Dr. Devon MacEachron
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265 appearances
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first heard May 2017
last heard May 2017
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So with dyslexia, um the IDs have written a great deal about the strengths, but there tend to be, you know, high visual spatial skills and really good big picture thinking, interconnected reasoning.
It's very
Real.
And I see it very clearly.
I'm not dyslexic.
And when I go to the dyslexic advantage conference and I'm around all these interesting dyslexics, they can think circles around me because of their, I call them superpowers.
It's their the strengths that are literally part of being wired differently with dyslexia.
Same is true of all the other areas of weakness.
ADHD is associated very strongly with creativity.
Which makes perfect sense because creativity is all about having lights of fancy and pushing the limit and letting your mind wander.
And many successful people with ADHD credit their success to their ADHD.
Many entrepreneurs have ADHD, successful ones.
Same is true with autism Asperger's, an amazing ability and strength to narrow in on a focus of interest.
interest and become a true expert in an area at a level that most of us aren't capable of.
And I I just think being differently wired gives us a lot more opportunities for success for these children and and in diversity in the way people are attacking the problems that society faces.
I think these children offer a lot of hope for all of us.
Absolutely.
With with as little damage as possible.
Ah, thank you.
I I have a website.
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