working with numbers, visual
perception, and organizing data
in my brain (and files on my
computer’s hard disk!) I stopped
complaining about what was
diagnosed as Gertsmann Syn-
drome when I came to appre-
ciate that the “difference” also
came with some benefits that
I had taken for granted all my
life; like a high level of creativity,
multiple talents, and a natural
ability in areas for which I had
little or no academic training.
Through the years, I used the
advice I’d give to my voice stu-
dents -- write the lyrics until they
flow from