Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:21:00 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: [NVC] Info Needed - dyslexia
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John,
My buddy is a man of bright mind, creative, inventive, and has a
photographic memory. This is the guy that designed, built, installed and
ran the 78 mpg carburetor on the Audi engine in the Omni Horizon back in
the 70's. He never forgets anything down to the most minute detail. He
never watches movies a second time - it's too boring. He remembers the
movie and it's details exactly. For me, it's maddening. I wish I could
remember things at least remotely that way. I can't remember what I had
for breakfast. I would get up from the commode and leave my backside
sitting there if it wasn't attached. But this guy never forgets. If he
sees or hears it once, he's got it. But he has to have someone read it
to him. I know this is a compensation thing for dyslexic people. They
have to remember stuff since they can't read it. The weird thing is that
this is a language center problem, and the scientific world has no
answers. Other graphic stuff he deals with reasonably well. But for
people like him, you would think there would be a place. Like I said, he
is the most incredible jeweler and sculptor I have ever seen. I'm just
trying to help him by finding some way to connect him to someone, some
agency, some business that would pay him decent for his special gifts
and the skills he has, which are substantial in his field. But boy, most
places don't want to accomodate those disabilities, especially the reading.
Einstein was interviewed once and was asked how it was that he thought
out this theories before the mathematical proofs were developed. His
response was "I think and ask questions like a child". That is the way
this guy is.
Regards,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
John Carpenter wrote:
>I can really appreciate your friends dilemma !
>My religious parents made sure I went to church
>every Sunday :o(
>And, as a dyslexic,
>It wasn't until I was 12 or 13,
>that I finally realized that they really
>didn't want me to worship a doG !!!???
>After all, they are mans best friend :o)
>JC...
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>> Sorry for the NVC, but need help.
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>>I've a friend - male, 56, dyslexic, slow learner handicap, two heart
>>attacks, but a fabulous jeweler and sculptor. Can't get work. Nobody
>>wants to hire a 56 year old who can't read.
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>>I'm trying to help somehow. Any suggestions as to organizations I can
>>contact, or art rep types that might be interested in representing him
>>to galleries, etc. would be much appreciated. He went to the state
>>re-hab office where they tested him, put him through all the paces, then
>>said to him , "Yep, you're dyslexic, and have handicaps,. but we can't
>>help ... your not retarded as much as necessary to fit our profiles.!"
>>What a crock!
>>
>>Anyway, any help, suggestions, etc. at all would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>John Rodgers
>>88 GL Driver
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