Dyslexia and Privilege | Samantha Coppola | TEDxTheMastersSchool
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2017
- Sam Coppola’s talk will explore the services, particularly for learning- different individuals, that are based on economic circumstances. The speaker, diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, well understands the privileges she was afforded based on fee-based services.
Samantha Coppola is 18 years old and a senior at The Masters School. She has spoken about dyslexia to teachers and elementary school students at multiple private schools throughout Westchester County. In the fall, she will be attending NYU Tisch School of the Arts to study drama.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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I am in my 40's and about to graduate college to become a teacher - and I am dyslexic. We are amazing people, we are inteligent and fully capable.
You just made my day because I am 27 and I’m about to finish college and this is my 9th time joining a college but this time it is my last semester...I do believe that you will be one of the greatest teachers...because failures are the best teachers...they told me your a failure...one day I’ll tell them failure was the key 🔑 for my success...good luck teacher 👩🏫 show the world what we are capable of!!
Your not dyslexic.. you just learned slower which isn’t a problem because that’s normal when you don’t understand your material.
I really needed this I’m about to be a freshman in college studying special education and dyslexia. This week has been orientation with lots of info coming at us as first-year students. It's overwhelming because in I high school those group of mentors or teachers are advisers were such in a close knit with all of us. Now that I’m on a institute/university it’s so much larger in the all make it seem like they’re no one there to lean on
@@GHOST-ISH No, I am in fact dyslexic - I do not learn slowly. This post was from 2 years ago - I did get my bachelor's degree in 18 months, followed by a master's in 11 months, and am now working on a doctorate with a 4.0 GPA. I don't learn slowly, I just had to find the proper way for me to learn and work with my dyslexia rather than fight it.
@@madelinemellert7641 There are many apps that you can get for your phone or computer that will read things to you, they have been a lifesaver for me. I can stop, rewind, take notes, and go forward when needed. Use your tools, you got this!
Thank you for this fabulous resource! I am a trained tutor of dyslexic children. I just wanted to add that data shows that teaching all children in the way dyslexics need to learn actually raises literacy rates of all children, even children with no language based learning differences.
I'm 43. Diagnosed dyslexic at age 10. Failed many things in school. However.... School is set up for the brain function of roughy 2% of the population.
Point being.... I only suffered in school till I got to post secondary. Then I flourished. I finished 5 years of post secondary ;)
The problem is not the child. The problem is the school.
So very true- In my 70’s and was diagnosed late in life with neurodivergent Dyslexia/ADHD during pleas for up and coming neuropsychology students that seem intent on wanting to know what fish see- sounds bizarre but that is psychology for you! None of these students could believe that I have a BScMScDSW which means my first degree was a basic understanding of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Natural Science-started to specialize in Microbiology & completed my Masters-Took me 7 yrs while raising 5 sons! I know it sounds unbelievable but it’s very true! My husband died when our youngest was 2 and I had to upgrade my education-only had a grade 9- did poorly in school bc I had to compensate for writing letters oddly, backwards and could not read a straight line nor pen one! Really believed I not very bright and rather slow- was called quirky and odd, but I did pass! Anyway after 7 yrs of grueling education, raising sons, and thinking I would soon be able to work in my field- not realizing that a Doctorate in Microbiology was required at most jobs -seeking such and developing a penchant for math, it hit me that it was not so much the science I was good at but numbers which I see in colors and this really helped me! So I radically changed course determined to help those who learned things differently and completed my Doctor of Social Work hence the DSW! Having never been diagnosed before & just did what was necessary to feed my children and sustain a living! These students were shocked!
😂👵🏽☝🏾✨☀️✨ Dr. KB Chalifoux BScMScDSW !
