29/08/2026
Such a sad sad day.
We have lost a legend - someone who through their own hardship and struggle found a way through the chaos, and then created a path for others to follow.
Finding the Davis Dyslexia programme for my son was the start of a journey, which I am so grateful for.
Ron’s work changed my own life and has changed the lives of countless others around the world…
Rest easy now Ron, thank you for your genius and for the blazing a trail, and providing a map for those of us that think and feel the world differently….
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Ronald D. Davis, founder of the Davis Method and creator of the programs that have changed how the world understands dyslexia, autism, and neurodivergent learning.
Ron grew up in a world he experienced as chaotic and painful. He didn't speak until he was 17. He couldn't read until his late 30s. And when he finally found his own way through it, he spent the rest of his life building a path for others to follow.
Ron believed that what he had created was not his to keep. It belonged to every facilitator who carried it forward, and every person whose life it changed. As he put it: "It cannot be unowned. If it's unowned, it will disappear." He entrusted that work to all of us, and the worldwide Davis community will continue to carry it forward.
Thank you, Ron, for everything you gave the world; for the millions of people who now see their own minds differently because of you; for seeing ability and possibility where others saw only limitations.
We'd love our community to share a memory of Ron, a photo, or the way his work has touched your life. Comment below, or tag us in your posts. We're gathering these to celebrate everything he gave the world.
Rest well, Ron. Your gift lives on in all of us. 💜🩵🤍