In the presentation, Mr. Sam Tan talked about dyslexia. After the introductory process, Dr. Tan began to talk about a story involving dyslexia. He actually suffers from dyslexia himself. He tried many experiments to deal with his dyslexia. He suffered a lot from his mother who said he didn’t study hard enough in school, but in reality he just could not keep up because of his condition. The video was inspiring and very well presented.
Key Takeaways:
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The speaker was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was 21 or 22 years old and attended a language lab at his university as a form of remediation.
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As an adult he learned to live and overcome dyslexia. For example in preparing for his speech he used big fonts, words in bold, double-spaced and difficult words are highlighted which are essential for dyslexic readers.
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Dyslexia is a learning disability specifically in reading, writing and spelling but it has nothing to do with the person's intelligence.
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