Jamie Oliver verses Delia Smith....an insight into how Dyslexic People Think.
Can you remember that smell of school? The corridors of polished wooden flooring, super slippery and super shiny. Being at school was probably your first introduction to deadlines. How were you at those deadlines? Did you start homework on the day it was given and have it done early? Or did you leave it to the last minute, and have to finish it off as you munched on your morning toast on deadline day?
The idea of working to a deadline or measuring results is a very precise definition of a goal, and it is not comfortable for everyone - especially those with dyslexia.
Dyslexic people see the world differently.
It is in some ways liberating to work with dyslexic adults. They are often free thinkers, seeing the world from another perspective and measuring life with different tools. Is it not surprising that many dyslexic people are in the creative fields of design, music, dance and theatre.
“Schools don’t always measure the strongest attribute a dyslexic person may have.”
Schools do not always measure the strongest attribute a dyslexic person may have to offer. Many dyslexic adults say they found school challenging; having to work so much harder to achieve the required grades. The process was exhausting. Of course, the situation did not get more comfortable in the world of work, unless they happen to find their niche or learn how to think and measure in this precise method that is alien them.
Jamie Oliver talks about his dyslexia and shares personal insights and advice
Jamie Oliver, the famous chef, has dyslexia.
When you pick up a Jamie Oliver cookbook and read his recipes, you feel his passion for food; a splash of this, a pinch of that, and a dollop of the other. It sounds so much more exciting than reading out the exact measurements. He is inviting us all into that sensory world of feelings, textures, and intuition when a recipe is just right! Jamie, talks freely about his dyslexia, that school did not work for him; it did not measure his talents, only his failures.
Teaching a dyslexic child in the way that works for them.
Luckily things have changed in schools since Jamie Oliver’s day.
Teachers now recognize that neuro-divergent students need flexible teaching techniques incorporating the five senses.
Raviv Practice London accelerates this same learning process for both dyslexic children and adults. Like those amazing teachers in schools but even better! We work out quickly and effortlessly what strengths are at play and how to use those strengths to teach in a way that is in alignment with the way they function. We have over fourteen years of working with creative individuals to the point of polishing them both in their creativity, and in the bits, they find challenging. We don't measure fun only success.
If you are a parent who has a child with suspected dyslexia, please keep nurturing their creativity at all times this is the key to their success in learning.
Dyslexia? Dyspraxia? ADHD? ASD? Speech & Language? Developmental Delay? Anxiety?
Is every school day a struggle? As a parent, you may feel exhausted and on this journey alone. Each year you see the gap getting wider. You need to do something - change the approach, help your child learn for themselves, find a way to turn this around - to help while you can - do this NOW. the first step is free.
About the Author
Usha Patel is a Neurocognitive Therapist and Director at Raviv Practice London. Parents searching to help their suspected/neurodiverse child can get evidence-based solutions with results in as little as 8 weeks. Those in search of jargon-free help can get started straight away.
