Profoundly autistic as a child, functionally illiterate until the age of 38 - internationally best-selling American author Ronald Davis will be giving a public lecture at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square on Monday 4th October 2010 at 6.30 pm. (Cost of admission: £8.00).

Davis will be speaking about his remarkable personal story, his “gift” philosophy of dyslexia, and a breakthrough approach that is empowering thousands of dyslexic learners across the world. This will be Ron Davis’s first visit to the UK since 2004.

At lectures, Ron Davis sometimes quips that he has received two certificates during his lifetime. The first reads: “Uneducatably mentally retarded”. The second reads: “Certified mechanical engineer”.

Born with Kanner’s Syndrome - a profound form of autism - Davis has no memory of his life before the age of 9, during which time he also had no speech. Then - mystifyingly - Davis began to emerge from his autism, and at the age of 17, tested with an IQ of 137.

However, even as an adult, Davis remained so severely dyslexic as to be functionally illiterate. Then, at the age of 38, a series of personal breakthroughs enabled him, over a period of a few months, to progress his reading ability to college level.

More about Ron Davis’s life

TV Celebrity Claims Davis Programme “Altered the Course of My Son’s Life”

Tom Jameson is the dyslexic son of Louise

Jameson of Dr Who (“Leila”), Tenko, Bergerac

and East Enders (“Rosa da Marco”) fame.

Tom left school at 16, with minimal GCSEs and

disillusioned with academic learning.

Having been recommended by a friend, Louise

suggested in 2004 that Tom, then aged 19, take

a course with Davis Facilitator Richard

Whitehead.                                                       

                                                                          A short video about Tom’s Davis Programme

Read about Tom’s story

London-based boy experiences “dramatic” change to reading and maths ability following Davis Dyslexia Programme

When Shimon first started school at age 5, his headteacher commented to Shimon’s mother Jeannie that he thought he might be dyslexic.

However, at age 6 Shimon was tested by an educational psychologist, who concluded that he was not dyslexic and that he would gradually find his way at school.

But Shimon’s difficulties persisted – and without a diagnosis of dyslexia, he came under increasing pressure from well-meaning teachers and family who had concluded that his problems must be the result of laziness.

Then, at age 8, Shimon was working on a school project on the Beatles.

Read about Shimon’s story

The Davis Methods

The Davis methods are now used by more than 450 licensed Davis Facilitators in forty nations and in thirty languages. They claim a 97% success rate in helping children and adults achieve their goals in reading, writing, maths, coordination, and related areas such as attention focus, time management and personal organisation.

How the Davis Methods are Different