Fighting dyslexia with computer science | Markus Gross | TEDxZurich

Dyslexia is prevalent in approximately 10% of the population of the Western world and it has a severe impact on an individual’s entire life. This talk highlights research that has challenged Dyslexia with the use of modern methods of computer science. The research, carried out for the past 10 years, at ETH in Zurich, resulted in a multi-modal, computer based training system combining insights from information theory, machine learning, data analytics, and interactive graphics.
Markus Gross is a Professor of Computer Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), head of the Computer Graphics Laboratory, and the Director of Disney Research, Zurich. Before joining Disney, Gross was director of the Institute of Computational Sciences at ETH. He received a MSC in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1986) and a PhD (1989) in Computer Graphics and Image Analysis, both from Saarland University in Germany. Gross serves on the boards of numerous international research institutes, societies, and governmental organizations. He received the Technical Achievement Award from EUROGRAPHICS in 2010 and the Swiss ICT Champions Award in 2011. He is a fellow of the ACM and of the EUROGRAPHICS Association and a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina as well as the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2013 he received a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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[@varowest3724]

What a great story ending. My best friend, with a very sharp mind and intelligence, suffered greatly and was sometimes humiliated at school because, back in the days, they didn't understand dyslexia. Thank you for your enlightenment.

[@89dirtybird]

Absolutely golden! This is what I call inspiration. I at 39yrs old am pursuing a career in early childhood development and dixlexia/learning disabilities. Once the dixlexic mind has it it must be used lol. Thank you for your work.

[@jackiemarie5202]

Loved this. He is a specialist and uses the language they do among his peers in the audience there. But its worth knowing these terms. I had to take lots of science, math etc classes in college and knowing these things, what it means for me and being able to share it helps me bridge the gap between how my brain works and how other's brains work in professional situations. These are complex concepts that don't have a simple definition. Just like how a dyslexic can't simply do "neurotypical" stuff. I am excited to see this tool for dyslexics because the methods used to teach AND our methods we use to learn are not One-Size-Fits-All. Figuring out how we personally learn best is the most important advocating we can do for ourselves. After all, even among dyslexics we each learn a bit differently too.

[@sfkid57]

why are the talks almost always about kids, what about all of us adults who still struggle with this. i am 63yrs old and didn't find out until i was 35 .

[@rgmcar8297]

Ok boomer

[@friend9384]

It is because most find out when they are a kid. I was 7 when I was told I was dyslexic. But it is not say that you struggle any less then everyone else

[@kennorton1478]

Thanks Dr Markus, you did great great job on translating: "The Syrio-Aramiac reading of Quran". Well done.

[@mandomerc-ke7mm]

Thank you professor

[@farydac864]

i always hear how special and gifted we dyslexics are and how talentd if we just...do what? i never fund out and as an adalt i still couldnt find any strengs about myself wich balance my non comprehensive slow reading, my bad memory of words whiele talking and my bad spelling out. more wors...i still dont know how to develope and were to get help for free as an adalt. At least he is trying to give a targeting learning therapy to the children. us adalts in Germany no one helps if you dont have hole banch of money.what most people like me dont have because of missing education certificats and so good jobs.even the testing has to be paid on our selfes. I wished sombody woud help us adalts with dyslexia not just the children

[@DjAaron421]

I found out I have dyslexia in high school, I am in college now studying information systems and film because tech is my passion and I am pretty good with technology, I have a love of video game and I want to be able to help others people with learning difference through educational games a lot of those types of games helped me as a kid because I have been working with tech my whole life I also have dysgraphia and I found out about that when I was pretty young!

[@kevin-jm3qb]

Why fight it?........ Embrace and nurture it......

[@FirstReviewer]

O.K. a little confusing, but being dyslexic what isn't. I'm an older dyslexic and until recently and only by accident, I discovered it out of the blue, so to speak. Anyway I just finish an essay on dyslexia and if anyone wants to read it just send me your email address and I will send it to you. If you would like to I would appreciate any comments you might have on it also. Now as far as my recovery program is concerned is I used Orton-Gillingham's, Linda Mood - Bell's, and Susan Barton's Programs to learn who better to spell. I'm now not has embarrassed as I use to be, and for me that's unbelievable. Thanks for the Video, FR

[@garretdolan9523]

I am enrolled my son in a school that taught the Barton Method. Wonderful program.

