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Dr Silvia Paracchini aims to identify the genetic components of dyslexia and understand the underlying biology. Other disorders such as Specific Language Impairment or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are commonly linked to dyslexia. Dr Paracchini is looking for possible common genes for these clinically distinct disorders. Her research has the potential to uncover some of the biological mechanisms involved in human cognition.

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Stephan Anderson from "Luvin' My Dyslexia" Podcast Interviews me. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to share your thoughts on Facebook , and Instagram. 

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Thomas G. West is the author of In the Mind’s Eye — Creative Visual Thinkers, Gifted Dyslexics and the Rise of Visual Technologies, selected as one of the “best of the best” for the year by the American Library Association (one of only 13 books in their broad psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience category). A second edition was released in 2009 with Foreword by Oliver Sacks, MD, who states: “In the Mind’s Eye brings out the special problems of people with dyslexia, but also their strengths, which are so often overlooked.  Its accent is not so much on pathology as on how much human minds vary. It stands alongside Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind as a testament to the range of human talent and possibility.”

In the Mind’s Eye was published in Japanese translation in as Geniuses Who Hated School. A Chinese translation was published in 2004 and a Korean translation was released in late 2011. In connection with In the Mind’s Eye and his other writings, Mr. West has been invited to provide presentations for scientific, medical, art, design, computer and business groups in the U.S. and overseas, including groups in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan and twelve European countries.
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Manuel F. Casanova is the SmartState Endowed Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics and a professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville at Greenville Health System. He is a former Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Outpatient Psychiatry and a Professor of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology at the University of Louisville

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Matthew received his doctorate in Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies at Purdue University. Matthew worked as an elementary teacher in the Houston Independent School District where he also served as a Gifted Coordinator and Magnet Coordinator. During this time, he received his Masters in Educational Psychology, Gifted Education from the University of Connecticut. Matthew’s current research focus is twice exceptionality. Past research examined the relationship between working memory and levels of creativity in gifted students who also have characteristics related to ADHD.

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Are You Easily Distracted? Scientists State That May Be A Sign Of Creativity  with Darya Darya Zabelina

Darya Zabelina, is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Northwestern University studying cognitive processes, affective processes, motivation, personality and neural aspects involved in creativity. 

Darya has a keen interest in exploring ways of enhancing and fostering the development of creative thinking and problem-solving ability. Darya has published a number of professional articles and book chapters, and presented at both national and international conferences. She serves as a reviewer for several professional journals. Her research has been covered by Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, National Public Radio (NPR), among others. Darya enjoys reading, traveling, and running. 

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Schneps received his PhD in Physics from MIT (’79), and is currently Research Professor at UMass Boston, Computer Science. Previously, Schneps was founding member of the Science Education Department at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. There, over a period of 35 years, he led major national initiatives fostering science learning through television and computer media. Work includes programs on children’s ideas in STEM (e.g., A Private Universe), and resources for students and teachers. Habitable Planet, an online resource produced in collaboration with Klopfer of STEP, received theScience Prize for Online Resources in Education from the AAAS. His work in neuroscience was honored with a Burch Fellowship in Theoretic Medicine and Affiliated Sciences.

This year, Schneps (with UMB collaborator Marc Pomplun) began work to establish the Institute for Compassionate Technology: Fostering technology with a heart.

Jovan Haye is a retired NFL player, entrepreneur , author and Dyslexia Advocate. He is the author of "Bigger Than Me: How A Boy Conquered Dyslexia to Play in the NFL" .

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David is the co- founder of Eye to Eye , one of the worlds largest mentoring organizations, pairing LD/ADHD  middle schoolers with like- thinking college mentors, as well as the author of new book, “Thinking Differently” .

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Dr. Brock Eide, is the co-author of the book "The Dyslexic Advantage" and co-founder of The Dyslexic Advantage Organization, a not for profit organization dedicated to unleashing the power of the dyslexic mind.

Nelson Lauver is a syndicated broadcaster, award- winning writer, speaker, dyslexic and advocate.

Aakash is an award winning British dancer and choreographer and founder on the Aakash Odedra Dance Company. Aakash's aword winning dance "Murmur" describes his experiences of being a dyslexic. Murmur has been shown all over the world, including Ted Global.

Dr. Hazel Denhart is a one of the few dyslexia researchers in the world who actually has dyslexia, or at least admits it. Her groundbreaking work appears among the most frequently read articles of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and is incorporated into college texts around the world. She sees dyslexia as a healthy part of the human experience and vital to human intellectual advancement.

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Dr. Peter Gray is a professor at Boston College, author, psychologist and highly controversial learning theorist.

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Brian Kinghorn. Neurodiversity advocate. Ted X Speaker . Statistician

I love a conversation that manages to be philosophical, cynical and hopeful all at once. In this thought provoking jam session with TED speaker Brian Kinghorn we get into an in wonderful chat which touches upon topics that range from, the nature of pathology and disorder to how "neurodiversity" can become another form of discriminatory elitism ,while touching upon both Brian's personal journey and his vision for the future.

Favorite Quote:

"We see differences , yet the whole problem is when we say which one is the correct one, which one is the order or the disorder. Because... we try to establish that whatever the "typical" majority does is right, which is not necessarily right. Typical means majority, that's all it means, we need to abandon the value judgement"

Lena Carawan and Blace Nalavany are both professors at East Carolina University. Lena and Blace are involved in inovative research on the adult experience of dyslexia. 