I have dyslexia and ADHD, and I dropped out of school when I was in the 8th grade. I worked road construction with my dad until I was 19... Got my GED, and then went to the army. When I got out of the army I moved to MN and went to college at age 23, and graduated with an Associates in Information Systems management. I now work for a large bank as a Security Engineer. I taught myself everything I know, and I never had any help from anyone. You don't need all this help as Samantha states. You just need a strong work ethic, and not be so hard on yourself. Being poor or rich doesn't make any difference to your learning abilities. Having a good mother and father is the only deciding factor with these kids. We were dirt poor, but my daddy taught me that I would need to work hard all of my days and no one escapes this fundamental principle of life. My mother taught me that I could learn, but I would have to do it my way, and she was right. Here's some advice from a guy that never backs down, and won't give in until I'm satisfied. Don't use your learning disabilities as a crutch. Move past it and find your on way.
Will Ellison I’m so proud of you. One of my grandparents friends started out like you and now is a millionaire. You are a true inspiration and I will always have you in my heart. -dyslexic 8th grader
@@hazelmatheson3830 you hang in there Hazel.. follow your interest and be kind to yourself.. no one understands you better than you..
I am dyslexic, and I never received help at any point in my education. Except once. In college. When I failed German. I appealed to the dean, and the dean erased my failed grade due to dyslexia. I didn't get a passing grade, I just got no grade, as if I never took the course. That was the one and only time I ever got help, at all. I couldn't read until I was 12 years old. Once I finally figured out how to read, I began to read the dictionary for several hours every day. I had a very fancy dictionary that included etymological roots, historical spellings, and things of that nature. I used this to expand my vocabulary and learn to spell. I read the dictionary for several hours per day every single day for seven years. Like I said, I learned to read when I was 12. By the time I was 12, I was taking high school level courses for math and science, while falling far behind in remedial english. As a 12 year old I took 1 trigonometry course, 1 geometric proofs course, earth science, chemistry, and even advanced history courses. In essence, I was taking both high school freshman and high school sophomore course work at the same time. As a 13 year old I took geometric proofs II, precalc, and calculus along with physics and advanced biology. As a 14 year old I took AP calculus, AP US history, and 7th grade level english. Then as a 15 year old I retook calculus (just for fun), along with a few other history courses and 8th grade level english. Then as a 16 year old I entered college and began to study neuroscience. At age 12 I was illiterate, and at 16 I was taking courses in neuroscience, organic chemistry, etc. Reading is still very difficult, I read very slowly and it isn't very fun. But I can do it, and I can do many other things as well.
I'm dyslexic and wow several hours everyday that's insanely impressive I recently found out read takes 5x more energy for dyslexics, in my school reading the dictionary was a form of punishment and it made my head hurt so much, dizzy, confused & I never even knew what I was reading so it was quite literally a punishment it made me never wanna read a dictionary ever again still to this day I havnt because it feels like im punishing myself lol turns out it made it even harder to learn new words, I didn't even know I had dyslexia back then I only found out when i was 18 aka 3 years ago, im a Game Designer now.
Even know I've never actually finished a book, but i finally broke the ice and brought some insane programming/game design books and I can only do 4 pages before my hurt starts to hurt or I lose interest due to not being able to take in the information, ive found doing a funny accent helps me remember it.
Im honestly blow away by your dedication to reading, it makes me wanna read more thanks.
@@donutdude4174 Alwesome stuff buddy Im in my 40's with dyslexia they didnt know what it was when i was a kid i could code before i could do basic reading and almost no writing nowdays im a half owner in a software house with another dyslexic guy who does the marketing/sales with a patient for my AI tech and international award for innovation and oh i studied PHD level maths for fun Reading is still ridiculously painful for me but i let the tech do the work for me :D
You are clearly very highly intelligent. What about those with more average intelligence?
Your a inspiration! I can’t relate. Without help I would never be able to read. I could read until 5th grade.
One key factor for my dyslexic success was resilience and the drive to not end up broke &homeless . I have been gainfully employed since I was 15 yo. Every job I have ever had, I have always given my best and have climbed that ladder, rung by rung. I have done well and am debt free. Some thanks go to my 5th grade teacher who told my that I would never amount to anything, managed to prove him so very wrong.
I was diagnosed with dysgraphia a few weeks ago (I'm 19) living in Italy I was able to get my diagnosis with 38€ at a public structure. It's so disheartening to learn about how much it costs in the US and realize how many people will not be able to afford sessions and get a diagnosis just based on a hunch as I did, because no one would've spent that much for me without evident proof (which I didn't have).
