Why dyslexia is touted as a superpower

Encouragement helps children with dyslexia navigate challenges, fostering a positive attitude towards learning. Photo: 123rf.com

When Gil Gershoni was in third grade and his teacher assigned the 30 or so students in his class turns at reading aloud, he quickly developed an avoidance strategy.

He figured out the approximate number of seconds that each student read. Two students before his turn, he would raise his hand and ask to go to the restroom, where he’d sit in a stall and count in his head until he knew that his turn had been bypassed by at least two students. Then he would return to his seat in the classroom and hope the teacher didn’t circle back to him. Decades later, Gershoni now jokingly calls it his “power play.”Gershoni frequently speaks on dyslexia and its positive impact on problem solving and design thinking. Photo: Gershoni.com