Dyslexia& Dyscalculia

Support Services of Shiawassee County

Michigan, U.S.A.(517) 729-9108

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY LD STATS

In the Greater Owosso/Corunna Area, 4,500 people may need help withlanguage processing problems. The number suffering from the math disability,dyscalculia, isunknown. Both disabilities respond to Orton-Gillingham type multi-sensory,kinesthetic-tactile therapy in use for more than 75 years.

"CLUB BRILLIANT"

Some famous DYSLEXICS: Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Leonardo daVinci, Winston Churchill, Woodrow Wilson, Nelson Rockefeller, Henry Winkler(Fonzie), Issaac Newton, Rodin, Hans Christian Anderson, General GeorgePatton, Jackie Stewart, Picasso, Lee Harvey Oswald. Ben Franklin had DYSCALCULIA.

Quotes from "A LAYMANS LOOK AT DYSLEXIA"-MDIPress

The philosopher, WILLIAM JAMES, wrote: "GENIUS means little morethan the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way."

VITAL STATISTICS: Illiteracy costs society $308. billion in wages lostand government support of non-literate people between 24-35. On welfare:1/3 are illiterate. In prision: 80% are illiterate.

EVOLUTION: Associative right-brained thinking is superior in environmentswhere change is abrupt and discontinuious, requiring creativity and ingenuity.

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: A fine creative mind. Dyslexics often excellin art, music, drama, mechanics, athletics, problem solving, and hands-onactivities. Above average to average intelligence. Holistic thinking. Seebig 3-dimensional picture. Leaps of insight.

Link to Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disabilities, Club Brilliant &Local Stats, Dyscalculia Symptoms, Dyslexia History, A Scientific Explanation,and the LD Check List

Compiled by Dyslexia& Dyscalculia Support Services of Shiawassee County
 8053 N. Delaney Rd., Henderson, MI 48841 
(517) 729-9108   ReneeM. Newman, Director   
E-Mail: ReneeNew@ShiaNet.org

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