Dyslexia is hereditary. Many people struggle with it for years without ever being diagnosed or understanding the reasons why they cannot read, write or spell well. They say that over 70% of artists have some level or dyslexia. Many actors, writers, artists, performers, and athletes are dyslexic. It doesn’t have to be a debilitating thing in your life, in fact, as a dyslexic person, you have a lot of advantages over other people in your ability to problem solve, think outside the box and find constant solutions through completely different avenues.
If you or someone in your family is having problems reading or spelling it may be worth taking them for an assessment. Many schools, unfortunately, are still not equipped to teach in an alternate way and it is left up to parents to provide extra tuition to help their children learn in a different way. It is as simple as learning in a different way. But most dyslexic people would tell you that their school years were hell, always being told they were lazy or stupid. It is very important to have your child assessed if you in any way think they may be having difficulty reading etc.
The conference listed below is a free event for those interested in the links between dyslexia and drug abuse.
Dyslexia and Drug Use: Hiding in Plain Sight
by Soilse and Dyslexia Association of Ireland
Free
Wed, 12 Jul (09:30)
Dyslexia Conference
Dyslexia and Drug Use: Hiding in Plain Sight
Date: 12 July 2017
Time: 9:30 – 1pm
Organisers: Soilse and Dyslexia Association of Ireland
Venue: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) offices
16-22 Green Street ,
Dublin 7
9:30 – 10:00
Registration
10:00
Welcome and overview
Pat O’Mahoney, chair, Education Research Officer with Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)
10:10
Exploring the links between dyslexia and drug use
Donald Ewing, Dyslexia Association of Ireland (DAI)
10:30
The Public Sector Duty: Eliminating Discrimination, Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
Dónal Rice, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
10:50
Lived experiences of dyslexia
Two speakers
11:10
Break (Tea / Coffee)
11:40
Panel Discussion
Representatives from Career Paths, Parents, Soilse, DAI, IHRC
12:30
Concluding words
Niamh O’Reilly, CEO, Aontas – the National Adult Learning Organisation
12:40
Light lunch
Soilse, Green Street, DUBLIN
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: Soilse@HSE.ie
Phone: (01) 872 4535
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DYSLEXIA SEE THE BIG PICTURE:
James Redford on Dyslexia: https://vimeo.com/77179004
Trailer for The Big Picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueaDO8IS4Dk
View the film:
I have the rights to show this film. If your community center or school wishes to screen it, please contact me and I can arrange a date.
LIST OF DYSLEXIC ARTISTS, ATHELETES, AND PERFORMERS
Tom Cruise
Billy Bob Thornton
Henry Winkler,
Harry Belafonte
Jim Carey
Whoopi Goldberg
Oliver Reed
Vince Vaughn
Selma Hayek
Eddie Izard
Anthony Hopkins
Brendan O Carroll
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Alexander Graham Bell
Michael Faraday
Leonardo Da Vinci
Ansel Adams
David Bailey
Tommy Hilfiger
Pablo Picasso
Pauline Bewick
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Robert Rauschenberg
August Rodin
Andy Warhol
Jamie Oliver
Anita Roddick
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead
Noel Gallagher
Shane Lynch,
Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Champion Boxer
Duncan Goodhew, Olympic Swimmer
Bruce Jenner – (Catlyn) Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist
Magic Johnson
Bob May, golfer.
Diamond Dallas Page, World Wrestling Champion.
Steve Redgrave, Olympic Gold Medalist (rowing).
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Richard Branson,Founder of Virgin Enterprises.
John T Chambers,CEO of Cisco Systems.
William Hewlett, Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard.
Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.
Ted Turner, President, Turner Broadcasting Systems.
Robert Woodruff, President of Coca-Cola, 1923-1954.
Walt Disney.
Hans Christian Anderson
Agatha Christie
Gustave Flaubert
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Philip Schultz
William Butler Yeats,
Gustave Flaubert,
Henry Ford, Walt Disney.
Billie Bob Thornton,
Woodrow Wilson,
Mohammad Ali,
Magic Johnson,
Leonardo DaVinci,
George Patton,
Cher,
Andy Warhol,
Auguste Rodin,
Picasso,
Albert Einstein,
John Lennon,
Bill Gates…
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