Another problem is the failure of many public schools to test for dyslexia or provide any help to dyslexic children, so all schools need to understand dyslexia and how to help these kids.
Kathy Wenzel yeah the only problem with that is a lot of techers that are thouh about dislaexya later one dont rly help the kids they kinda understand it but not rly
That’s why I got IEP. Now teachers legaly have to give me what I NEED to learn.
My dyslexia ruined my childhood so badly. I was horribly abused and teased, but now that I am almost 60, I have embraced it. My husband, who has a ph.d in history, also has the same dyslexia. It was him who encouraged me to embrace it.
I live in omaha ne. I found the flaw in our public schools here. My son was born 4 months premature 1.1oz. Knowing his chances of having a learning disability was most favorable. Not know how much he is so much like me was were I see. Here they don't test for dixlexia tell 10. My boy is now 10 and I see clearly what makes him tick. That is to late for must to feel as if there being undstude. It sets them off on the wrong path with little chance of reaching there potential.
I use to do the paragraph thing....Good to know am not alone.
Same here
Me too
Me too
Same and I feel more people should know about dyslexia
Literally defined my life and symptoms I did not know I had dyslexia until I was 25. No one noticed not even me. I just thought I was shy and hated to read out loud and favorite subject. From a low income family. I wonder what I could've done if someone noticed sooner.
I found out I'm dyslexic and ADHD-PI at 37 (two years ago). It's had a devastating impact on my life and mental health. It's best summed up as learned helplessness and very low self worth.
Tim, try not to focus on what the general populous say. Dyslexia which took me a long time to discover for myself simply means you have a totally different way of learning. You may not thrive like other children in a classroom with books of text (the majority). Being dyslexic opens your mind and frees you from the constraints that everyone is tied down by. the majority of creative thinker, architects, designers are all Dyslexic. You need to find a learning style that suits you, pictorial, colour, musical, patterns. I promise you there will be a style your mind is compatible with. once you find it you will be unstoppable. I too had confidence issue which is totally understandable but that is all down the the populous saying we are 'handicapped' or have a 'disability' which is simply wrong.
Tim Bennett I feel you brother it took me 26 years. We just have to learn to live with it now.
Tim Bennett I found out at 18 I had a learning disability. At 42 years I was diagnosed with ADHD. it’s been a roller coaster for decades.
Dude listen if you have gotten this far it can’t be that bad. You just have to work harder.
Thanks! I've been working on the interesectionality of dyslexia and mass incarceration for exactly this reason. There is no reason teachers should not learn how to address dyslexia during teaching college. Studies show 50% of prisoners are functionally illiterate due to dyslexia so our society wasted money pretending to educate them, and continues to waste money incarcerating them. I'm a parent of a windward student, worrying about those we left behind in public school.
At 15 I was actually pulled aside by my head master, who explained I needed to focus on my art and get into higher education or end up sliding into crime and ultimately prison.
Something I suspect a headmaster would no longer be able to address with one of his students.
Fortunately I got into higher education.
As a dyslexic and former Crime Analyst. I interviewed hundreds of inmates and found many to be dyslexic and very intelligent. Many Officers and Detectives had difficulty relating to the inmates but for the most part I got along with them just fine was able to obtain needed intelligence for our community and in return I would advise counsel of their cooperation, which would lesson their sentence.
How about this....identify the dixlexic public. Reach out and open there eyes to what value there perspective holds to like minded individuals. Teach them not train.. provide the seakers with what they want to know not what you want them to hear.
@@89dirtybird teach them to read. Otherwise they are no more talented than other people. Everyone has strengths- not just dyslexic kids.
I don't just plan to get youth to read but the step before that is learning. A child's perception of the world is so innocent that it can be led astray easly. Captivating them with knowledge in the simplest ways is a true passion I have. If I can help research or be of any assistance I'm glad to help and understand.
I have dyslexia too and it was not identified until 7th grade and then in 8th grade they pulled me from my art class and put me in special ed classes and they re-taught me how to read. I was always down about this but looking back I couldn’t be happier that I was in that class.
