"Dyslexia is an experience, not an excuse." -Shyla Maung This episode is sponsored by our friends at Simple Words Books. Find the books on Amazon and check them out their website here.
"If you have dyslexia it's like you've been chosen to go to Hogwarts. You've been chosen to understand deep work at the age of 5,6,7,8,9,10 years old. Things aren't going to come easy to you. What a great lesson." -Lisa Wood Shapiro Lisa can be found online at her website. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Simple Words Books. Find the books on Amazon and check them out their website here....
"You have a special way of seeing the world that other people don't have and that the world needs. Go look for your special way of seeing it." -Heather Roan Robbins Check out Heather's website here.
"I couldn't wait for school to finish to start my life. That's how I felt." "Knowing that school ends and there is a whole world out there is a bit of a life line. It's quite easy to feel really frustrated with the school system as it's a system that all kids of all abilities have to travel through and when you have vastly different abilities it's maybe not the right system for all kids." -Tom McLaughlin
"It might take you twice as long to do something but that dedication over time will make you a stronger person." "When a wall gets put up in front of me, I just keep pushing on it until it falls over." -Paul Sawyer
"My advice for parents (of dyslexic children) is to learn how your kid think." -Elizabeth McCormick
"There's nothing to be ashamed of (being dyslexic). It's by no means degrading. It just means you may need a little bit of extra help and there's nothing wrong with that." -Myles Moye *Anatomy Correction: When Myles said dendrites he meant synaptic terminals :-)
"Even though sometimes we don't get something which is so easy for other people there are also times when we do get things which are really hard for other people. Hold onto those times. I think we've really loaded the education system against children who have the difficulties characteristic of dyslexia, but it is such a tiny aspect of what's important in life. The fact that I spell like an 11 year old, who really cares? -Alice Frendo Check out Alice's website, Dyslexic Logic here....
"Dyslexia is a gift to have." -Shane Herman Check out Let's Get Booking here.
"It's very important that every individual sees in some way he or she is special." -Phillip Schultz Check out the Writer's Studio here.
"Failing is a part of learning. Failing is a part of success." -Lori Pachera Check out Caleb's Clubhouse here.
He then tells us a bit about his adventures and why it was so important for him to write a book about it. "Anyone at school now that is suffering with dyslexia you can get past it. Don't let them bring you down. Some of the people who tried to bring me down are out there today doing nothing as a living and I've achieved something. And I would love other people in my position to do the same." -John Gordon To purchase John's book click here. Check out his Facebook page here....
"I always found that after I got diagnosed with a learning difference it really helped for me to read up on it and really understand the difference." -Siena Castellon Check out Siena's website, Quantum Leap Mentoring here. Get more details about Neurodiversity Celebration Week here.
"The first thing you have to do is believe the (dyslexic) child is teachable." -Lois Letchford Check out Lois’s website here. Her book is called Reversed.
"I believe that everyone has a beautiful hidden intelligence and we have to help them find it." -Enid Webb Check out Enid's website here.
"Dyslexia is not a problem. It's just a different way of being. Everybody is different." -Lauren McCrostie
"If I had gotten help before hand I probably wouldn't have ended up in prison, because I would have understand what I had (dyslexia)." -Jason Cook Check out Jason's website here.
"As a parent, trust your gut and know when something in your heart of hearts doesn't feel right." -Ashley Roberts Visit Ashley's blog here.
"Reading as a measure of intelligence is a cultural phenomena. So this idea that there is something wrong with your child because they can't read is culturally dictated and nothing to do with their intelligence. So let go of that as a measure and think about all the strengths." -Krista Gauthier
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"I think it really helps not being too serious about things. Being able to, in the moment especially while teaching if I forget a word or something happens just laugh it off. Like when you are talking and you're holding a white board marker and it goes flying across the room. Just laugh and move on. Don't forget we all are human and make mistakes and yes maybe you are maybe further along in your career or your life and have more experience, but that doesn't change the fact you are are still goin...
"Reading doesn't equal being smart. We need to uncouple those two things." -Cheri Rae Cheri's book is called DyslexiaLand, A field guide for parents of children with Dyslexia. Click here to go to her website.
"Sheer willpower can overcome anything." -Chris Hill Chris' book is called Ralphy and the Rang-E-Koos.
The cycles a dyslexia parent goes through: "At first you are in the crying in your pillow phrase saying 'what the heck'? and then I call it the epiphany which is stage two where you are like 'wow Dyslexia'. And then the third bit is coffee where you talking to everybody and you are so excited. The last stage is you are just pissed. You are just like 'really?' Once you know this information, you know how to train people, it's evidence based, it's not shocking and we just simply need to do these t...
"I feel fortunate having a dyslexic child. It's taught me patience. It's taught me perseverance. It's taught our daughter resilience and strategies on life. I see dyslexia now as a gift." -Dannielle Small
"Dyslexia is not a stop sign. It's a road block. You can do it---it may just take a bit longer." -Yvette Blaess *And yes the beginning is meant to be that way! I decided not to edit out the mistakes I made. Here's why: I make dyslexic mistakes all the time. I say the wrong word or I almost stutter and can't come up with any word. There's nothing wrong with these moments and that's why I left the beginning of this episode unedited. My wish is for the world to recognize and understand what these d...
"Communicate. I encourage you to share how you're are feeling, talk about the challenges, and ask for help. We live in a world where asking for help is considered a weakness because it infers we don't have the answer. But it is also the fastest way to learn and more deeply connect with someone." -Paul Rabil Visit the Paul Rabil Foundation here.
“Don’t judge a person by their reading.” -Jeanne Betancourt Check out Jeanne's author website here. Check out Jeanne's artist website here.
"There are so many awesome things that come with being dyslexic." -Katie Small
"You are an amazing person. Don't ever let your dyslexia ever ever make you feel like you can't do something you want to do." -Tomas Black
