Dyslexia Journey is a show with conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!
Or you don't test qnd have people work together like in every day life. You collaborate and talk it through if you have a question. Tests for mental reasons if dumb. You can hold someone back over questions. That's a serious BS concept.
Is there a cure? Both of my parents were extremely intelligent, and I sufferer from dyslexia and I overheard my parents saying I don't know why she's so stupid when I was a child. I'm 55 now, and I still struggle
I'm sorry that you have had such negative experiences with dyslexia, and that you continue to struggle. There is no "cure" for dyslexia, per se, but there are many ways to manage your dyslexia in adulthood. I suggest that you check out some of Arije-Aike de Haas's videos, such as ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGSTxS9Ycs8.html
That would be so useful for me growing up. When I read my homework question I wouldn't understand it, until someone else read it out loud. Being dyslexic can be hard, but it doesn't mean you're stupid. Our brains are just differently wired.
The default is to never be called on? That sounds really lame. Not many kids like reading out loud and would get upset if some classmates were given special treatment. You just give them the section first so they know what they have to read and not pick them at random.
Allowing dyslexic kids to practice ahead of time is a great idea for a possible accommodation! I think the best approach is to individualize to each student what is best for their learning.
Nah you’re just being a baby, I’ve got the dyslexia and yeah my spellings not the best in the world but it doesn’t stop my ability to read and copy notes from the board
That's great! I'm glad that you're able to take notes from the board. If it's really slowing someone down, though, I see no reason why they shouldn't be allowed to just snap a pic of the board.
This is so true. I always loved when the teachers would read it to us a couple times. I would have to read it over and over and over again myself and still have a hard time! I’d think how can everyone else read so fast?!
I am an adult that has dyslexia. It was extremely hard for me and still is and I so appreciate all of the awareness about dyslexia now. I feel that I could never have caught “a normal job because I would be required to do a lot of reading and writing, which is not not my strong boy. It’s like you’re trapped in a bubble and you can’t get out!!!! And yes, I did think I was stupid and dumb when I was younger and that is just so horrible. I know I’m not. I know it’s my dyslexia, but try to tell that to kids. Also on top of it, I went to groovy hippie schools, which, if you didn’t wanna have to learn, you didn’t have to, and that was a disservice to me, I really like routines and I like to write everything down that I need to do. It is very very helpful for me. Good luck for everybody that has dyslexia. There is so much more help for you now. Opposed to when I was a kid in the 70s when it was never talked about. Good luck to you all you can do it.
Thanks for sharing your experiences! I’m sorry it was so hard for you. I like to believe that things have changed for the better but there’s still a lot of work to do!
I was Dyslexic my mother spent a lot of time helping me develop the other side of my brain.Letters became objects.I had artistic tendency. She used that to help me.
Dyslexia never messed up my reading just my writing, as long as the first and last letter are in place, the lettering position is irrelevant, it is fully readable
I think an analogy with physical disabilities is the best way to think about this. My eyesight is not great, but it wouldn't make sense to force me to take exams without glasses. Similarly, it doesn't make sense for someone with dyslexia, who reads slower, to be subject to the same time limits as students without dyslexia.
@@ParentingDyslexiaJourney youre acting like im not disabled (not horrifically) just cause you cant read right doesnt mean you get special privileges.
@@theeveryman8518 Thanks for your comments. If you have time, check out the full video that this clip is taken from : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qBlGFCzqWS0.html We explain the idea behind accommodations better there than I can in a short comment here.
I see things out of order. Like a word jumble. On bad days I spell is, si. But bigger words could be all jumbled. For example, thought would be thugoth. And then I spell them the same way, I love autocorrect and spell check for that reason.
Here's an example from one particular study that I discussed later in this episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y2h9KRcnoKY.htmlsi=0HJZn7G1SMOhV5H6&t=502
Thank you for posting this. I'm a psych student finishing my thesis on proofreading abilities in dyslexic adults. I am also dyslexic and have a degree in elementary education. I was never under the impression that, as an educator, I should not use the term dyslexic/dyslexia. But at the same time, I never had much occasion to use these terms. I really appreciate this insight!
That is good. Let them know. It’s something that’s treatable and then please get them help and tutoring. I have dyslexia and I was not helped and I thought I was broken so it really is devastating for a child speaking experience.
Can attest. I’m in highschool and Friday is our last day (3 days from now) and my homework load has been atrocious. I don’t have time for anything because so have school for 7 hours than schoolWORK for like 3 more
We homeschool so we don’t have any homework… do the schoolwork and you go off and play or work on something you want to do.. craft or whatever.. 🤷♀️ time is up to them..
My kids need this label because people expect NORMAL from them and they have been ridiculed for YEARS because they don’t meet the standards!! Where can they be evaluated professionally?!?
