My journey with dyslexia Dr Grinne Cleary What

My journey with dyslexia Dr Gráinne Cleary

What is dyslexia? • Dyslexia comes from the Greek language and means difficulty with words. • Very personal journey • There is no cure for dyslexia since it is a brain based difference. • It is a difference in the way the brain works so we must adapt • Problems learning the letter sounds of words for reading (decoding) and spelling (encoding) • Lack of accuracy and fluency when attempting to read (and decode) so read slowly and make many mistakes.

The gift of dyslexia to science? • University education • Inquiring mind and problem solving by generating innovative ideas through analytic thinking. • Creative thinking and finding different strategies to solve a problem by seeing the biggest picture as a result of insightful thinking. • Art can reward this creativity while science doesn't • We bring innovation through our experiences to solve old problems with new ideas.

Sparsholt College Hampshire – Agriculture college in Hampshire, England Higher National Diploma in Wildlife Management

The University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Scotland

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Scotland

Stockholm, Sweden

Honours Thesis – Relationship between Jays and catching acorns in Stockholm

London, England

Trinity College Dublin: Ph. D: Diet of Badgers in the Republic of Ireland

The Irish farmer and have love for badgers

Sydney, Australia

Brought a range of partners together to work on innovative idea

Reintroduction of Bush Rats into SHNP

Citizen Science – Public gather data to aid scientific discoveries Koala Count and Who’s Living on My land Multiple partners work together with landholders

Citizen science needs to result in publication of data

The Australian Bird Feeding and Watering Study

Stop hiding and now living with dyslexia!!

Questions? Name: Grainne (Gra) Cleary Tel: 0435 547 743 Email: g. cleary@deakin. edu. au Contact me for any requests to talk or give presentations. Thank you.