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The dyslexic programmer, creativity did not kill the cat

The dyslexic programmer, creativity did not kill the cat

Dyslexia is generally considered a disability, prejudices are always in place (they are slow and can not read or write). To be honest some of it is true but they have other qualities that make them excellent developers.
There A lot of misconceptions about dyslexia. Did you know that approximately 2 out of 10 persons are dyslexic? and 6 out of 10 do not even know it or are trying to hide it?

After a short introduction on what dyslexia actually is I will present you with some interesting facts that you probably did not know. From there on I take you on a ride into the mind of a dyslexic. His reading skills, the problems he faces and more important their perception of the world. The way that we perceive the world allows us to have a different look at anything we encounter. This different look is sometimes referred to as thinking outside the box.

At the end of the presentation, I hope that I reframed this perceived weakness as being a powerful tool. And some pointers on how to interact with us, it is not that different from any other person.

Pieter van der Meer

November 14, 2018
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  1. remmargorq ciscelsib het
    tac eht llik ton bid ytivitaerc
    @pieni_nl
    [email protected]
    Pieter van der Meer

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  2. About me
    Me: Pieter van der Meer
    Personal: Father and Boyfriend of Dyslextics
    Profession: Data Engineer @ Dataworkz
    Advantages: Dyslexic, thinking outside the box
    Why: A lot of misconceptions about dyslexia
    Tycho van der Meer: Pieter van der Meer

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  3. Question?

    who in this room
    is a dyslexic?
    Leonardo da Vinci: unknown

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  4. And 6 out of 10 try and hide it
    Albert Einstein: unknown
    2 out of 10

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  5. An experience
    font: danialbritton.info

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  6. An experience
    font: danialbritton.info
    THIS TYPEFACE
    RECREATES THE
    FEELING OF READING
    WITH DISLEXIA FOR A
    NON DYSLEXIC PERSON
    THEREFORE CREATING
    EMPATHY AND
    UNDERSTANDING FOR
    THE PROBLEM

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  7. dyslexia
    dɪsˈlɛksɪə/

    noun
    A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in
    learning to read or interpret words, letters and other
    symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
    Oxford Dictionary
    Alexander Graham Bell: unknown

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  8. If its a disorder,
    • Why is 40% of all successful entrepreneurs a dyslexic
    • Unusual high rate of Dyslexic people in: Engineering, Science, Arts
    • To name a few:
    • Einstein
    • Steve Jobs
    • Richard Branson
    • Steven Speilberg
    • And many others
    • People in backgrounds are all well known dyslexics
    Tom Cruise: Frank Zauritz

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  9. Disorder?
    Jennifer Aniston: Mario Testino
    • Phonological processing system
    • Procedural learning system and 

    procedural memory
    • Right v.s. Left side of the brain

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  10. Difference
    Jennifer Aniston: Mario Testino
    • Phonological processing system
    • Procedural learning system and 

    procedural memory
    • Right v.s. Left side of the brain

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  11. Dyslextics excel in:
    • Material Reasoning
    • Interconnected Reasoning
    • Narrative Reasoning
    • Dynamic Reasoning
    John Lennon: Getty Images

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  12. View of the world
    “It’s as if people with dyslexia tend to use
    a wide-angle lens to take in the world,

    while others tend to use a telephoto, each
    is best at revealing different kinds of detail.”
    Sir. Richard Branson: Dan Taylor

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  13. Strengths of a Dyslexic programmer
    • Interconnected reasoning
    • Narrative reasoning
    • Dynamic reasoning
    Keira Knightly: Gareth Cattermole

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  14. My Strengths
    • Interconnected reasoning
    • Narrative reasoning
    • Communicate by means of drawings
    • Overview/relations
    • No nitty gritty details
    Arjan Ederveen: Rob Bogaerts

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  15. Practical
    • IDE/Compiler 

    best spellchecker there is!
    • Small paragraphs
    • Lots of repetitions
    • Lots of tools available
    Steve Jobs: Rene Ritchie

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  16. dyslexia
    1. A learning advantage marked by the ability to recognize and
    comprehend complex visual patterns
    2. The innate ability to see and understand visual information differently
    3. The umbrella slang word for the general public’s inability to
    understand the complex and extraordinary thought process of multi-
    dimensional freethinking (freethinkers university)
    Alexander Graham Bell: unknown
    dɪsˈlɛksɪə/

    noun

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  17. Closing statement:
    “A Dyslexic programmer will be an
    asset to your team because the way
    he/she reasons about the problem at
    hand”
    Jackie Steward: unknown

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  18. End note:
    Pieter van der Meer
    http://elucidator.nl
    [email protected]
    “Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to
    Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid”

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