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Susan Barton is one of a handful of names which are automatically associated with Dyslexia education and advocacy. Susan dedication to "fighting the craziness, and educating teachers and parents about Dyslexia has landed Susan in the International Dyslexia Association's Hall of Honor, where a plaque with her name now hangs next to those for Dr. Orton, Anna Gillingham, Reid Lyon, Beth Slingerland and other internationally recognized authorities in the field of dyslexia. Cool, hu?

Mark Leary is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Director of the Social Psychology Program at Duke University.

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Five-time martial arts World Champion Scott Sonnon, whose recent TEDx talk on learning disabilities has reached more than 50 million people, jamms with me about his new autobiography,  “A Mountain Stands: Confessions of a Suppressed Genius”.

Sonnon faced dyslexia so severe that he was hospitalized in a psychiatric institution for “disruptive classroom behavior", and yet went on to become a key note speaker at Mensa, teach in several universities , and crush it ( with a super guru following)  in the entrepreneurial space.

Scott has earned recognition as one of the Top 25 Trainers in the world by Men’s Fitness Magazine, “World's Smartest Workout” Coach by Men’s Health Magazine, and was named one of the most influential martial art teachers of the 21st century by Black Belt Magazine.

Basically Scott is badass, and here is how you can be too: Hint, get really, really uncomfortably, vulnerable, first with yourself, and then with others.

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Larry Banks Chair of Media Arts Department at LIU. Has worked with major badass brands such as Nike, Levi's and AT&T.  Larry is currently working on a documentary about Dyslexia called "Hidden Talents".

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Scott Sonnon is a dyslexic entrepreneur, martial art expert, fitness coach, and wellness speaker .Scott Sonnon was voted one of "The 6 Most Influential Martial Artists of the 21st Century" by Black Belt Magazine in 2010. As a dyslexic, institutionalized as a child, Scott Sonnon became a TED Fellow speaking on the nature of multiple learning styles being misdiagnosed as learning disabilities.

David Shenk is the bestselling author of "The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told about Genetics, Talent, and IQ is Wrong." 

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Why are the Finnish schools so damn good, and the one psychological trait that can make you kinda badass too.

A new global league table, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit for Pearson, has found Finland to be the best education system in the world!

For Emilia Elisabeth Lahti M.S.Sc., M.A.P.P, positive psychology researcher, that's no surprise. Lahti's research has identified the ONE psychological trait in Finnish culture which has contributed to it's astronomical success. Here I jam with Emilia as she defines the exact psychological trait of finnish success, and shares some insight on how we can incorporate some Finish stardom, sans skiing to work and a pet polar bear. Her research has captured the fascination of many, including writers from Scientific American, The Creativity Post and Business Insider.

Jill is a co-founder of TenMillionGreatParents.com

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Despite getting "kicked out" from several universities  dyslexic filmmaker Harvey Hubbel went on to have won more than 50 film and video festival awards, including four Emmys. Harvey's latest film "Dislecksia: The Movie" acts as a poignant advocate for educational reform and dyslexia awareness.  Ch-check out more here :http://www.dislecksiathemovie.com/

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"Over four billion people worldwide will survive a trauma during their lives. Some will experience severe post-traumatic stress. Most will eventually recover and return to life as normal. But sometimes, survivors do more than bounce back. Sometimes they bounce forward.

These are the Supersurvivors—individuals who not only rebuild their lives, but also thrive and grow in ways never previously imagined. Beginning where resilience ends."

Lee Daniel Kravetz has a master's degree in counseling psychology and is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. His writing focuses on hope, survivorship, and stories of resilience. Kravetz has held positions at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, The National Center for PTSD, and Stanford University Hospital. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, and has written for print and television, including The New York Times, Psychology Today, and The Huffington Post, as well as Frontline, NOVA, and Sesame Street. He is a resident of the San Francisco Writers Grotto and a founding board member of the LitCamp Writers Conference. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children. ( taken from amazon)

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Philip Schultz is a dyslexic Pulitzer Prize winning author, he also has a whole lot of other awards and fancy titles such as "Guggenheim Fellow". 

Schultz founded The Writers Studio http://www.writerstudio.com/pages/ . Today The Writers Studio features an online program on teaching literacy to Dyslexics, as well as workshops in New York City, San Francisco, Tucson, and Amsterdam, and a celebrated reading series in New York City.

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Sherri W. Fisher, MAPP, M.Ed is a founder of Flourishing Schools, Education Director of Learn & Flourish, creator of the POS-EDGE™ Model, and a private education management practitioner. Sherri studied at UPenn with Martin Seligman, founder of the Positive Psychology movement, and the late Christopher Peterson, a leader in Positive Psychology research and instruction, and author of the VIA Strengths Survey. Taken by millions of people, the VIA is the foundation of the SMART Strengths book which Sherri co-authored.

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Dan was called stupid by his third grade teacher, and then went on to do a heck of a lot of real smart things (writing for the New York Times, Wired, Atlantic and many others) and write a book on cognitive development "Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power".

Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the American Institute for Learning and Human Development, and an award-winning author and speaker who has been an educator for the past forty years. Over one million copies of his books are in print on issues related to learning and human development. 

Here we Jam about one of Dr. Armstrong's latest books "Neurodiversity"

Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive psychologist. In his latest book, Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, he presents a new theory of human intelligence that he hopes will help all people realize their dreams.