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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I suggest you run a Google search feel free to look at the evidence that dyslexics have higher visual/ spatial reasoning, just because one has a Phd does not mean they are good at applying that knowledge or using that knowledge. My Dad has a Phd and they "research" I use that term loosely and write academic papers, sorry but the fact is people who experience and see what is going on will always have more practical knowledge of what is really going on. No disrespect intended, but I have taken my daughter to an educational psychologist she is dyslexic and her visual spatial reasoning is extremely high this is a very common characteristic of people with dyslexia, and if I had the time I would find you the research but since your a Phd I am sure you can find it. I only started posting here because I know what it is like to fight for a child with dyslexia and I want to help as many people as I can. 
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I appreciate your post and the good intentions behind it, truly.  Part of my concern is that while some kids with dyslexia do have enhanced visual/spatial abilities, many do not - and so it can be tough to feel like your kid doesn't have this superpower that others do.

I ran a quick search on Google Scholar and there's a good bit of research in this area.  At a glance, there's a substantial proportion of people with dyslexia who actually have deficits in visual processing, e.g., this one: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87565640902801882

or this: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945213802845

I didn't specifically search for spatial reasoning but there's likely something in there, too.  And that doesn't mean that some people with dyslexia don't have superior visual/spatial processing, more that it's a diverse group of folks.

Last but not least, for anyone who's interested, Tim Odegard is a prominent dyslexia researcher and also has dyslexia himself - he hosts a terrific podcast on the science of dyslexia.  He's also spoken against the idea of dyslexia as a gift of some kind.  Just one person's opinion, but it's an informed one.[/quote]

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