Dyslexic and dissymmetric: in a labyrinth of the creative abilities and disabilities in the Literacy Project

Gyarmathy, Éva (2013) Dyslexic and dissymmetric: in a labyrinth of the creative abilities and disabilities in the Literacy Project. In: Symmetry: Art and Science. Journal of the International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry 2013. The Hellenic Open University, Crete, pp. 134-139.

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Abstract

Dyslexia is a special way of thinking. The dyslexic brain uses a holistic and visual rather than analytic verbal approach. Perception of details, small differences and relations is unstable. That way the patterns become fuzzy and the stronger right-hemisphere information processing can lead to dyslexia as well as potentially being the basis for the creation. The special way of perception creates new solutions. The corrupted pattern is not only a mistake, but also, at the same time, a way to new patterns. This slightly different pattern is the most complex image for the brain to perceive. If symmetry is harmony, dissymmetry is corrupted harmony, or disharmony. It creates tension, which, in turn, can be converted into power. The dyslexic mind is ready to err and create. The aim of the EU Project “Literacy” is to develop an online portal for young and adult dyslexics. The Portal offers a place and opportunity to turn disabilities into abilities.

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