Inside the Dyslexic Mind: A resource for parents, teachers and dyslexics themselves

In Laughton King’s formulation, a dyslexic person is like a diesel vehicle. They run perfectly if you give them the right fuel, but if you put petrol in the tank (i.e. expect them to learn like every ‘normal’ child in our current education system) they break down. This book is designed to help dyslexic (diesel) thinkers make sense of their lives. “A helpful and thorough look at what makes many people tick and how to manage their differences” “brilliant book that resonated with me … (and) connected me even more to my children and how they think.” “Child psychologist Laughton King helps parents gain insight into dyslexic thinking, make sense of it in their life and how it can be a strength ” “I have been overwhelmed by his book, my copy now highlighted, underlined and with notes and comments in the margins… It is indeed a resource, as the subtitle tells us, and it should be used as such. Keep it to hand, and re-savour the images and explanations that just jump off the page.” “I highly recommend picking up a copy of Inside the Dyslexic Mind in whichever format works best for yourself, from one picture thinker to another, this book puts into words, what life can be like and offers guidance for those in our lives to best support and understand our thinking.” Laughton King shares his understanding of the dyslexic mind from his own lived experience as a dyslexic child, an angry adolescent, a therapist and eventually an author. When describing what it is like to be dyslexic, he includes himself. ‘We think in pictures, we chase words around the pages of books, and we have trouble finding any sensible connection between squiggles on paper and real things they are meant to refer to. And this all happens in perpetual reverse gear. You guessed it, for us, school is not cool, and for most of us this makes life tough.’At the heart of this book is a ground-breaking concept — the diesel/petrol analogy. As Laughton describes it, a dyslexic person is like a diesel vehicle. They run perfectly if you give them the right fuel, but if you put petrol in the tank (i.e. expect them to learn like every ’normal’ child in our current education system) they break down. This book helps dyslexic (diesel) thinkers make sense of their lives, and provides valuable guidance for parents and teachers.There is nothing wrong with the dyslexic child’s brain. They do not need medication and do not need to be ‘rewired’ nor ‘recalibrated’. Laughton’s message to parents and educators is that once they accept this processing difference and understand the dyslexic style of thinking they can readily work with these children and help them achieve their own success.

• | Author: Laughton King
• | Publisher: Exisle Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 03, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781922539427
• | ISBN-10: 1922539422