Reversing Dyslexia: Improving Learning and Behavior Without Drugs

by Phyllis Books

Most people do not realize that dyslexia is more than just a reading problem. It is often accompanied by social, psychological, and even physical issues that can make many everyday tasks seem unmanageable. Whether you suffer from dyslexia yourself or are the parent of a dyslexic child, dealing with the overall challenges of this learning disorder can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, mainstream treatment focuses mainly on compensatory techniques and workarounds, not a cure, leaving dyslexics feeling hopeless and stuck. In her new book, Dr. Phyllis Books offers a new approach to dyslexia and a convincing reason to hope again. Drawing upon her vast experience and a wealth of scientific research, she declares that dyslexia can actually be reversed in a large number of cases. Reversing Dyslexia begins by redefining dyslexia, offering the most comprehensive view of this problem yet. It describes dyslexia’s common symptoms, lists its associated conditions, and details the many theories that surround this issue. It goes on to explain how the brain develops, revealing how an improperly functioning brain may be rewired and repaired through the right combination of therapies, all of which are described in detail. It then shows how important nutrition, exercise, play, and music are to learning ability, and concludes with invaluable advice on how to choose the right school for your dyslexic child. By providing a modern perspective on dyslexia, this book lays the groundwork for significant improvements not only in reading but also in general learning ability, emotional stability, and psychological well-being. Having worked with thousands of children, parents, and educators, Dr. Books has spent over twenty-five years disproving the idea that dyslexia is a permanent condition. Reversing Dyslexia can teach you how to disprove it as well.

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2013

About the author

Dr. Phyllis Books is a pioneering clinician and the founder of Books Neural Therapy®, a multi-level brain-body methodology developed over nearly forty years of research and hands-on practice with thousands of children and adults. Her work integrates cutting-edge neuroscience, somatic intelligence, trauma resolution, cranial sacral therapy and developmental neurology into a precise, whole-system approach for restoring clarity, learning, emotional regulation, and resilience.
A holistic doctor and lifelong explorer of human potential, Dr. Books has helped reverse learning and behavioral challenges — including dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety, and trauma-related patterns — in clients ranging from young children to high-performing adults to elders in their seventies and eighties. Her clinical outcomes have frequently confounded traditional expectations and contributed to shifting conversations around neuroplasticity across the lifespan.
Dr. Books is the author of Reversing Dyslexia and Books Neural Therapy: Retraining Brains to Learn Faster and Easier, and her forthcoming prescriptive memoir In the Whispers, which traces her own journey from adversity to healing and the origins of her methodology. Her latest work, Beautiful Brain, Beautiful Life, synthesizes four decades of clinical mastery with emerging science and offers readers a practical roadmap for reclaiming their innate brain potential.
Across her career, Dr. Books has served as teacher, mentor, and guide to practitioners, parents, and educators worldwide. She has worked individually with high-level politicians, ex-NFL football players, movie stars, entrepreneurs, and always her first love, children. Now, at seventy-nine, she writes and teaches with the urgency and generosity of someone committed to ensuring that her lifetime of discoveries continues to help future generations.
Her life’s mission is simple and profound: to help people of all ages access the brilliance, resilience, and creativity — and to do so in a way that ripples positive change through families, communities, and the world.

Reviews

[Marianna]

Dyslexia is not curable or reversible. Eliminating sugar and gluten will not magically cure a child's reading difficulties if they are truly dyslexic. Doing so may very well help a child whose behavior is standing in the way of their learning, but it will not "correct" the way the brain processes language. I honestly could not finish this book as some of the authors premises are simply too far fetched. "Clearing the patient of physical and emotional roadblocks..." through the use of "...a gentle hands on...therapy" to "...reorganize the central nervous system by realigning the cranial bones." What, really, does all of this mean? I would be very curious to know what the cost of Books Neural Therapy is.