Comments on: WyyMi: An Announcement http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: myomancy http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54900 myomancy Tue, 27 May 2008 07:56:35 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54900 Robin I don't think having perfect balance is the cure to dyslexia but balance is one of the skills that needs to be addressed. Dyslexics tend to have poor balance, poor gross & fine motor skills and poor hand / eye coordination . Dore and WyyMi are based on the idea that once these skills are brought up to a level equal to a non-dyslexic, the child can learn language skills normally. Chris Robin

I don’t think having perfect balance is the cure to dyslexia but balance is one of the skills that needs to be addressed.

Dyslexics tend to have poor balance, poor gross & fine motor skills and poor hand / eye coordination .

Dore and WyyMi are based on the idea that once these skills are brought up to a level equal to a non-dyslexic, the child can learn language skills normally.

Chris

]]> By: Robin http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54849 Robin Tue, 27 May 2008 00:21:40 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54849 hi Chris, i'm 40 with dyslexia and ADD. Both are pretty seaver. It's the same with my daughter. Lots of old hurts come to the surface wacthing her go threw this. As I'm sure it does with ever parnet in the same shoes. Any how, Once i read about Dore's collaspe in the UK I started email you/myomancy about re creating the dore program. I was very happy to read about WyyMi. I do have general questions for anyone. If a dyslexia gets to the point of haveing perfect (or near perfect) balance that has been mesured would they be in a sence "cured"? There are lots of ways to improve balance. But does that equal retraing the cerebellum? I own a Wii also. I bought it to improve hand eye. I plan on getting balance board and ds vision trainer soon. I have offen wondered if the dore program gave ideas to the makers of Wii. Robin hi Chris,
i’m 40 with dyslexia and ADD. Both are pretty seaver. It’s the same with my daughter. Lots of old hurts come to the surface wacthing her go threw this. As I’m sure it does with ever parnet in the same shoes.
Any how, Once i read about Dore’s collaspe in the UK I started email you/myomancy about re creating the dore program. I was very happy to read about WyyMi.
I do have general questions for anyone. If a dyslexia gets to the point of haveing perfect (or near perfect) balance that has been mesured would they be in a sence “cured”? There are lots of ways to improve balance. But does that equal retraing the cerebellum?
I own a Wii also. I bought it to improve hand eye. I plan on getting balance board and ds vision trainer soon. I have offen wondered if the dore program gave ideas to the makers of Wii.
Robin

]]> By: myomancy http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54773 myomancy Mon, 26 May 2008 11:11:10 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54773 Lesley - The name is pretty meaningless but I wanted something short I originally started out with "Wii Myomancy" which became contracted to "WiiMy" but I was concerned about the trademark issues of having Wii in the name. So I swapped a few letters around to get WyyMi I'm not sure how to pronounce it. "Why-Me" is the best I can come up with. Thanks for the comments on the Wii Fit + beanbag technique. It would be good to assemble a list of all the possible ways to use the standard Wii fit in a Dore-like manner. This might help people in the gap between now and WyyMi become useful. Chris Lesley – The name is pretty meaningless but I wanted something short

I originally started out with “Wii Myomancy” which became contracted to “WiiMy” but I was concerned about the trademark issues of having Wii in the name. So I swapped a few letters around to get WyyMi

I’m not sure how to pronounce it. “Why-Me” is the best I can come up with.

Thanks for the comments on the Wii Fit + beanbag technique. It would be good to assemble a list of all the possible ways to use the standard Wii fit in a Dore-like manner. This might help people in the gap between now and WyyMi become useful.

Chris

]]> By: Lesley http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54743 Lesley Sun, 25 May 2008 18:13:50 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54743 I got my son to do the Dore beanbag tossing standing on 1 leg on the yoga game on Wii fit where you balance on 1 leg. It then monitors your balnce while exercising and you get a score that you can try to beat the next time. The meditating game where you have to sit crossed legged as still as you can is also another great balance practice. it's really exciting Chris, there could be a cheaper solution that could be world wide very soon (in research terms). What does WyyMi mean, have I missed a post? I got my son to do the Dore beanbag tossing standing on 1 leg on the yoga game on Wii fit where you balance on 1 leg. It then monitors your balnce while exercising and you get a score that you can try to beat the next time. The meditating game where you have to sit crossed legged as still as you can is also another great balance practice.
it’s really exciting Chris, there could be a cheaper solution that could be world wide very soon (in research terms). What does WyyMi mean, have I missed a post?

]]> By: myomancy http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54721 myomancy Sun, 25 May 2008 09:22:15 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54721 dvnutrix - I certainly hope to find volunteers who can assist, both in the development of the software but also in the science and testing sides. Robin - Having lived with dyslexia until my mid-thirties, I am all too familiar with what is does to the sufferers and their parents. Developing WyyMi will be a long and difficult road but I hope to be able to give something back to all the people who have helped me over the years. Chris dvnutrix – I certainly hope to find volunteers who can assist, both in the development of the software but also in the science and testing sides.

Robin – Having lived with dyslexia until my mid-thirties, I am all too familiar with what is does to the sufferers and their parents. Developing WyyMi will be a long and difficult road but I hope to be able to give something back to all the people who have helped me over the years.

Chris

]]> By: Robin http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54704 Robin Sun, 25 May 2008 04:59:10 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54704 I can not express how much this would mean for daughter and myself. Let alone others looking for help. Thank you I can not express how much this would mean for daughter and myself. Let alone others looking for help. Thank you

]]> By: dvnutrix http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement/comment-page-1#comment-54635 dvnutrix Sat, 24 May 2008 18:50:39 +0000 http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/wyymi-an-announcement#comment-54635 Using the available technology and taking an open source approach is a brilliant idea. Whilst your own time may be limited (for good reason) I wonder if you could attract some community effort on software development, etc. from the GNU or Linux crowd or similar? Give a bunch of "hackers" an interesting problem with a social good as clear as this project, things could really take off. Using the available technology and taking an open source approach is a brilliant idea. Whilst your own time may be limited (for good reason) I wonder if you could attract some community effort on software development, etc. from the GNU or Linux crowd or similar? Give a bunch of “hackers” an interesting problem with a social good as clear as this project, things could really take off.

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