The Human Side of Dyslexia: 142 Interviews with Real People Telling Real Stories

By: Shirley Kurnoff

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Synopsis: The author writes: "My goal with this book is to make your journey as a parent a lot less painful and a lot more light-hearted; as a student to show you a way to cope; as a sibling to show you a caring way to understand your brother or sister. This book will give you encouragement and de-emphasize the negativity that comes with a learning difference. It will become your invisible support system, stories for you to emulate, stories to make you laugh or cry, stories that help you open up conversations with family members. On the surface this book taps into a highly visible audience of people associated directly with dyslexia. But these human stories also reach out to a broader audience--educators, the corporate world, even newlyweds with hereditary dyslexia. In essence, anyone who wants to know more about the social side of living with a learning difference and the social implications that come with dyslexia. The Human Side of Dyslexia is about life, about people."