THANK you for sharing the story of so many, like myself who go through the education system with dyslexia and for fighting to help dislexic children in future
I am dyslexic too. Luckily, the public school that I attended (like 20+ years ago) had a special program specifically for dyslexic children called the Slingerland program. I am so fortunate for the program because after about the fourth grade, I never needed special help or assistance as the program provided me with the necessary tools to overcome my disability. I successfully graduated from high school and college and without any extra help. I feel sad because public schools no longer offer that program as they need to prioritize funding for other programs like ESL and special education (not for dyslexics specifically). Now only wealthy people can access educational services that should be available for all.
I am was diagnosed when I was 9. My teacher suspected and talked to my parents about it. I am so thankful that I had this teacher!
She so well spoken for somebody who has dyslexia
Thank you for this video. I have a friend who is dyslexic and he was not aware until later years. But through the times he surpassed all the trials in life. He is not a wealthy happy married man and is proud to have a dyslexia.
Military family, moved 13 different times to many different states, apparently all the places we moved had a program in the public district.
Amazing!!! Keep up the good fight! I have 2 children each with dyslexia. Each with very different needs! I agree that things need to be reworked!! If you took the bottom readers and put them all in same class for 1st and 2nd grade and taught a phonics based reading program they would probably all be on level by 3rd grade! I have no idea how to address the dyscalclia! Mine both struggled throughout school. School becomes a very negative environment with constant negative reinforcement. And you are so correct that social economic status comes into play! Good for you!!! Keep it up!
I am 20, and recently diagnosed with dyslexia. Around 3 years ago, during my sister's parent's evening (she was in yr 4) and her teacher told us that she couldn't concentrate, her reading was way below average for her age, her spellings were consistent and she is struggling with math and writting. But the teacher never said or did anything about it, which I assumed was because she didn't have the knowledge and the trained required to recognise and identify signs of specific learning difficulties eg dyslexia. Her teacher even asked us if she started school from nursery that was how bad her reading etc was. She is still struggling with reading, and writing such as inconsistent spelling, but knowing that she could be dyslexic, we talked to her school.
For me, the late diagnosis has had a huge impact on every aspect of my life in a negative way. Now, I have social anxiety (embarrassed to talk to people becoz of my misprounation and difficulty expressing myself), low self esteem, and my fear of failing is reducing my motivation etc.
i have Dyslexia.....feel so down so many times.....I never got the help
How old are you and what community are you in? Do you want to learn to work around this brain difference? - A Reading Specialist
Carol Campbell Anderson I'm 35 and was born in Zimbabwe in 83
where do you live now? how do you know you are dyslxeic? I am also dyslexic - I have been a reading specialist for many years.
i now live close to capetown....I was tested in school after doing bad
This might help. Perhaps testing could be updated and help found: "The diagnosis of dyslexia in South Africa is now easier, thanks to a test Sandra Swart, paediatric optometrist of Vereeniging, has developed with John Griffin, a professor of ophthalmology at Marshall B Ketchum University in California. “It’s the first and only standardised diagnostic test South Africans can use to determine the type and degree of dyslexia,” Swart says. Anyone registered with the Health Professions Council of SA can administer the test." I'll send up good thoughts on your behalf. CA
I have dyslexia and I got help early on but it was a slow way of helping me they basically over worked me and I swear to god I had depression and wanted to end it all at the age of 8
same
Well done Sofia. Like autism, dyslexia has a spectrum, my motor skills were fairly normal, I rode a bicycle at four but had trouble with eye hand sports until I was about eighteen. I'm sixty nine years old. There was no such diagnosis of dyslexia when I was in school, even by the time I graduated high school. I was called LAZY by insensitive teachers and got heartfelt concern from teachers that recognized intelligence but couldn't understand my under achieving. I navigated life with wit and lies and managed to teach myself to read well enough to get along in the world. My dyslexia cost me jobs and advancement in life but it taught me survival skills. So much potential lost and heartbreak to people with dyslexia. I have hope for future generations. There is also an under diagnosed learning disability called dyscalculus. It obviously involves numbers and is as paralysing as dyslexia and often people have both disabilities. Thanks Sofia!
