![[PREMIUM] Verbalizers and Verbally-Gifted Dyslexics](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/verbalize.jpg)
by Dyslexic Advantage Team | | dyslexia, Gifted, Premium, Premium Content
Not all dyslexics are “visualizers.” In our survey, about 7% did not agree with the statement that they primarily processed information in a nonverbal way. Strong verbalizer dyslexics may need to talk about issues in order to understand and remember them. Even if they... ![The Mislabeled Dyslexic Student [PREMIUM]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2019-08-30-at-12.13.00-PM.jpg)
by Dyslexic Advantage Team | | dyslexia, Gifted, Premium, Premium Content
“In the course of the 11 years of the family genetics project, many parents whose children had superior or very superior verbal reasoning shared with the research team how difficult it was to convince educators that their child had a learning disability. Frequently... ![[PREMIUM] Gifted with ADHD: How We Asked for Extended Time & a Better Schedule](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2019-08-30-at-12.24.34-PM.jpg)
by Dyslexic Advantage Team | | Accommodations, ADD / ADHD, dyslexia, Education, Gifted, Premium, Premium Content, Strategies, Teaching
The road to advocacy has many twists and turns so if your student has moderate to severe difficulties with processing speed, be prepared to be nimble and responsive to challenges that arise. In our previous newsletter, we mentioned some of the advocacy that Laura and... 
by Fernette Eide | | Dysgraphia, Gifted
For many, the most frustrating aspect of dyslexia is writing. Writing gets better over time, but it may remain effortful and some will find non-verbal outlets for expression such as drawing, film, building physical objects or managing teams more expressive. Because... ![DEAN KAMEN INVENTOR [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-10-at-12.32.34-PM.jpg)
by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | Being Dyslexic, Careers, Dyslexic Advantages, Gifted, Premium, Premium Content, Technology
“If you start to do things you’ve never done before, you’re probably going to fail at least some of the time…and I say that’s ok.” – Dean Kamen Dean Kamen is one of the world’s most prolific inventors with over 440 patents to his name – including the Segway, the Luke... 
by Fernette Eide | | 504, Accommodations, Advocacy, Assessment, Dyscalculia, Gifted, IEP, Testing
The last decade has seen a great advance in the biological understanding of dyscalculia, or math disability. The DSM V groups a specific learning disorder in math (315.1) under Specific Learning Disability along with impairment in reading (315.000) and impairment in...
