Do You Embrace Dyslexia?

The EMBRACE DYSLEXIA Movement seeks to debunk common misconceptions about dyslexia,
encourage dyslexic people to embrace their learning differences and to call organisations to take
greater action in helping dyslexics by working with DAS.

The EMBRACE DYSLEXIA Movement was launched in November 2014 with a seminar and a dinner.
In 2015, the book titled 'Embrace a Different Kind of Mind' was published in recognition of personal success
stories of over 50 people with dyslexia.

This year DAS will celebrate 30 years since it was founded. As part of the DAS30 celebrations,
we are launching part two of 'Embrace a Different Kind of Mind' and
pledge to commit to supporting the EMBRACE DYSLEXIA Movement.

HIGHLIGHTS

ABOUT EMBRACE DYSLEXIA

ABOUT EMBRACE DYSLEXIA

The EMBRACE DYSLEXIA campaign seeks to debunk common misconceptions about dyslexia, encourage dyslexic people to embrace their learning differences and to call organisations to take greater action in helping dyslexics by working with DAS. 

A new theory on dyslexia!  Dr Helen Taylor proposes that dyslexia helps us to evolve as a species, it is though our differently wired brain that we are able to explore opportunities for adapting as a species.

DYSLEXIA & EVOLUTION - UNITE SPLD 2022
Presentation by Dr Helen Taylor l.ead.me/UNITE2022
 
Creator of ‘The Evolution of Complementary Cognition’ – a new scientific theory that explains how our species adapt and evolve.
Helen’s research explores individuals with dyslexia and their “differently wired brains” as an essential function in human adaption. Most research into dyslexia looks at the educational challenges and deficits. However, individuals with dyslexia are also proposed to have strengths, such as creativity, discovery, and invention. These strengths play an essential role in human evolution highlighting those individuals with dyslexia have a tendency towards strategies that specialise in exploration and innovation. Our evolutionary history is established because humans have adapted to change and that individual specialisations are necessary to make that change. Indeed, dyslexia is a necessary trait for human evolution. Individuals with dyslexia and their different way of thinking are essential to exploring the unknown, identifying where change needs to happen, and making world-changing possibilities a reality. This research emphasises the urgency of changing educational practices and nurturing the strengths of dyslexia, valuing their way of thinking, and moving towards a more sustainable society. The dyslexia brain is what humanity needs in the challenges it now faces.
 

 

EMBRACE DYSLEXIA ACTION

EMBRACE DYSLEXIA ACTION

Get involved and join us as we EMBRACE DYSLEXIA!

DAS30 - EMBRACING DYSLEXIA FOR 30 YEARS

DAS30 - EMBRACING DYSLEXIA FOR 30 YEARS

This year, we celebrate 30 years of making a difference in the lives of those with dyslexia. You can play your part too!