FAQs — Frequently Asked Questions

Dyslexia is an intuitive ability to shift perceptions and see the world with a multidimensional view. At the Dyslexia & Learning Disability Center Inc.® we believe that this ability is a talent. Dyslexics are capable of using this talent to enhance their creative skills. However, this wonderful talent can cause confusion when it interferes with the way symbols, print, language, mathematics, balance, movement, and the sense of time are perceived or experienced.

When we show someone who is Dyslexic how to self-correct and manage their Dyslexic perceptions, dramatic improvements in their academic and physical performance are achieved. Dyslexia only becomes a “disability” when there is no knowledge of how to manage this talent, leaving the Dyslexic with a variety of symptoms that affect daily life.

We believe that all Learning Disabilities, including Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Auditory Processing difficulties, ADD, ADHD, and Asperger’s Syndrome, are all forms of Dyslexia. We feel that Dyslexia affects 40% of the population in some form or another. Everyone knows someone who has Dyslexia. Dyslexics are bright, energetic, entertaining, creative, and unique people.

The internet describes a learning disability as:

• A disorder found in children and adults of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills.
• A neurological disorder.
• A classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
• They affect the brain’s ability to receive, process, analyze, or store information.
• They affect an estimated 2% to 10% of the population.
• They include Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, and ADHD.

Yes, dyslexia is inherited just like other traits such as eye, hair, and skin color. What is actually inherited is the talent of dyslexia, the ability to think in pictures and in feelings. The disabling aspects may vary, given the moment, the hour, and the day, as well as the situation and the material presented.

This is a myth. It has been the experience of our work that an equal number of males and females have Dyslexia. Dyslexia is inherited. Very often boys who come into an office has a mother that has Dyslexia. Things that are inherited are talents and the ability to picture, imagine, & create in 3D. Women and girls do this just as well as men and boys.

Federal and State law don’t require schools to cover Dyslexia. There are no tests for Dyslexia in most of the schools and the schools that do test, at the time of this writing, only cover reversals at the primary level. There is no mandated teacher training on how to work with individuals who have Dyslexia.

No, medical insurance does not pay for any learning center tutoring or assessment services. The Dyslexia & Learning Disability Center Inc.® does not have a licensed psychologist who is covered by medical insurance, and usually psychologists do not provide tutoring services, correction programs or education centers for dyslexia and other learning disabilities.

I am a corrected Dyslexic myself with an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in Education with majors also in Psychology, Sociology, and English Literature. I have a Masters from Purdue University in West Layfayette, Indiana majoring in Guidance & Counseling and minoring in both Psychology and Reading Disabilities. I have advanced degree work in Learning Disabilities from Purdue and Ohio State Universities. I was a Special Education teacher for 8 years and a Guidance Counselor for 5 years. I have owned and operated The Dyslexia & Learning Disability Center, Inc.® for 30 years.

I use materials from The International Dyslexia Association®, my years as a Special Education teacher, and The Reading Research Counsel® to hone in on the talents and disabilities of the client. I spend 3 to 4 hours evaluating confusion, movement, comprehension, and on task behavior while the client performs skills in Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math. I find what words or symbols he/she hangs onto, drops, or moves to other locations on a page and then demonstrate to the client and his/her family members what the client is doing and how Dyslexia works.

We use a variety of techniques that are tailored to each individual client. These come from Betty Ann Judah attending 15 different programs, her own teaching experience, her 8 year intership with The Reading Counsel®, and her 30 years of experience in training thousands of clients.

At the The Dyslexia & Learning Disability Center, Inc.® Betty Ann Judah is able to help the client save thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours because her program is designed to enhance the client’s abilities without repetitive drilling of Phonics or Math. The goal is to continue to use her training for the rest of the client’s life. Betty Ann Judah’s techniques can be applied to all aspects of academia and one’s livelihood. Just boosting self-esteem is worth the cost!

No, the initial Training is an intense jump-start, which is completed in nine 3-hour sessions, all done within 2 weeks.

Absolutely, provided that you get along, attend, and understand the ENTIRE training.