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Peer reviewedWest, Thomas G. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1992
This paper proposes that those traits which handicap visually oriented dyslexics in a verbally oriented educational system may confer advantages in new fields which rely on visual methods of analysis, especially those in computer applications. It is suggested that such traits also characterized Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday, James Maxwell, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Oriented Programs, Dyslexia
