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Download for Free any Device from AmazonDyslexic Dick – True Adventures of My World is a true autobiography of a boy growing up in Highland Mills, a small town in upstate New York that starts in the mid 1960’s. Dick, unaware of his dyslexia, goes through his young life thinking that stupidity is the cause of his…See More

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I need Reviewers & Bloggers for My New Book. Title- Dyslexic Dick – True Adventures of My WorldAuthor's Name- Richard “Dick” W. KraemerISBN-13: 978-1469986463ISBN-10: 1469986469Number of review copies you are offering – 10Number of book giveaway copies you are offering – 10 E-booksGenre- AutobiographyFormat(s) – E-BookSynopsis- OVERVIEW Dyslexic Dick is a true autobiography of a boy growing up in Highland Mills, a small town in upstate New York that starts in the mid 1960’s. Dick,…See More

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About Me:: I was born into a blue-collar middle class family in the mid-1950’s. My parent’s aspirations for their children were realistic for the time, the girls would grow up to be housewives, and the boys would grow up to be tradesman in some labor union. My parents did not think their children would ever go to college, because higher education was so expensive at the time that only the upper middle class or the rich children had a chance to have a job as a professional who worked in an office.
As I grew up at the time as an unknown dyslexic, struggling to keep up with my fellow classmates academically, I slowly became socially isolated, and ashamed of myself. When I was 13, my parents had finally discovered through psychological testing that I was dyslexic. They had three choices. First, send me away to a special school for dyslexic children, which was out of reach financially for a one-paycheck family with five children. Second, enroll me in special education in my school district, which had severally mentally disabled children, in which I would be taught how to iron, cook, break change of a dollar, and basic human hygiene. At the time, I had already mastered those life skills. Third, main stream my education with the rest of children with no special accommodation, and with hard work maybe graduate high school. My psychologist like many others in his profession even to this day suggested the 3rd option. My parents followed the psychologist advice, and also decided not to tell me or anyone else about my dyslexia. My parent though that I would use the disability as an excuse and it would hold me back from my highest academic potential. In that respect, I agree with my parents, and given the choices they made it was the right decision.

Now in my mid-50’s, I consider myself a successful family man. I was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam Era veteran. I joined the Amalgamated Lithographers of America in 1979, where I worked as a printer. In 1989, I earned my A.A.S. degree in Business Management at Orange County Community College. I pursued a career in information systems in many Fortune 500 companies, working my way up from computer operator to the position of Director of Production for Automatic Data Processing Inc, in 1998. In 2003, I changed my career to become a top selling real estate agent for some of the largest firms in upstate New York. I live in Warwick New York, with my wife of 34 years and daughter.
Yes you might say, “Hey, you had dyslexia, had no special accommodations for your learning disability, you’re a successful guy and your life turned out just fine.” You’re right, if you were to summarize my life accomplishments in a paragraph. However, how I got from here to there was by no stretch of the imagination, easy for me. In my first book, Dyslexic Dick – True Adventures of My World, I tell of all the crazy things I had gotten myself into, the social and personality effects of dyslexia. In short, if I had a child with dyslexia in today’s day and age, I would look for educational accommodations to help my child succeed in life. Because if you don’t, you could be unleashing on to the world a social outcast, career criminal, a drunk, drug addict, a loner, continuous unemployment, or they might become a successful citizen like me. Yes, there is strong psychological evidence that suggest dyslexics have a very high rate of all of these counter-social traits, and that only 25% of dyslexics end up like me. In fact, it will become very apparent in my next book, Dick becomes all of those anti-social things above, until he meets the love of his life, even then some of those traits still don’t go away.

Why did I write Dyslexic Dick?

Because I want parents to recognize that if your child is dyslexic, it should not be ignored as some psychologists or psychiatrists recommend. Get a second option. Do your research, on my website http://www.dyslexicdick.com/ on the tab Dyslexic Info Links there are creditable resources to help you make the right decision. There are a couple of excellent books I have read Dyslexia in Adults and The Dyslexic Scholar by Kathleen Nosek you should read these books. She had written a few books on Dyslexia.

If you choose to do nothing about your child’s dyslexia, the odds are stacked against them that they will live a happy and successful life. Do nothing there is a 75% chance that when your child becomes an adult, you will be visiting them in one of the following places:

A. State Prison
B. Rehab Center
C. Homeless Shelter
D. Under a Bridge
E. One-room apartment on the bad side of town

If you do something about your child’s dyslexia, when your child becomes an adult, you are visiting them at their home with the rest of their happy family.

There are many dyslexic educational programs available in public and private schools. In addition, there are many correspondence dyslexia educational courses for children and
adults. I firmly believe that dyslexics do have advantages. I have not read the book Dyslexic Advantage, but I will begin reading it this week.

Second reason I wrote this book was the challenge it presented me. All my life, I had struggled with reading and writing. Even during college, I barely squeaked by to earn my degree. I loved to write stories, but my professors were not interested in the story, only the correct English protocol for scoring. Then years later after discovering, what dyslexia really was and the effect it had on my life, I took on the biggest challenge of my life. I decided to write a book about my life. After I finished, I let a few people read it and they liked it. I then reflected on my childhood story, and realized that it was a funny and exciting life I had lived. If it were a boring story, I would have never published it. Because I might be many things but boring was not one of them.

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At 12:33pm on April 16, 2012, BloggerCheyenne Williams said…: Hi, and welcome to Book Blogs! I'm new here, too, but I love the place already. If there's anything you want to know, feel free to ask me! (:

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At 4:58am on April 16, 2012, BloggerAngelique Jurd said…: Hi Dick -

welcome to Book Blogs. I'm new here too and everyone has been awesome helping me settle in. It's a fabulous resource. Looking forward to getting to know you and hopefully read your work.

You can find me on a variety of places but mostly Angelique Jurd: Writer, Reviewer, Editor and Just Heard, Just Read, Just Seen.

See you around cyberspace :O)

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At 3:46pm on April 15, 2012, AuthorRon Wyn said…: You're very welcome, Rich. Thanks for taking the time to visit irregular therapy (whenever you get the chance)!

Again, let me know if I can help you with anything around here.

At 12:53am on April 15, 2012, AuthorPatricia Macias said…: Hi Dick,

welcome to Book Blogs. I'm new also. Everyone is really nice and helpful.

I would love you to stop by my blogs-ptmacias.blogspot., ptmacias.wordpress.com, please follow and I will love to follow you.

Patricia

At 9:42am on April 14, 2012, BloggerDominika (disincentive) Gołąb said…: You are welcome. :)

Good luck with promoting your book!

At 9:08pm on April 12, 2012, The Coffee Bar said…: You're welcome for the welcome, Richard. :-)

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At 1:24pm on April 12, 2012, AuthorCatalina Egan said…: Hello Richard,
What an amazing Bio...I have a sister who was not diagnosed with dyslexia and had a hard time...she is so smart, but did not discover that until much later in life. I am now working with a co-author who has dyslexia, her perspective I am sure will make for a fantastic book. Best of luck with Diyskexic Dick!!!! Welcome to Book Blogs, I have forged many friendships here with avid readers and prolific writers. We help each other out and have a great time while we do so. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.
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