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	<title>Connie Cox: Writer at Work &#187; Office Ergonomics</title>
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		<title>Dyslexia-or Why My Office is Set Up Backwards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I use a left-handed mouse and LOVE it. It took me several years to realize that I didn&#8217;t have to stick with the traditional righty mouse. Once I crossed over, life at the computer (which is my life) got better. The Gift of Dyslexia For my right-handed spouse, my mouse is a great source of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I use a left-handed mouse and LOVE it.  It took me several years to realize that I didn&#8217;t have to stick with the traditional righty mouse.  Once I crossed over, life at the computer (which <em>is </em>my life) got better.</p>
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<p>For my right-handed spouse, my mouse is a great source of frustration-especially when I move it to the right side.  But my arm gets tired.  And my mind doesn&#8217;t seem to mind the switch.  To me the buttons aren&#8217;t on the left or the right, they&#8217;re on the inside or the outside.<br />
If this doesn&#8217;t make any sense to you, but it does to someone you know, then let me tell you about this great book I found while researching my latest novel.</p>
<p>The Gift of Dyslexia has been on my bookshelf for ages.  I picked it up from a bargain bin years ago.  I was searching for the right words when I finally opened it.  One of my characters has dyslexia.  You&#8217;d think I could have used real-life examples, but that&#8217;s the thing about dyslexia.  It&#8217;s different for everyone.  And here&#8217;s the real kicker&#8211;on different days, at different times, it&#8217;s different for the person who is dyslexic.</p>
<p>Understanding what I just said is not has hard as it first appears.  Read the book.<br />
Everything about the way my thoughts track and my mind spins is described so very accurately in Ron Davis&#8217; 250 pages.  I can&#8217;t vouch for his theories on why dyslexia happens.  Nor can I confirm or deny his training methods, but he&#8217;s got the processes inside my head exactly right.</p>
<p>If you are a spouse, a parent or a teacher to anyone who you think may be dyslexic, please, please, please read this book!  You&#8217;ll make your life easier as well as their lives.</p>
<p>BTW, you can pick up a used copy from Amazon for as little as a couple of dollars if they have used ones for sale.  The title above is a link.  Well worth the investment!</p>
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