As a graduate of Brown University, Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney is often asked how he overcame his dyslexia and ADHD in order to thrive in college. What he says needs to be overcome or fixed is, in fact, how differences are treated in environments designed around the idea that we are all the same.
Dr. Mark Seidenberg defines dyslexia; however, he notes that dyslexia is complex and that while the agreed-upon definition has its place, it does not tell us anything about causes or variability—the “important stuff.”
Dr. Fletcher explains that it is best to think about multisensory instruction as instruction that includes multiple modalities that reinforce learning.
