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My dyslexia and ADHD helped me as a writer: Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey

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“(My parents) created a very safe environment at home for me. At the time I loved making stories and drawing comics. So my parents commissioned comic books for me,” said the author. Dav Pilkey, cartoonist and author of the award-winning children’s book Captain Underpants and Dog Man, was diagnosed with dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity …

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Understanding, Emotions and Books Beyond Words: A neuroscience perspective

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In last month‘s issue Leading SEND & mental health consultants Prof. Barry Carpenter, Jo Egerton and Stas’ Smagala introduced a study involving Books Beyond Words. Part 2 this month looks further at pictures and accessing emotions. In addition to information, illustrations are ‘supreme in their capacity to arouse emotions’ (Hibbing and Rankin-Erickson, 2003). According to …

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Bloomsbury publishes dyslexia-friendly Hogwarts titles

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Bloomsbury Children’s is today (7th February) releasing dyslexia-friendly editions of three Harry Potter companion books. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find, Them Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published in hardback using RNIB-approved dyslexia-friendly fonts and font sizes, tinted paper for glare reduction and maximum contrast, captions and …

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Lazy ryr

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Specialized Glasses May Treat Lazy Eye, Early Study Shows Mon, 11/16/2015 – 9:56am Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor Boy wearing Amblyz. Source: PR NewswireA company called Xpand is offering programmable glasses that can treat children with amblyopia, which is also known as lazy. Typical lazy eye treatments require kids wear an eye patch for a couple …

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BPS mental health booklet

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Faculty for Children, Young People & their Families The Child & Family Clinical Psychology Review No 5 Autumn 2017 What good looks like in psychological services for schools and collegesPrimary prevention, early intervention and mental health provision ISSN: 2396-8656 For referencing Faulconbridge, J., Hickey, J., Jeffs, G., McConnellogue, D., Patel, W., Picciotto, A. & Pote, …

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David and Goliath

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Malcolm Gladwell was in our homes Sunday morning, chatting with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria about yet another astounding but logical-sounding concept in his next surefire best-seller, “David and Goliath.” And as Gladwell was explaining his concept — that the learning disability dyslexia can actually be a “desirable” difficulty — I found myself thinking it sounded shocking …

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Book Chapters

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Dyslexia & Creativity: Investigations from Differing Perspectives Edited by Neal Alexander-Passe Chapter: The Neurology of Creativity in Dyslexics Product details: Hardcover Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc (1 Aug 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1616685522 ISBN-13: 978-1616685522 Product Description: This is the first in a series to investigate under-researched areas of dyslexia. It has come from a …

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