I've just finished reading part 1 of this book and quite frankly it has changed the way I perceive my "disability".
My official diagnosis came a little late in life, at 47:) Rather than feeling upset I am quite relieved - not because I have the condition, but because it explains so many things: the spelling and grammar issues, the disorientation and time-shift feelings, the daydreaming, my ability to "see" interconnections between subjects and to think outside the "box"(altered perception/disorientation, etc.).
The only problem I have with this book is the title. It should be called "The Gift of Intelligence". When will the "school curriculum" learn to encompass all intelligence and stop teaching purely towards false meritocracy (wages)?
This book provides clear anecdotal evidence, that people who have experienced first-hand the symptoms of dyslexia are of huge benefit to finding solutions. Therefore, having experienced the symptoms and traits described, obviously it is not pseudo-science, but actually a very accurate analysis of dyslexia. Therefore, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
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