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I am Graham, and I can help you or your child overcome dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADD/ADHD and Dyscalculia using the Davis Method.

There are two generally accepted forms of thinking: verbal and non-verbal. People with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD tend to think non-verbally, using mentally generated sensory impressions such as visual, tactile, and auditory. They are imaginative, creative, empathic and try to solve problems by looking at the whole picture, rather than working step-by-step.

Neurodivergent individuals often experience distortions in perception, but these problems are caused by a mental disorientation. It’s not a problem with eyes or ears, but rather the way that the brain interprets the input from the sensory organs. This is called picture-thinking.

Disorientation is often the source of many strengths and talents associated with neurodivergent/picture-thinking, e.g. creativity, innovative out-of-the-box thinking, empathy, creative problem-solving, etc.

Davis is a programme of exercises that resolves disorientation with picture-thinking clients.

My Dyslexia programme runs between one and six hours a week up to thirty hours in total, plus six hours of additional support as the reader works their way through a list of trigger words.

My sessions can last from 1 hour to six hours, depending on the client’s availability. I try to be as flexible as I can, with sessions in the evenings and weekends.

Every programme begins with an initial meeting and an assessment that tells me which programme I should be doing. The client will see a difference after their first meeting when they are given their Davis tools and use them for the first time.

I do a short reading for an orientation exercise, where the reader gets to practise orientation.

Sessions are held in my family home in Llantwit Major or on Zoom.

As part of my practice, I use clay models to bring letters, words and numbers into the picture-thinker’s real world, where their meaning becomes a part of the learner rather than being memorised.

I have been a Davis facilitator for 3 years, and I have worked with adults and children.

With children, it is useful to have an adult present because the parent or guardian can learn the procedures, and can then keep up the practice sessions when I am not there. This is why I am a facilitator and not a teacher. In the end, it is up to the child or adult to use their Davis toolkit to help themselves.

I have an Enhanced DBS with Davis, which includes all the information in a standard check, plus any additional relevant information held by local police forces.