Very true and powerful message! You are an awesome speaker!!!!
This is so true. In our case we as parents just spend hours tutoring our kids evenings and weekends even though we both work. The school resources are worthless. We've been successful but it's hard and I'm aware that most parents can't do dyslexia tutoring either because they don't understand how to help or they just don't have the time/energy. Educational therapists charge $150 an hour and you need 2-3 sessions a week.
Thanks for sharing your story and the injustices in education.
Absolutely correct, I am dyslexic and I would just quickly add that my reading is unaffected, so be careful not to discount the child based on not meeting more obvious criteria. On topic there is no need for a huge financial investment or for children to separate, my son gets all his support in school following an early assessment. The important thing is to take the opportunities as a parent to remind teachers of your child's needs (yes some do forget) and to check that they are acting on that knowledge. My son also gets learning support instead of learning a second language, that was a hard choice, but weighing up the pros and cons a reasoned one. Just to add I am shocked at the costs of assessments etc, no one where I am would expect to pay for such necessary things, that's a huge block on a child's succeeding.
This so soo relatable for me. I have dyslexia and luckily for me my parents were super supportive and did have the financial means to have me tested and placed in public school ( I'm English public school is the same as privet). Which ment even tho I was diagnosed later on I always received the help I needed and had extra tuition. I'm now a qualified audiologist and graduated from med school a year and half ago. I can honstly say money makes all the difference I have no idea what kind of person I would be if I didn't have the help growing up
I was diagnosed with dyslexia at 18 years old...
This is my second time watching this. Ms. Coppola’s presentation is excellent.
the part about reading the paragraph a few times ahead and missing what was being read by other people, i so identify with as i have been there many times, my nightmare is being called to read out on the spot , its bad enough with warning.
I 100% experienced the same thing as you my friend
I wish I had the support of being a dyslexic growing up..I’ve graduated HS and was just told by my mother that I’ve been dyslexic since I was a child. After learning more about it, my struggles throughout my school years all made sense.
When Samantha starts Talkin at the 9 minute mark about counting how many people are ahead and reading that paragraph. I'm 30 years old a director of a soccer company that we teach 2 to 8 years old. When we have our meetings I am so nervous about reading out. If my friends and I have game night and I have to read out loud I am so nervous so much anxiety. I always thought I was the only one that did read ahead so I didn't mess up.
Mind blowing, I am 33 now from India. I am surprised to hear the similarities. I too count the students and paragraph, and will reread the paragraph number of times but still will fail during my turn. Now I found that my too have dyslexia. He is just 7 now. It's really a eye opener that it's not a personal disability, and there are a lot more guys like us.
I did the same with reading out loud I'd do same practice my paragraph over and over til was my turn then just spit it out as fast I could remember it then exhale from the stress and kept my head down because know it sounded unusual and fast knew people were looking at me sucks but made it through 😁 just with extreme stress and frustration supposedly gifted but lost the spark by 3rd grade scraped by wish they figure it early in school k through 5 could save a kid alot of stress and frustration while there young they just kept me in speech classes and lab classes k through 5 then middle just stuckme in regular classes but by then found ways to get around it .all public schools.
I was lucky, my mom knew I was dyslexic when I was in kindergarten, and started teaching me before I started school. I can read quite well, but I still have some issues, so I have to reread sentences alot of the time. I did how ever find a font that has helped me called dystlexie font. It makes reading easier.
Excellent
I’m dyslexic and I married a dyslexic and of course both our 2 kids are also dyslexic. The biggest problem with special education in public schools is the fact that all teachers who teach subjects like reading, writing and math are not dual certified in special education so they are capable of teaching all students. In my public school the only teacher who could truly teach me was the special ed teacher. The General Ed teachers didn’t take the time to help “dyslexic students” nor did they seem to care, it was the special ed teachers problem. This is is a huge problem having only one teacher to teach multiple students who have a wide Variety of difficulties. I literally took tests on subjects that I did not read because I could not read the material and yet could get C’s if read to me. Think of how much better I could’ve done if someone was actually reading me the material that I was being tested on. I’m an auditory learner but my school didn’t provide this to me. Sadly my same school is still failing my son in much the same way they have failed me. Very sad indeed. I think if we had more dyslexic people deciding the way dyslexic people learn and making the guidelines for educators to follow we would do a lot better. The real problem is we have people who don’t understand the way we learn teaching us in our public schools. Until this changes there’s not gonna be much progress.
