If you have dyslexia, how do you write your autobiography? Slowly, carefully and with a great deal of passion judging by the range of autobiographies of dyslexic people available from this selection of dyslexia books.

“This is a terrific book, a virtual roadmap for anyone interested in dyslexia, or learning disabilities in general. Weinstein is a clinical psychologist and university professor, with a depth of experience in dealing with childhood learning disorders that is challenged when she has to deal with her son David’s dyslexia. As a mother, she understands and conveys the dynamics of dyslexia in a way that illuminates both the helplessness any parent may feel when faced with a child’s reading…”
Reading David by Lissa Weinstein

“There was something wrong with my brain. What had previously been a shadowy suspicion that hovered on the edge of consciousness became certain knowledge the year I was nine and entered fourth grade. I seemed to be like other children, but I was not like them; I could not learn to read or spell.” In this first account of what it is like to grow up dyslexic, Eileen Simpson vividly recreates the frightening world of a child living in the limbo of illiteracy. Simpson’s lack of reading skills…
Reversals by Eileen Simpson

“This book is excellent. I couldn’t put it down. It is refreshing but sad to see how a dyslexic person struggles through even the smallest tasks. Mr schmitt tells about his dyslexic life. He is the brilliant idiot–he holds several college degrees but can’t tie his shoes and can’t teach school. Anyone who knows someone with a learning disability will enjoy this book. It will bring a better understanding of what a learning disabled person has to overcome–and provides proof positive…”
Brilliant Idiot by Dr Abraham Schmitt

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