[@FirstReviewer]

That's Right! The Barton Program seems to be the best phonological at this time. FR

[@tammywatson2460]

My self-esteem has always been low and I have struggled to work as a Social Worker. It was not until I worked with students and had my daughter was it so shocking that I had dyslexia. After taking the Orton-Gillingham's workshop for one week, I felt my self-esteem rise. I tried to work with my daughter, but it is hard to not only help her understand why she is different and still smart. She tries and succeeds but does not want help of any kind. She is so independent and although I have more skills and recognize why I gave up in school, she is walking the same path of being unmotivated to try harder, because it is harder for her. Thank you for your note. I only wish more people would take the Orton-Gillingham workshops. They open up a new world!!

[@melosonbheshane4879]

I know I'm years late but I am nonetheless deeply touched by the comments on here. My nephew is dyslexic, they gave him to me to try and teach him, but I am failing so painfully. I am so keen on him trying any of these any of these programs mentioned here. Anyone who can point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much for taking the time to share, you guys are true world shapers.

[@belac48621]

@@melosonbheshane4879 hey if you have any questions or need advice please reach out to me. We can exchange emails. I was diagnosed when i was in 5th grade and im now 27. I know what its like to be a young boy with dyslexia. I can give you lots of tips and advice if you want.

[@nataliabotti2471]

If love to know where this program can be accessed today and more on the platform this is built on. Also if this can be used to fast track non dyslexics by teaching thier brains multiple ways to learn something.

[@pearlgirl]

YES me too!

[@trevorbronkema7332]

I hate this guys voice bud. Also soothing at the same time. But ignorantly enough, its harder for dyslexics to listen to non-dyslexic. So interestingly enough, it often times leads to parents thinking their dyslexic kid doesn't like them.

[@michnish]

Seriously shut up and take my money lol where can I get this it sounds awesome

[@spikeymonkey2257]

Only to look up the word 'orthographic" and be met with even more words of no further explanation.

[@HannesGrebin]

Super cool, wenn man die Power, die man hat, fuer grosse artfremde interdisziplinaere Probleme nutzt!

[@fridabrunzell8563]

Very interesting! Mr. Gross, did you study the Orton-Gillingham program?

[@spikeymonkey2257]

love how you use big words with out definitation so we dsylexic people can know what u mean with out having to look uop and them work out what yiou talking about. thanks ay

[@Unidentified863]

Explain?

[@docbilal345]

Is there any software or app which can help??? My nephew lives in Pakistan but he is dyslexic and don’t have enough support there

[@Spiderman-tz7xs]

I am 18 yo. I have dyslexia. I am persuing CS degree.

[@YachtingPrincess]

thank you. my son has dyslexia

[@jasminflower3814]

Let him find his passion and support him with lots of love and understanding.

[@elizabethjanetugby4695]

💖

[@spikeymonkey2257]

not to mention this: entropy ˈɛntrəpi/Submit noun 1. PHYSICS a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system's thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system. "the second law of thermodynamics says that entropy always increases with time" 2. lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder. who is your audiance? obviousily not the people you talking about. Would love it if you could take us on your journy to. Being left behind i belive is what you saying about your son??

[@pearlgirl]

Sometimes when you change languages a common word translated is an uncommon one.

[@spikeymonkey2257]

@@pearlgirl Thank you, but i dont know what you mean with your response

[@pearlgirl]

@@spikeymonkey2257 As I have learned other languages a little bit and helped others learning English. I became more aware that translation doesn't always work. He definitely doesn't speak only English. I suspect at least two other languages. He really isn't an educator dealing with common English. He dealt with the problem, dyslexia in another language probably German or Dutch. Dyslexia is the way the brain works not the language. Sorry for the long answer.

[@spikeymonkey2257]

"Topology"? the study of geometrical properties and spatial relations unaffected by the continuous change of shape or size of figures. 2. the way in which constituent parts are interrelated or arranged this makes no sence what are you talking about?

[@donnaparks1919]

I don't do computers I crash them

[@dreadthedreads]

You don't have to fight dyslexia. Just expand your brain a little and teach them how to do the basic stuff. let them have a creative outlet. We will save the world one day. I promice... Lol

[@sfkid57]

not sure who you are, but that is not true for me. at 63 i still struggle everyday with this

[@markbennett2196]

real?

[@anneduff9294]

b and d, p and q