What's wrong with the American health system that you have to pay just to get diagnosed? These tests should be considered needed and be completely covered by insurance
This is very specific to her, everyone is different even people with dyslexia it’s on a spectrum.
Thank you so much for your story
I have dyslexia. I can learn fast through experience. eg I know every thing about the condition of Dementia . the causes and treatments. over loaded information, i have to break down the information to learn. small steps speeds up time . Don t give on your dreams
Excellent Samantha!!
WOW, amazing talk Samantha! And, your idea for a solution is so insightful and seems doable!
Well said.
Samantha, great job. My daughter has just been recently diagnosed with dyslexia. I have been saying I think she had it since kindergarten she is on the 4th grade. Hers looks to be moderate and the more I look at it the more it seems I may have it as well. Yes teachers need to get better information on on how to look for it.
Kelly Barthel listen if you live in the US get your daughter a IEP or a 405. If she has trouble reading get her Ortan Gilangham tutoring. And most importantly dislexia is not a diesese it’s a difrent way of thinking. She has had it since the day she was born. NEVER use launge that makes her think that dislexia with limit her even if it does. I highly suggest having her avoid taking for launge classes if you can. If you do those things for her it will be like she never had dyslexia. Don’t take it to seriously and make sure she knows her rights. Check out bookshare and maybe a computer program that can read words from a google docs aloud. Also gramarly is great.
@@hazelmatheson3830 thank you we have done all that, she is doing good she knows she just needs to work at it!!
Well done Samantha! Great way to raise awareness on an important topic.
I was in every reading recover program in school, my parents payed a lot of money for me to go to a special tutoring school (sylvan learning) on the weekends. I still never got better. Despise being around professional educators more then the average child for years, no one told my mom that maybe I might have a learning disability. It was not till my grade 6 teacher was like I think she has dyslexia. Then my parents tried though the school to get tested but the school told me I was not a hi priority case. I was now reading at a grade 2 level in grade 8. My parents gave up on hoping the school would finally get me tested and they payed out of pocket to get me tested. My elementary school was more then happy to send me to high school at a grade 2 reading level.
Great thank you
I wasn diagnosed with dyslexia until 8th grade, I didn't even really learn how to read until 6ty grade when my teacher helped me outside of school.
I'm dyslexic and I'm french and english. (I always lived in france)
I remember the day my english teacher asked me to "read the text to show how we are suppose to pronouce the words."
The cringe... i felt horrible. I was so slow and I felt the presure people wanting me to show them and me failing to read a three letter word.
Gees. My mother and my sister, along with most of her side of the family. I don't have dyslexia, but I do have ADHD.
(Again with the terribly deficient school system!)
I'm going to be professor, and as such, I hope I can promote improvement upon these sorts of things in the educational community.
I feel that. I still have issue reading and writing
This is on point
Thanks for video it's encouraging
Dyslexic..............also Architect, Builder and MBA! Told it would be difficult to ever read or write! Intervention in Australia which was in the public system. This worked very well. Must be diagnosed early and intervention. I am proud. Jorn Utzon was dyslexic so is Richard Branson, if it is good enough for them good enough for me!
I have dyslexia but my parents put me in ESE classes but I felt out of place because some of the kids was very mental but I just couldn't read well as other kids
I have dyslexia and I was ADHD and I was put in special ed classes at my public school because my parents couldn't afford put me In private school because they were barely getting by with my older sister private school so it kind of sucked for me but I worked what I got
There”s another program I”m doing since April of last year! David Davison the gift of dyslexia ! Once I have three four levels up I ll do college courses at CC!
