Strengths
With every challenge, there is always a strength. The Strength-Based Model focuses on a person's strengths rather than their deficits, using their capabilities to create positive change. It builds motivation, hope, and growth. Dyslexic students are often creative, resilient, and very good at analyzing things.
The Dyslexic MIND Strengths
Researchers describe four strengths that often come with dyslexic thinking, spelling out the word MIND.
M — Material Reasoning
Helps you reason with the physical, material world. Great for spatial reasoning and hands-on, experimental work.
I — Interconnected Reasoning
Helps you make connections and see how different things are alike. Seeing things from many points of view creates creative, divergent thinking.
N — Narrative Reasoning
Helps you explain the present or imagine the future by building mental scenes and timelines. A great skill for poets, authors, and artists.
D — Dynamic Reasoning
Helps you spot patterns and connections and handle complex, real-life situations. These strengths often make great entrepreneurs.
Famous Dyslexic Thinkers
Throughout history, many dyslexic individuals have shaped the world.
Cher
Oscar-winning actress and famous musician.
Anderson Cooper
Six-time Emmy-winning journalist.
Albert Einstein
Physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
Pablo Picasso
One of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
George Washington
The first president of the United States.