Sixteen months after completing both the Davis Mastery for Attention and Davis Mastery for Dyslexia programs, adult client L.B. shares how these interventions transformed not just his reading and focus, but his entire professional and personal life.
L.B. came to us with clear professional goals that dyslexia was preventing him from achieving. He needed to function effectively in workplace situations, handle required paperwork and online training courses, and overcome the overwhelming hurdle that writing had become in his life.
“My goals were to be able to function in a job/school/professional situation and not have dyslexia hold me back. Things like being able to handle forms/paperwork or required online safety courses that require reading. I didn’t want writing to feel like a huge hurdle anymore.”
Beyond reading and writing, L.B. also struggled with focus, spelling, information retention, time management, and calendar use – challenges that significantly impacted his daily life and career prospects.
L.B.’s reading ability improved from an estimated grade 5 level with great difficulty to grade 8+ independent reading level.
“Before the program, my reading was strained, full of mistakes, and took a lot of effort. By the end of the program grade 8 was ‘independent’ level, and we probably could have done grade 9 level reading too!”
“As far as reading goes, I can get through government documents, and the other day I was reading about finances, stocks and bonds and investing, and I was able to UNDERSTAND what I read!”
One of the most powerful aspects of L.B.’s transformation was learning to manage his attention and mental focus:
“I didn’t expect to be able to see so clearly. Now when I get lost in my thoughts, staring off into the void in my mind (that state where it feels like 5 minutes have gone by but it’s been 5 hours), just having the hands and that part, being able to pull myself out of this void of thought has been unexpected, and also so helpful.”
The Davis Method’s unique approach to alignment and focus provided L.B. with practical tools he continues to use in challenging situations:
“Even the other day when I was in a room full of people talking and I felt social anxiety, being pulled everywhere, I remembered the hands, got focused, and then it didn’t matter anymore, I felt calm and could handle it.”
Beyond the practical improvements, L.B. experienced profound emotional healing from past educational trauma:
“I also had a lot of trauma related to reading from my early years. At one point having the letters of the alphabet in clay in front of me made me feel like my head was underwater, it was so overwhelming. It was incredibly empowering to be able to let go of those negative memories and take control. Once I did that the feeling stopped, and I felt like my self-esteem was restored. It was a very healing experience.”
“I’m really grateful for this Davis training. Being at work and remembering my point of balance and focus has been so monumental to me. To be present for life unfolding is the greatest gift. I look forward to receiving the rest of the skills to feel like I have the capacity to bring what’s in my heart to life by creating my dreams.”
L.B.’s success story demonstrates the life-changing potential of the Davis Method for adults struggling with dyslexia and attention challenges.
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