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The Man Who Called It a Gift, Not a Disability
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The Man Who Called It a Gift, Not a Disability

Remembering Ron Davis, and What His Work Has Meant to the Neurodivergent Community. Fourty years ago Ron Davis was first to call dyslexia a gift, not a disability. Remembering the man whose work changed how the world understands neurodivergent minds.

Rachel Barwell
05/09/2026

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