Concordia Now Article on our Dyslexia Studies
CURRENT STUDIES
Dyslexics do things differently: Studying attention and the dyslexia experience
We are currently recruiting ADULTS (18 years and older) WITH DYSLEXIA for both in person and online studies.
| Online | In Person |
| Living in North America Aged 18-49 English speaking | In Montreal, Quebec at Concordia University Loyola campus in NDG English speaking Between the age of 18-49 Â |
| Participants will be entered into a draw to earn a $100 amazon gift card | Participant will receive $20 as compensation |
| Two-part study Part 1: questionnaire lasting 20-40 minutes Part 2: Attention task lasting 20 minutes Will receive two extra entries | This study will last 2 hours |
| To begin, click on the link below | For more information please e-mail: dyslexiaexperiencestudy@gmail.com |
| *Participants can participant in only the online OR in-person experiment, not both!* |
Resources
Lime Connect: https://www.limeconnect.com/#our-stories
Lime connect is a network of university students and professional offering recruitment receptions, fellowship programs, scholarships and more.
Head Strong Nation: http://headstrongnation.org/adults
Head strong nations has resources for adults with dyslexia including video on using text-to-speech and speech to text technologies as well as tips and tricks for the workplace.
International Dyslexia Association: https://dyslexiaida.org/
The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity: http://dyslexia.yale.edu/
Resources in Canada:
Learning Disability Association of Canada: https://www.ldac-acta.ca/
Dyslexia Canada: https://www.dyslexiacanada.org
Dyslexia Canada provides recourses, community connecti9ons and resources for individuals with dyslexia.
Dyslexia in Canada explained: https://itshardtoread.org/
Friends of dyslexia Inc: https://www.fodcanada.ca/
Montreal Center for Learning Disabilities: https://ldmontreal.ca/
The adult life kills coaching program: https://ldmontreal.ca/adult-ld-life-skills-program/
Ambassadors program: https://ldmontreal.ca/ambassadors-program/
Resources in United States:
Eye to Eye: https://eyetoeyenational.org
Eye to eye is mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues in the U.S. Eye to eye also offers workshops and talks by senior students with leading differences as well as resources on learning differently.
Understood: https://www.understood.org
Provides helpful resources and supportive committees to parents, educators and adults with learning disabilities.
National Center for Learning disabilities: https://www.ncld.org
