Neurodivergent conditions often come with comorbidities. I’m a late-diagnosed autistic person, and I strongly suspect I’m also ADHD and dyslexic.
Comorbidity. The word says a lot about how these divergences are perceived by society.
This is the first time I’ve seen dyslexia framed in a positive light. It’s a really beautiful film
What is Dyslexia:
https://www.whatisdyslexia.org/#watch-the-film
Our brains just work differently. We think outside the box.
The article (above) includes a link to this beautiful short animated film, with Liv Tyler and Jeremy Irons. It brought a tear to my eye.*
https://youtu.be/VQYrXm8W8X4?si=bjGTYneyLtelMX5_
I am a #dyslexicThinker too! Woohoo! 🙌
* it's worth watching the credits. Notice how many creative, dyslexic people were involved in making this film! It's inspiring.
… Yes!
"Suddenly all the Maggieisms I had thought of as my own random oddities started making sense. The empathy. The storytelling. The curiosity. The lateral thinking. The resilience. The love of communicating big ideas. The tendency to look beyond the obvious route and ask if there might be another."
See article link up-thread.
#dyslexia
Lovely piece by Dame Dr Maggie Aderin about how dyslexia has shaped her life and how “humanity has always been moved forward by people who think differently”.
Progress has always been made by people who think differently. Neurodiversity helps us think outside the box – and when we do, the sky’s the limit, says space scientist Maggie Aderin
Learning about the concept of "dyslexic thinking". I'll let others who might be more knowledgeable chime in, but I like the reframing of what is typically referred to as a "lifelong learning disorder" with a focus on the associated strengths.
Progress has always been made by people who think differently. Neurodiversity helps us think outside the box – and when we do, the sky’s the limit, says space scientist Maggie Aderin
'It was there in the child who could not always get the words right on the page, but who could tell great stories and see the bigger picture.'
This is me too. I loved spell checkers.
(Another thing AI is ruining for me.)
Progress has always been made by people who think differently. Neurodiversity helps us think outside the box – and when we do, the sky’s the limit, says space scientist Maggie Aderin
Progress has always been made by people who think differently. Neurodiversity helps us think outside the box – and when we do, the sky’s the limit, says space scientist Maggie Aderin
For the first time researchers have used an advanced AI model that understands both images and language allowing them to model dyslexia, paving the way for potential new treatments.
Read more: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/epfl-researchers-successfully-mimic-dyslexia-in-an/
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