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“Your child with dyslexia is twice as likely as other children to have ADD; about 15 percent of students with reading problems are also diagnosed with ADD. Conversely, a child with ADD is twice as likely to have difficulties with reading; about 36 percent of children with ADD also have dyslexia. It”
― Jody Swarbrick, The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Dyslexia: All You Need To Ensure Your Child's Success

“Reinhardt, a German immigrant, told me that the selection of white legacies over Asian scholars reflects a disturbing trend in American society. “When I got to the USA in the early 1960s, this country had become, by virtue of the GI Bill, pretty much a meritocracy,” h”
― Daniel Golden, The Price of Admission (Updated Edition): How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates

“Learned helplessness is a psychological reaction to repeated frustration and failure. Research shows that continual exposure to academic failure contributes to withdrawal, unwillingness to approach new tasks, and a lack of persistence. In essence, the person simply gives up trying. The child who only experiences frustration and failure will quickly give up. She will begin to think of herself as inept and stupid and will become fearful of facing new challenges. But a child who feels capable of learning will, over time, become more and more willing to devote sustained effort to accomplishing her goals. She discovers through experience that her hard work can pay off, so she is willing to keep on trying.”
― Jody Swarbrick, The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Dyslexia: All You Need To Ensure Your Child's Success

“The delayed response time is seen both in tests of listening to the sounds of language and responding to visually presented symbols. These delays could explain why individuals with dyslexia tend to read more slowly. It is also possible that because of the problem with timing, children with dyslexia may not hear the sounds and rhythms of language in the same way that others do. This may explain why they have difficulty breaking down words into component sounds or blending sounds into words. Visual”
― Jody Swarbrick, The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Dyslexia: All You Need To Ensure Your Child's Success