr. Nicole Swedberg’s idea of Mini-Writes. In her talk, Dr. Swedberg talks about short writing assignments can help students master small achievable goals. She describes how... 
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... ![Breaking Research : Dyslexia in Adolescents and Adults [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2019-10-08-at-4.23.50-PM.jpg)
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... 
by Fernette Eide | | Advocacy, Being Dyslexic, Dyslexic Advantages, Technology
There’s a viral post making its rounds on the Internet. Now I know I don’t have to tell readers of this blog, this isn’t a perfect example for non-dyslexics to understand, but it’s easy to imagine that the potential good intentions behind the... 
by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | dyslexia, Dyslexic Advantages, Parents, Reading, Teachers, Teaching
With so much focus on reading for children with dyslexia, the choice of a wordless picture book might seem to be unusual, but it shouldn’t be. Dyslexic children should be exposed to wordless picture books at an early age, and also be encouraged to continue read...
