Category: Dyslexia

Understanding Dyslexia’s Impact Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disability that affects reading and related language skills. Despite having average to above-average intelligence, students with dyslexia face significant challenges with fluency, spelling, decoding, and comprehension. With approximately 5-20% of the population affected by this learning difference, the impact extends far beyond academic performance. The psychological toll can […]

The Optometrist Epiphany: Seeing Beyond Shapes Jen’s dyslexia odyssey kicked off at the eye doctor—wild, right? Her son, flagged in 2021 after shunning letters, wasn’t “taking his time” as homeschool lore promised. That gentle “wait ‘til they’re ready” vibe? A trap. Severe dyslexia confirmed via private testing (ouch, the bill!) showed he wouldn’t “just get […]

Diagnosis Drama: Timing Matters Elizabeth T. was 32 when dyslexia hit her like a freight train—no quals, a trail of fights, pure chaos. Charlotte and Elizabeth A. got lucky—diagnosed at eight, thanks to sharp moms. Early tags opened doors: smaller classes for Charlotte, school swaps for Elizabeth A. But late or not, the sting’s the […]

The Memory Mash-Up Natalie kicks off with a grin: “My memory could be better.” Katie, dubbed an “unbelievably terrifyingly good” recall machine, admits her working memory’s wobbly and her long-term past (five years back) cliff-dives. Yet, her medium-term shines—she’s the workplace wizard who knows every file’s nook. Natalie nods, her own knack for process recall […]

School’s Stumbling Steps Deborah sets the stage: by seven, she knew her reading lagged, faking it through silent sessions with sweaty palms and rehearsed paragraphs—only to miss the story entirely. Her guest? A firecracker who ditched pretense for defiance, refusing work and bouncing between schools, exiting at 15 with zero qualifications. “I was a wild […]

The Dyslexia Drop: Not a Disability, But a Difference Cory kicks off with a zinger: dyslexia isn’t a disability—it’s a difficulty, and intelligence isn’t the issue. “You can be an absolute genius and still be dyslexic,” he quips, citing a 2010 study that pegs it as an isolated reading and spelling hiccup, not a cognitive […]

The Teacher’s Tune: From Chalk to Curiosity Louise’s roots hum with chalk dust—mom and dad taught, and she played school with dolls. “I dodged law for teddy bears,” she laughs. But teaching real kids hit hard: a tough first year in a gritty school revealed strugglers aplenty. “They weren’t lazy—I knew it,” she says. Behavior […]

The Sixth-Grade Spotlight That Sparked a Question Patrick’s dyslexia crashed into focus in a suburban Massachusetts middle school. New school, new English class, and a turn to read aloud. “I’d skip words I couldn’t say,” he recalls, but a classmate’s jab and a towering teacher’s glare turned it into a defining moment. Humiliated yet curious, […]

A Pinch of Passion, A Dash of Dyslexia Andy’s love affair with food started young, flipping plastic pancakes in a toy kitchen before graduating to real stoves at 13. “I always said I’d be a chef,” he tells host Kate Griggs, and he stuck to it, thriving in high-pressure kitchens from London to Australia. Diagnosed […]

Diving Into the Deep End: Gesty’s Dyslexic Journey Gesty’s life reads like an adventure novel: surfing waves, snapping whiskey campaigns, and fixing Patagonia jackets across Europe—all while living in a van (until it met an untimely end in Spain). But beneath the free-spirited exterior, dyslexia brought a tidal wave of overwhelm. “I’d get paralyzed,” he […]