Yes, labels can definitely be useful and important! We discussed the benefits and drawbacks of a diagnosis in this episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ICPlEOp44qc.html
We homeschool and have been looking for the classic signs of dyslexia as it runs in my mom’s family.. but they just didn’t exist but yet my kids still couldn’t thrive in a variety of different curriculum we tried soo many things to help them… now as a 15 year old still struggling with Reading and stubborn with his lessons.. tells me his vision gets blurry or rather the words do! When he reads for a little bit… and my daughter now 17 who reads EVERYTHING!! But doesn’t comprehend everything says just last week she said this! The words like come to life and switch spots and move while she nis trying to read that’s why it takes her so long to do her reading work like History and such… but she looves to read!! 🤦♀️ she suffered in math.. and nothing else! I address things with the pediatrician several times a times.. seems there is no help around here! 🤷♀️ and so an evaluation u affiliated with public schools isn’t to be found…. I didn’t want to be linked with the schools because they over diagnose and I wanted an absolute professional… and there is one.. nor were we ever recommended to go to the schools to begin with because they didn’t know what to do.. and they didn’t evaluate … so how does a kid get help?!? In rural CT …. Now I have to try to find ways to they can adapt so they can still thrive and get to college!! 🤷♀️😡 incredibly irritating! And both kids have passed all visual exams from the pediatrician… and were never recommended to see an eye dr… 🤷♀️ my daughter said she s Didn’t say anything because she thought it was because she was tired.. and was nervous it was hallucinations!! 😭 I asked questions and searched for help.. and they were never delayed in anything… and when learning to read they caught on very well.. writing wasn’t a problem and neither was spelling in the beginning… I showed my daughters mirrored and backwards math paper to her pediatrician… it was the only one she ever did that way.. which highly concerned me… but some kids aren’t Good at math.. 🤷♀️ so we continued my son great at math.. but not with reading.. hated it and avoided it.. but kids do that in school … kinda normal behavior s For a kid not want to sit down and do schoolwork.. and he being a boy is extra true… he loves math though… and history and such things related.. but hated his reading work and practice .. where can I get them help with our insurance? As we don’t have out of pocket money..
I'm sorry it's been such a struggle to get help diagnosing dyslexia in your kids! Unfortunately, the standard medical system in the US doesn't generally diagnose dyslexia; you usually have to go to an educational psychologist. You might be interested in this interview we did with an educational psychologist last fall: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-38QMuWUeRSQ.html. We also talked about getting tested for dyslexia here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sNYKL-T2_UQ.html. One tip we mentioned in that episode about managing the cost of a private assessment is looking for a university where you might be able to take advantage of research studies to get diagnosed. Are you close enough to any of the universities in CT, MA, or NYC that that would be feasible?
You have totally just described the homework battle I have with my 13 year old! I have no tips, but definitely following now for more reassurance & empathy! It’s good to know others are going through this too.
But it requires diligent education to capture the unique learning pattern. I am an auditory learner. Having figured that out at a young age set me up for success. I truly feel dyslexia can be an advantage but awareness and purposely tapping into those skills are vital.
Topic: "Decision making" you make a good point. I never thought about that as a 'problem. ' yes I agree its one of those 'difficulties' for dyslexics. I think i know why. I have dyslexia, and when I'm in the "fork in the road" I'm thinking: "Do I go right or do I go left? Do I take this route or this other one?" My experience is my "gut" instinct is usually wrong. I over-think the situation to solve the problem and as a result multiple solutions come into my mind. This happens very rapidly and the various possible sanarios in full detail formulate in my mind (a survival strategy.) But my experience is I will be punished what ever decision I make so I try to choose the least sever punishment. That is the source of anxiety for dyslexics and to top it off the nuerotypicals (people without dyslexia) completely do not understand the logic or how i arrived at the solution!!!
I’m sorry, if the teacher failed to do what is mandated on my child’s IEP which is a legal document that states what the school WILL do for my child, you are damn right I’m gonna criticize.
LOOK & ACCEPT DYSLEXIA & NEURODIVERSITY FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND UPDATE SYSTEMS TO ALLOW US TO CONTRIBUTE, BECAUSE WE CAN. See for yourself, we talked about the different spectrums of dyslexia from creative and super linear and what lifeforce it costs today to be and act system-relevant. Context education, success and what DNA does to us and all humans when we are in fight flight mode and how to conquer our biggest stressor decision making. Just our one of oneness allows us to release 50% of this decision stress. #dyslexicthinking #humancentricity
I am dyslexic and can't even read music notes. It takes me three times longer to read books than anyone I know which sucks cause I love to read and am a novelist.
I say limit how much you can use AI. Like, you can’t just tell ChatGPT to write your entire essay, but maybe consult it to learn more about the topic, of make a first draft.
