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I don't think it is a defect, I think it is a different way of processing information. I don't think anybody is trying to fix dyslexia. They realize that the model of teaching.... read, memorize, regurgitate... doesn't teach dyslexic kids nor does it show what they have learned.

At some point  in life they will stop reading, memorizing and writing papers. They won't need accommodations because they job will be in an area that is not reading and writing or if it is they will have an editor.

[b]They will become successful because they will find a job that plays to their strengths not their weaknesses. [/b]

I work in IT, I work with tons of dyslexic people. We work in the medical field and I constantly have to explain to the engineers that most doctors... read, memorize and follow instructions... they can't just "figure it out" so we need to document everything down to the nth degree.... and be kind that they ask the same frickin question 5 times.

Often it's insane how dumb the MDs are (when you have the brain of an engineer)... do you know how long it took some to learn how to double click.... then use the screen touch/swipe down. Does that make them less smart because they are good at reading, writing and memorizing... no ... it's just different. [/quote]

I have heard people say this many times when discussing LD or dyslexic kids - "they will eventually find success because they will gravitate to something that plays to their strengths".  Do people who claim this not realize that there are plenty of unsuccessful people in this world?  l have a friend whose sister is in her early 40's who still lives with her parents and has never really worked. A guy who lived in my neighborhood growing up is in his late 40's and has always worked a series of minimum wage jobs (that he keeps getting fired from)  Both of these people come across as very normal and seem to be of at least high average IQ.  But they have certainly not found success.  Many people never do.   I am genuinely confused by what people mean when they say this. [/quote]

I think PP is saying that someone with LD can find a career that plays to their strengths, not that every person with LD finds a career that plays to their strengths.  It certainly becomes a lot easier if they have support during their developmental years.

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