{"id":1237,"date":"2023-03-03T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-services\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2023-03-10T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:17:58","slug":"specific-learning-differences-the-positive-aspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-services\/2023\/03\/03\/specific-learning-differences-the-positive-aspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Specific Learning Differences: the positive aspects\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of us have heard of the difficulties or \u2018deficits\u2019 associated with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs), like dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD.\u00a0 But are we aware of the positive aspects that can make dyslexic individuals so successful?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Difficulties with attention and concentration? Time management and planning issues?\u00a0 Short term memory concerns? Persistent difficulties with reading and spelling? Word retrieval problems? Many notable individuals \u2013 such as businessman Lord (Alan) Sugar, poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Nobel prize-winning microbiologist Carol Greider \u2013 have not just overcome but have harnessed the power of their Specific Learning Difficulties in their lives and careers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u2018dyslexic advantages\u2019<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dyslexic minds can<\/span> be predisposed to specific strengths because of the unique ways they process information.\u00a0 The book, <\/span>The Dyslexic Advantage<\/span><\/a>, suggests that these strengths arise from the same variations in processing that cause dyslexic difficulties with literacy, language and learning.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dyslexic advantages include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n