How much do your friends and family know about dyslexia? Do you find that their lack of knowledge leads to assumptions about how someone with dyslexia lives especially when studying?
I am really pleased that we are in Dyslexia Awareness Week again for 2017.
Why am I pleased?
As someone who talks to a lot of parents about dyslexia, it seems to be really common that if a child is found to have dyslexia, many parents do not know much about it. I have heard of parents going into some kind of ‘mourning’ as they feel that their child is no longer ‘OK’ , some parents are simply not sure what dyslexia means and are often under the wrong impression about that.
Many people are unsure of the positives that come from being dyslexic in areas of creativity and people skills.
As a parent who supported their child when dyslexia was first suspected, I know that I was unclear of what the next steps were and who to talk to and it was only because of charities such as Dyslexia Action and The British Dyslexia Association that I was able to get signposts on where to go next.
When I followed those signposts, got the assessment done for my daughter, this enabled resources to be unlocked which has not only helped her through her studies and into an undergraduate course but feel empowered to live her life with purpose.
It is for these reasons that I support Dyslexia Awareness Week.
It is also for these reasons that I believe in sharing information on this blog, my Parenting Dyslexia Blog and also through a conference that I organise with my good friend, Georgina Smith.
Announcing The SEN Jigsaw Conference 2018
