Why Dyslexia Goes Unnoticed: A Systemic Issue | When Learning is Trauma #shorts

29 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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Teachers rarely catch dyslexia because most aren't trained to recognize it. Dyslexia isn't in standard teacher training, awareness modules are optional, and schools don't fund the time or resources needed. The speaker went undiagnosed for years as a result of these systemic gaps.

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Why was I not assessed as being dyslexic? Very, very simple. You ask most teachers what dyslexia is and they won't know. They'll think it's reading backwards or, or words moving around in front of your eyes or, or something. They won't understand what dyslexia is because it's not on the syllabus. There's maybe a week of dyslexia awareness training or a module that's optional or, or, or something Teachers are not equipped. They're not given the training. They're not given the time. They're not given the money. And how are they supposed to know? And so, yeah, it's hardly surprising that I was not recognized. But on the other hand, once we accept that I wasn't recognized,