12 Reasons Why You Should Employ a Dyslexic!
To many dyslexic’s we are an employers dream but sometimes the stigma can hide the qualities we can bring to the team. Here are 12 reasons that might persuade employers to consider us as a gift.
We have excellent thinking skills in the areas of conceptualisation, reason, imagination, and abstraction. Think about all those problems you have, wouldn’t it be great to have someone look at them with a completely different approach?
We tend to be more curious, creative, and intuitive than average. Imagine all those solutions to problems you never knew existed.
We often have a better sense of spatial relationships and better use of our right brain. Dyslexics have the ability to locate objects in the three-dimensional external world by using visual or tactile recognition and to make a spatial analysis of the observed information. Do you want people to look at the task the same way you do?
We are adept with excellence in areas not dependent on reading. Not everything in the workplace requires reading, surely you want the best across all facets of your business?
We see the world in pictures. If a picture says 1000 words imagine what you could be missing if you only read 500.
We often enjoy and excel at solving puzzles. Think about having part of your team spending hours enjoying and solving puzzles for you.
We love stories and have excellent comprehension of the stories read or told to us. Life is just one big story--–don’t let your business become a minor book; make it a best seller!
We are highly aware of the environment. This does not just mean we are 'Green' tree huggers! Looking at the environment from our perspective allows us to bring a distinctive point of to work environment.
Our special mode of thought easily produces the gift of mastery. Imagine the positive outcomes that come from having a master on your team.
Many of us work in highly interdisciplinary fields, or fields that require combining perspectives and techniques gained from different disciplines or backgrounds. Our whole life has meant that we have to had to combine, this means we can see the big picture from all angles.
Dyslexia is not related to low intelligence–bet you would have liked to have Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Franklin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or John Lennon working for you.
Dyslexia is not a disability – it's a gift.
Why wouldn’t you want someone with these skills working in your team?
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Advanced Practitioner for Healthy weight, Policy and Place at Durham County Council
9 年I love this piece. My eldest daughter is dyslexic and we have always discussed dyslexia as a gift. It was hilarious when my youngest daughter piped up one day "I want to be dyslexic". Have you heard of the book 'the dyslexic advantage' by Dr Eide? This is a wonderful book turning the mainstream view of dyslexia on its head. Thank you for posting this well written article. Kelly
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9 年I find it difficult at times, education has been more than a struggle. But I wouldn't change me for anything. I am thankful for the gifts it gives me. :)
Affilierad forskare at The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
9 年I do not see it as a gift
RLSS Pool, First Aid and AED TA, Lifesaving tutor / ASA Level 2 Swimming Instructor, Club coach swimming
9 年It has never held me back, I just work hard for all I have achieved!
Entrepreneurial electrical, software, and mechanical engineer. Getting things done for 25 years.
9 年There is a great discussion about dyslexia in Malcolm Gladwell's 'David and Goliath'. If you can overcome the struggle, it makes you a formidable person who can accomplish great things.