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Bets Gregory, Dyslexia Facilitator, 
Turramurra, Sydney
0414 013 490 or 9402 9202

bgregory@focusonlearning.com.au



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Common characteristics of Adult Dyslexia:
Most adult dyslexics will exhibit at least 10 of the following traits and behaviours. 

adult dyslexic
  • Employed in job where difficulties are not noticed or can be avoided.
  • May tune out in meetings
  • Can become impatient and just wants to get it done.
  • Difficulty filling in forms.
  • Emails are short, would rather use the phone.
  • May be a business owner, or manager or in a creative roll.
  • May have difficulty focusing and staying on task
  • May feel more comfortable managing many different tasks simultaneously
  • Difficulty passing tests and experience stress when taking tests.
  • Learns best through hands on - doing it.
  • May have difficulty delegating; likes to be in control.
  • Difficulties are hidden from co-workers.
  • Can come up with some very good ideas.
  • May use tricks and tactics to cover up difficulties
General adult dyslexic symptoms
  • Highly intuitive. Is often quick and accurate in judging personalities of others.
  • May have a very good memory in some instances, and be able to recall very little from other occasions.
  • Can read people and situations easily.
  • Did not enjoy school or had learning difficulties.
  • Good people skills.
  • Easily frustrated.
  • Easily distracted/annoyed by noises and other things in the environment.
  • Often' tunes out' or day dreams.
  • Loses focus.
  • Makes excuses for difficulties.
  • May be very athletic or very un-coordinated.
  • Can become defensive if questioned on something
  • May mishear information.
  • Difficulty remembering peple's names. Very good with faces.
  • May have poor recall of conversations or sequence of events.
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Reading, Writing, and Spelling
  • Likes larger, clear print over unusual fonts.
  • May dislike reading out loud.
  • Feels everyone reads faster than they do and can still comprehend.
  • Will commonly perceive that they "read better silently."
  • Poor spelling.
  • Often has to reread to comrehend the information.
  • Gets bored easily when reading.
  • Relies on spell check to correct errors.
  • May do anything to avoid writing.
  • Illegible writing.
  • Writes with all capital letters, or mixes capital letters within words.
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Math, money management and organisational skills
  • Has to count on fingers.
  • Depends on a calculator.
  • Gets overwhelmed when many things have to be planned.
  • Never counts the change when paying.
  • May find it difficult to save money.
  • Difficulty remembering verbal instructions would like to be shown.
  • Bad sense of direction.
  • May have difficulty reading maps.
  • Always late or compusively early.
  • Unable to break a task down into small components for time allocation.
  • Can get the answers in maths but unable to explain the method.
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Behaviour
  • May have a short fuse or become easily frustrated.
  • Can become stressed easily.
  • Difficulty speaking in groups.
  • May be compulsively orderly or very disorganised.
  • Tunes out in conversations.
  • Does not like new situations.
  • Can be funny and entertaining.
    • If 10 of these symptoms can be identified and you would like to embrace the gift of dyslexia and overcome the difficulties
     - Call Bets on 9402 9202 or 0414 013 490 to arrange a consult.

Why is the Davis Program suitable for adults?

The Program is one-on-one and is tailored to the specific goals of the adult client.

The Davis Program is a one-week intensive program, so issues can be addressed and improvements can be made quickly.

Davis Dyslexia Correction programs are the most widely used dyslexia treatment in the world.

Follow-up work is done using a support person of your choice. Training is provided for that person during the program.

It provides tools for focusing,  managing stress and relaxation. 

Skills can be achieved to make reading difficulties a thing of the past.

Adults learn to be less anxious.

Improvement will continue afterwards.

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Feedback from adult male client

Last year I met Bets and the Davis dyslexia program. A new beginning! I am oriented, more focused, also sharper I can understand what I am reading.

I can hold a conversation, and spell it too -
con-ver-sa-tion ... For me it is and will always be a life changer, thank you Bets and Ron Davis

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Feedback from adult female client

I have gained so much more over the last 5 days than I ever imagined.

I started the week being quite sceptical that the condition I had could be dyslexia and that this program would address my issues.

However by going through the exercises it gradually became very apparent to me that I did have symptoms of dyslexia and that the techniques to correct these symptoms are very effective and progress was apparent in a short period of time...

In short, an excellent program with some immediate results and the tools for continual improvement and success.

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Feedback from adult male client

Thanks Bets for your coaching in the Davis Adult Dyslexia program. It has had profound benefits and not just in the area I was expecting.

I have waited for a number of months before writing this note of thanks because I could not, and still cannot, understand how the 5 days with you made the differences it did. I was wondering if the progress I made would unravel but it has not. For me this was the first step I have made to constructively and deliberately tackle my issues but it has been invaluable

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Professional services described as Davis®, Davis Dyslexia Correction®, Davis Symbol Mastery®, Davis Orientation Counseling®, Davis Math Mastery® and Davis Learning Strategies® may only be provided by persons who are employed by a licensed Davis Specialist, or who are trained and licensed as Davis Facilitators by Davis Dyslexia Association International


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