The Wall Street Journal’s article is entitled How a School in Florida Got Mainstreaming Right, but I don’t think so. Look at this: In fifth grade, Adam Nystrom was diagnosed as having attention-deficit disorder and a “specific learning disability,”…

One might wonder why I am concerned about what some might see as a small matter. The reasons I have commented repeatedly about the mistaken idea that reversals are indicative of Learning Disabilities in reading are several. Here are a few of them:

* It leads people to waste precious time and effort on false remedies.
* It oversimplifies the problems experienced by individuals with dyslexia.
* It distracts people from the very real problems.
* It’s just wrong.

Here’s a link to the NPR Web page about the interview. It includes a recording of the interview.

http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2007/12/when-will-peopl.html

If “seeing things backward” and “disorganization” sums up Logan’s understanding of dyslexia in adults, it doesn’t bode well for the rigor of her research.

Grades came for the darling dyslexic college student daughter–whoot! I won’t embarrass her with letters and numbers,but it is safe to say that she is thriving at Clark University.

As I’ve said before, the survey on dyslexia and entrepreneurship done by Julie Logan raises more questions than it answers. She certainly has done an excellent job of getting press, however (MSM Money, and the New York Times for starters)…….