CIP Marin http://cipmarin.org/blog Helping individuals, Healing Families, Stengthening our Community. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:20:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Upside of Dyslexia http://cipmarin.org/blog/archives/148 http://cipmarin.org/blog/archives/148#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:20:29 +0000 eva.tuschman http://cipmarin.org/blog/?p=148 Recently our understanding of dyslexia has taken a surprising turn: researchers have found that people with dyslexia may have certain skills that are more advanced than those of typical readers.  Identifying these aptitudes is now helping develop education and treatment approaches for dyslexia that emphasize strengths, not just weaknesses.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/the-upside-of-dyslexia.html?hp

For dyslexia, learning disabilities, and many other issues, psychological testing can help clarify diagnoses and make appropriate treatment recommendations.  CIP offers psychological testing on a sliding scale; please feel free to call us at (415) 459-5999 for more information.
http://www.cipmarin.org/pages/main/what/psychological_testing.htm

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