A review by booktalkwithkarla
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Fernette F. Eide, Brock L. Eide

informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

This book offers a beautiful portrait of dyslexia - its challenges and its advantages. Several people I love have recently discovered dyslexia in their children (and thus themselves). I picked this up out of curiosity and a desire to understand. What I gained went well beyond my expectations. The authors do a fabulous job organizing, delivering, and illustrating their work on dyslexia. Their research, interviews, and experiences make this a great read - enjoyable and informative. I highly recommend this book for people with dyslexia and those that love them. I listened to the older version of the audio and purchased the revised edition. Now I want to listen to the revised edition too. So good! 

The information is very actionable for everyone. We all know people with dyslexia and this helps us to understand and better communicate. Also many of the creative, beautiful, and technological things we love are produced by people with brains that are made for just such a purpose. It is wise as a society for us to appreciate differences and not frustrate people who are brilliant within learning systems that don’t value differences. This book can be helpful toward that understanding and action. It can also be helpful for undiagnosed dyslexic adults to better understand themselves. So lots of reasons to read The Dyslexic Advantage.