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applegrove

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6. Dyslexia is a type of brain. Says nothing about someone's intellect.

Reply to kcr (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 27, 2017, 08:41 PM

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Dyslexics like Trump see patterns. They thrive on dynamic reasoning. They see best when [View all] applegrove Jul 2017 OP

I think you've given credit where none is due. ret5hd Jul 2017 #1

I'm saying he can't remember anything unless it is repeated again and again. applegrove Jul 2017 #2

That actually is not what dyslexia is. Most recent research indicates that in the 5% of the tblue37 Jul 2017 #14

Dyslexia is a type of perception. The ability to think in 3D. 1/3 of MIT applegrove Jul 2017 #15

No, dyslexia is NOT the ability to think in 3D. It is a perceptual difficulty in recognizing and tblue37 Jul 2017 #16

Like you said the idea of reading didn't exist until the last few hundred applegrove Jul 2017 #17

What research have you read on this topic? nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #18

Numerous places. applegrove Jul 2017 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Jul 2017 #19

Where on earth do you get the idea he's dyslexic? kcr Jul 2017 #3

Dyslexia is a type of brain. Says nothing about someone's intellect. applegrove Jul 2017 #6

Dyslexia is only ever brought up to make fun of someone. Which is what you're doing. Gravitycollapse Jul 2017 #7

I am dyslexic. I'm saying Trump is trying to play to his strengths which applegrove Jul 2017 #8

A. There is no proof he's dyslexic. B. Do you genuinely believe Trump has dynamic reasoning skills? Gravitycollapse Jul 2017 #10

He sussed out that there were a whole lotta bitter, angry white people applegrove Jul 2017 #11

The lead idiot in a group of idiots is still an idiot. Gravitycollapse Jul 2017 #12

I never said that he was not an idiot. And I am not implying any dyslexics applegrove Jul 2017 #13

Trump thrives on dynamic reasoning ? And there is JI7 Jul 2017 #4

This post is deeply offensive to the dyslexic community. Please delete. Gravitycollapse Jul 2017 #5

Dyslexia is a type of brain not IQ. Einstein was dyslexic and relative applegrove Jul 2017 #9

You are seriously relating Einstein to Trump?! This is ridiculous. anneboleyn Jul 2017 #21

No. Trump is not Einstein. applegrove Jul 2017 #23

I agree. Very offensive on many levels. I think the OP is confusing ADD and dyslexia as well. anneboleyn Jul 2017 #22

Nope. I'm just saying that what we often see today as disadvantages applegrove Jul 2017 #24

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