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August 2007
Dyslexia Australia has initiated an "E-Petition"
with the Queensland Government to recognise Dyslexia and provide funding for in our
schools. You can help by signing the E-Petition.
Brenda Baird writes...
What do Jamie Oliver, Keira Knightley, Richard
Branson, Ted Turner, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein have in common? They are all
internationally recognised in their chosen fields and they are dyslexic. The only famous
dyslexic Australian that comes to mind is Kerry Packer and it’s only common
knowledge because he spoke openly about it.
The fact that we only know about Kerry Packer’s
dyslexia is not that he is a unique Australian in this sense, it is because dyslexia is
not recognised in Australia and most suffer because they remain undiagnosed.
Why is dyslexia not recognised in Australia?
For a full
copy of this article, please click on this link
June 2007
New Zealand is recognizing Dyslexia and has asked for expressions of interest from a
variety of sources. Click here for an extract of an article written for an independant New
Zealand Newspaper One News titled "Moves afoot to deal with Dyslexia"
written by Chelsea Burke, gives an insight into the struggle made by the Dyslexia
Foundation in New Zealand to have Dyslexia recognised.
For a full
copy of this article, please click on this link
December 2004
DOLLY on Dyslexia
"Not dumb, dyslexic" is a 'Super Star'
article published in Dolly Magazine January 2005. Click
Here for an look at the article from Dolly Magazine.
For more information, and how we can help you, click
here for an outline of our Program.
The article lets people know that they are special, interesting and especially
creative.
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February 1, 2004
| Dyslexia
with a Twist "Wrong Way Round" is a thought
provoking article published in Melbourne's Herald Sun on January 29, 2004,
and Brisbane's Courier Mail on January 31, 2004. Click Here for an look at the article
from Brisbane Courier Mail.
For more information, and how we can help you, click
here for an outline of our Program.
A small correction is required in the article. The final lines in the article should
read.
" A client, who was functionally illiterate until the age of 17, passed his
driver's test within six months of learning the method."
Brenda's' husband Frank, is dyslexic. He successfully avoided reading in High School,
and not until he was 21, did he read his first complete novel. Frank now regularly reads 2
books every month.
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Testimonial
| The following, is the testimonial of a client
that travelled from New Zealand to complete a program with Dyslexia Australia in October
2002. The 1 week program has ongoing support from his parents and Dyslexia
Australia. "I have had trouble with reading and writing ever since I started
school. I only found out last year that I was dyslexic. Ever since I was Year 3 I have had
extra tutoring and homework which didn’t help much and took up a lot of my time which
could have been spent differently.
In October last year I did the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program and so far it is
only thing that has worked for me. It has helped me to understand better when I am reading
with out going over it 3 or 4 times. Before I did this program I could not see punctuation
when reading and therefore I didn't ’t use it in writing. It is also helping with my
spelling and handwriting".
Doug B.
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