Dyslexia

Each person experiences dyslexia in their own way - for some they distort letters other people numbers. For some people the letters move around or blur into a mass without space or punctuation. A shared experience can be disruption in their lives which often leaves them feeling frustrated.

Depending on your age and generation people with dyslexia were often labelled as stubborn/ having an attitude/low intellect etc and did not get an education.Remember when left handed children were forced to use their right hand? Today people may carry feelings of inadequacy ,shame and low self-esteem. The labels they got as a child have lasted a lifetime.This can affect every area of life.

Often our society mechanisms are structured to deal with the majority rather than the minority - however we are discovering more and more that there is no such thing as a definitive person - we are all individuals.Letting go of blaming strategies and focusing on solutions around dealing with what is rather than what should be can allow our society to move forwards. Recognising that people with dyslexia have a different way of processing information and are often extremely gifted in other areas such as spatial awareness.

The emotions that go with a person with dyslexia are still widely held today - we are recognising that young people have dyslexia and yet struggling to deal with the fallout.This can take the form of "unacceptable" behaviour  ( often anger) and wanting them to work in the same way as their peer group which they cannot.

How EFT and NLP can help

• Understanding  getting support from another person can make a huge difference and I work with people in their world. Breaking down exactly how they process words, numbers and pictures into small steps so we can understand their process and then work to change it so they can manage it. NLP is key for this.
• Working with the other people who are part of their world such as school teachers (in the case of young people) helps everyone come together to work towards a goal. Holistically each part has their own agenda and we have to work with reality as each person sees it - for example school rules, school guidelines and ethos. Working towards exams and being part of a peer group. Feelings toward other family members and their opinions on dyslexia is often a significant part too.
• Stress relief dealing with all the feelings that arise daily when they cannot accomplish a task and learning a very simple tapping technique that immediately breaks the patterns of anxiety and distress and allows new learning to take place.
• Building confidence and feeling good about who they are is essential too.
• Letting go of the past - again dyslexia is, I believe, an emotionally based outcome. Often if we look at when it became evident and what was happening in the person's life around that time we can see a pattern. We can then let go of the energy and change the outcome.