Georgia was tired all the time and didn’t want to go to school. As a result of this constant stress, she got involved in drugs and alcohol. Many people gave up on her, but not teacher Ms. Sharpe, who helped her get tested for dyslexia. Finding out that she had dyslexia and wasn’t dumb, or alone in her plight, was a huge relief. As such, Georgia advocates early testing for children who are having difficulties in school.
A late dyslexia diagnosis but not too late | UNICEF NZ
Submitted by Judy Hanning on Thu, 2017-04-06 03:59
Georgia is a young woman who has dyslexia, but it wasn’t diagnosed until she was fourteen years old. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disorder which can affect the way a person reads, understands words and spells. She describes reading as looking like a “giant alphabet soup” with the letters in motion. She recalls being called stupid and told that she should be in the five-year-old’s class.
Key Takeaways:
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Dyslexia can be exhausting for the sufferer because of reading troubles. While reading, letters in words can appear to move around or switch places.
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Dyslexics can be the target of bullying at school. Intervention and diagnosis is critical to help prevent the sufferers of dyslexia from developing severe problems in life due to educational neglect.
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There is no reason that a child will discover that they have dyslexia unless parents and teachers offer a diagnosis.
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