Cathy McMillan, university-educated mother of two, never realized she had been suffering from dyslexia until evaluating the struggles her children were experiencing. (During her university studies, she had passed her classes by bribing classmates for their notes with booze.) In order to raise awareness and promote early intervention and education, McMillan founded Decoding Dyslexia, D.C.
Cathy Mcmillan wants to shine a light on dyslexia after her own childhood struggle.
Education for early intervention in dyslexia is needed.
In order to raise awareness through her organization, Decoding Dylexia B.C., Cathy McMillan arranged a screening of the film, The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia, at École Windsor secondary on the second of March. In promoting more education and early intervention in diagnoses of dyslexia, McMillan hopes to prevent young students from suffering from self-esteem issues and to encourage them to excel academically.
For many young children, dyslexia can lead to feelings of humiliation. The renowned architect Richard Rogers was once quoted as saying: “The one advantage of being dyslexic is that you are never tempted to look back and idealize your childhood.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Cathy Mcmillan paid other students for their notes in college, not realizing she was dyslexic.
- Mcmillan found out she was dyslexic herself, while having her own children screened.
- Cathy is helping to spread awareness of dyslexia by screening the movie “The Big Picture: rethinking dyslexia.”
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