DR TIM CONWAY, WHAT IS DYSLEXIA?

Dr, Tim Conway

1. What is dyslexia? What are the signs?
2. When can it be diagnosed?
3. Do people with dyslexia “think differently?” Do they have special gifts or strengths?
4. What is the success rate of IEPs in special education?

 

Dr. Tim Conway earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Neuropsychology – how the brain develops and works – from the University of Florida. His background as a clinical research scientist has produced a full resume of clinical research in the areas of dyslexia, learning disabilities, aphasia and other disorders. Dr. Conway is the Director of The Morris Center clinics in Florida, and The Morris Centre Trinidad and Tobago, which serve national and international clientele by providing a transdisciplinary team approach to the assessment and successful treatment of language, learning, motor, sensory, mood, anxiety, behavior and executive function difficulties. Dr. Conway is the CEO of the Neuro-development of Words – NOW!® company, an online EdTech company that provides evidence-based & research-based online tutoring, with highly-trained eTutors using the four NOW! Programs™ that build phonological processing skills and successfully prevent or treat reading and learning difficulties, including dyslexia, or improve comprehension/memory skills, or teach competent writing skills or provide solid training in mathematics. Dr. Conway is a co-founder and volunteer President of the Board of Directors of The Einstein School in Gainesville, Florida, a charter school that more than 18 years ago began as the 1st charter school in the USA to provide free, evidence-based & research-based education to 110 children per year in grades 2 through 8, all of whom have learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Lastly, Dr. Conway is an Affiliated Research Assistant Professor at the University of Florida.