Someone hasn't heard of strengths in lateral thinking ... or that if it
links, compiles correctly then the spelling is consistent (even if not
standard English!)
Urban myth perhaps, but it used to be said that NASA favoured using at least
one dyslexic programmer team when they needed alternative systems in case
one failed in space. Assumption being the method use would be different
enough to avoid inducing the same failure.
Any one got some examples of other successful female dyslexics I have had
students complain - the famous ones are all actresses! Not so helpful when
at University.
Mary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Petrie
> Sent: 06 January 2003 11:56
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> Subject: Re: Success story
>
>
> so in the event of an attack and our highly computerized defence system
> fails............................
>
> just a thought.
>
> cheers
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judith Stansfield [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 January 2003 11:19
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Success story
>
>
> I have recently heard from a very proud father about the success of his
> daughter who was assessed by Aston Uni as 'severely dyslexic'. She is now
> 33 and is a senior programming consultant with her own company
> who contracts
> her time to the defence industry on projects she cannot discuss
> with anyone.
> She told him recently that in her working group of seven people, six are
> severely dyslexic and its very funny when someone shouts out "How do you
> spell 'such and such as word.?" Invariably, no-one knows and
> someone will
> say, "Just a minute. I type it into Word " (so that the spell-checker will
> correct whatever they type in)
>
> As the father says, there is masses of hope for dyslexics and it is
> important
> that teachers are made aware of the fact that many of these 'dyslexics'
> will eventually function professionally at a very high level.
> Cheers
> Judith
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