Biography – Page 2 – Ross Duncan

July 2, 2019

Finding Jobs for Extraordinary People Matt Boyd- Employment Agency Exceptional Individuals

Resulting from my own experience and using this experience of being unemployed and struggling to find work plus being dyslexic, I eventually set up an employment agency in 2015 called Exceptional Individuals, specifically for people who might consider them to be neurodiverse. Matt Boyd is an entrepreneur running and…READ MORE

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July 1, 2019

Creative Thinking Johanna Basford Adult Colouring Books- World of Flowers/Secret Garden

In an article titled ‘Rebalancing Dyslexia and Creativity at the RCA’, the Royal College of Art, the world’s number one art and design university, claim that 29% of its current students identify themselves as being dyslexic, when compared to 5–10% of the overall population (RCA, 2018). Coincidently, Johanna Basford, has…READ MORE

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June 29, 2019

A Real Mastermind Rossie Stone – Dekko Comics

As a boy growing up Rossie Stone was told by his mother, the BBC presenter Sally Magnusson, Icelandic stories about mythological creatures which are commonly known as Sagas. Of course these stories have come down from Rossie Stone’s late grandfather Magnus Magnusson who was reported to have said about his…READ MORE

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June 29, 2019

A Message of Hope Rev Margaret Shuttleworth – Church of Scotland

It was reported in 2015 that the Chaplin for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Rev Murray McBride, was dyslexic and running a very successful dyslexia support group for his local fire service and for local Ministers. Rev Margaret Shuttleworth, the Minister for Sauchie and Coalsnaughton Parish in Clackmannanshire, is unaware…READ MORE

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June 28, 2019

A Real Game Changer Katie Goode – Games Developer

However, when she was at school, although she was clearly a very bright student, she fell behind. In some subjects she struggled greatly, yet at the same time, she was exceptionally good at others. Clearly she was demonstrating a spiky profile to her strengths and weaknesses. For years it wasn’t…READ MORE

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June 27, 2019

In at The Deep End James Thompson -South African rowing champion

Globally, we know that neurodivergent people exist. Globally, we know that there is a multitude of famous people who are neurodivergent. Recently, I was able interview James Thompson; a South African rowing champion; a gold medalist Coxless four at the London 2012 Olympics and a gold medallist at the World…READ MORE

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