The Long-Term Impact of Unrecognized Dyslexia | When Learning is Trauma #shorts

29 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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Lois Letchford describes being diagnosed with dyslexia at 30 and contrasts her traumatic, unsupported journey with a friend who was recognized and supported early. Late diagnosis leaves dyslexic learners struggling for years without help.

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Did you say that you were not recognized as dyslexic until later? Yeah, I wasn't recognized as dyslexic till I was 30. See, that resonates with me, everything that you've said. And one of my major speaking points is always these unsupported, unrecognized dyslexic learners in a system that doesn't, as you say, get them, is dangerous. And I've seen that in my own house. I've seen that in circles that I run in. And I just wanted to clarify that, that you said that you had a friend or an acquaintance that was recognized and supported and wound up doing, you know, maybe you both did well, but your journey has been a little bit more or a lot more traumatic and has taken a longer time. Yeah. I mean, it equips you with certain