Dyslexia in Adults: Taking Charge of Your Life [Paperback]

Kathleen Nosek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997

Author Kathleen Nosek offers dyslexic adults a unique approach that gets to the heart of the biggest problem they face—the shame and battered self-esteem resulting from decades of struggling with this frustrating and often misunderstood learning disability.

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878339485
• ISBN-13: 978-0878339488
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,269,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I found this book to be patronizing and completely useless., May 21, 1999

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This review is from: Dyslexia in Adults: Taking Charge of Your Life (Paperback)

As an adult dyslexic diagnosed late in life looking for tools of compensatation in the work force, I found this book to be patronizing and completely useless. Although the book does have an excellent reference list of agencies you can contact, the tone and content of the book suggest an incompetence on the part of the reader which is clearly a residual attitude of past misconceptions about the disability. It implies that dyslexics are self-centered individuals not capable of even the simplest task of personal grooming or intellect. Clearly not the best book for individuals trying to understand the unique way dyslexics comprehend the world.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT Enough information, November 28, 2000

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This review is from: Dyslexia in Adults: Taking Charge of Your Life (Paperback)

This review is written by someone who is dyslexic. I found the book to be a total waste of time. It was nothing but an "I'm So Sorry For Me" book. The book gave no positive outlook for dyslexics at all. There were some helpful resources in the back (maybe). My husband also read it and found it to be severely lacking in useful information.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book helped me, March 28, 2000

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This review is from: Dyslexia in Adults: Taking Charge of Your Life (Paperback)

I am a young adult and I discovered that I was dylslexic just recently. This book provided comfort to me, as my condition has caused much pain in my life. I made many mistakes in my childhood that could have been avoided had my condition been diagnosed. As an adult, I was accused of a serious crime that I did not do. The good news in my life is that I now know what I am fighting. This book and others like it have showed me that I am not alone in this battle and that others have faced the same obstacles.