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King, Laughton, 1949-
Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects.
Dyslexia -- Social aspects.
Dyslexics -- Education.
Dyslexic children.
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King, Laughton, 1949-
King, Laughton, 1949-
Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects.
Dyslexia -- Social aspects.
Dyslexics -- Education.
Dyslexic children.
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Inside the dyslexic mind : a resource for parents, teachers and dyslexics themselves / Laughton King.
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King, Laughton, 1949-
Exisle Publishing, 2023.
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.8553
K53i
Subjects
King, Laughton, 1949-
Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects.
Dyslexia -- Social aspects.
Dyslexics -- Education.
Dyslexic children.
ISBN:
9781922539427 (pbk)
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247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Laughton King shares his understanding of the dyslexic mind from his own lived experience as a dyslexic child, an angry adolescent, a therapist and eventually an author. When describing what it is like to be dyslexic, he is includes himself. ‘We think in pictures, we chase words around the pages of books, and we have trouble finding any sensible connection between squiggles on paper and real things they are meant to refer to. And this all happens in perpetual reverse gear. You guessed it, for us, school is not cool, and for most of us this makes life tough.’ At the heart of this book is a ground-breaking concept -- the diesel/petrol analogy. As Laughton describes it, a dyslexic person is like a diesel vehicle. They run perfectly if you give them the right fuel, but if you put petrol in the tank (i.e. expect them to learn like every ’normal’ child in our current education system) they break down. This book helps dyslexic (diesel) thinkers make sense of their lives, and provides valuable guidance for parents and teachers. There is nothing wrong with the dyslexic child’s brain. They do not need medication and do not need to be ‘rewired’ nor ‘recalibrated’. Laughton’s message to parents and educators is that once they accept this processing difference and understand the dyslexic style of thinking they can readily work with these children and help them achieve their own success."--Publisher.
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