Video #27 Positive Career Matches for People with Dyslexia

In this video (#27 in my video series on ”The Power of Neurodiversity,” I talk about the strengths of individuals who’ve been diagnosed with dyslexia and how those strengths can be matched with careers where those gifts would make a good fit. People with dyslexia often have, for example, strong 3-D visual-spatial ability, and so careers that require this facility might include: geneticist, mechanic, architect, and molecular biologist out of many other possibilities. Dyslexics are also good at holistic perception – they can ”read” fuzzy data better than neurotypicals, so careers that involve interpreting fuzzy data would be good matches, including cell biologist, cosmologist or astronomer, and radiologist. Another gift that doesn’t get talked about much is the ability to foretell future trends, and dyslexics seem to be better at this than neurotypical people. Careers that go with this ability include stock market analyst, marketing in sales, and being an inventor. Finally, a career in the arts could also be a good move for a person with dyslexia. Even though the arts may not pay as well as some of the other careers, they provide a higher level of inner satisfaction than most other careers.