Jessica Montaperto : The Davis Dyslexia program? Isn't it a 10 week course?
Hi I'm Matt. I'm a dyslexic.. I have to hide it from employers. I let them think I'm just spacey, or just odd. If they knew I had a disability they'd demote me or worse. i'm a catering coordinator at a high end grocery. Some things i learn or understand almost preternaturally, so i'm able to get by based on combination of slight of hand and being unusually aware and skilled in other areas. I use a lot of spell check. Simple things take me a while to learn if i can truly learn them at all. it took me six month to learn basic food prep for my job. I've still got a ways to go. My partner at the store knows about it. i had to tell him. It's my life line and he doesn't really understand, but has been compassionate. I get by by the skin of my teeth, and creative compensatory thinking. Some days i want to give up. "why should have have to work 40% harder than the average person just to complete medial tasks?" because i'll starve if i don't lol. Then there is the ego. "Why am I less capable than people i'm arguably smarter than?" because neurological anomalies happen. I got a little help, but not from the right sources growing up. Keep fighting the good fight. Maybe one day people like us wont have to struggle so hard to accomplish so little. Steve Jobs, Eisenstein, and few other very notable people who's names escape me are of the Dyslexic ilk. How many of them have been buried under a society that just missed out on their potential brilliance? How many did we loose to drugs or suicide or to mediocrity? Does anyone know any resources i can seek to help aid in Dyslexic awareness? I want to do something.
The Davis Dyslexia program teaches dyslexic children to read. It's a ten week course costing about $3,500
Oh my - cannot use a combination lock to save my soul!
Dr. KB Chalifoux here 👵🏽☝🏾😂✨❤️✨
Inspiring
I'm dyslexic and have dyslexic friends. But i never heard of motor movement problems like not holding a crayon or opening a locker
yes, I was able to hold a pen but with extreme dyslexia, many kids are more uncoordinated. Many kids and adults have problems knowing left from right. To this day I have to remember to say my debit card pin to myself before I go to atm or checkout so I don't mix up the numbers. Bad handwriting goes hand in hand with dyslexia too.
I wish we changed or add the laws in America and all around the world so all the adults with dyslexia would get assistive technology help in every day life with reading and writing. We should the future for kids and adults alike.
I have and I love it
in my country dyslexia test are free and the schools are the ones how gets the ones to take the teats. my praimery school was to laisy to get someone for my, so not before i vent to 8 grade.
at that time i had to learn to versions of my own language(Norwegian bokmål and nynosk) but also English ans Spanish.
If I’m honest the thing that bothered me the most in school with my Dyslexia was being put in a special ed class and having your peers think there is something wrong with you. It felt belittling and embarrassing. Don’t get me wrong I’m glad I got help but I don’t agree with that decision.
Wow unbelievable!
At age 61 years of age. A bus monitor for special aid I diagnosed myself by researching special needs children that I actually do have Delixia. And so dose spell check!!!!
dang i’m dyslexic and my parents haven’t had to pay anything close to that
I was in special ed and it was way too easy I was kind of in between regular classes especially so special ed was a waste of time for me. We need to better prepare future jobs for people with dyslexia. I am finding it hard to find a job that suits me because of my dyslexia. Jobs out there that I do qualify for of course are low paying jobs that are manual labor. I would like to think I fe out some more than dead-and-jobs that are also careers. Any suggestions out there????
This is an annoying question but my kid really wants to know. This speaker has just a hint of what we call the "dyslexia accent". My kid has it and we have heard it in other people who a significantly impacted by dyslexia. It sounds a bit like English is their second language but nobody can figure out the original language. Thing is, it is the same accent between people with dyslexia. I would love to know if anyone has any information on this.
So true
It’s surprising to me that ur kindergarten teacher told your parents that u had a lot of trouble with basic stuff. My teachers didn’t even care, they just let me struggle and didn’t even call or talk to my parents about it. They didn’t even call about my other siblings either, it makes me sick to think that those teachers think that they have helped me in life or my siblings. So when I think about the 85 I got in English I like to think about that I got it by myself instead of the teachers that “helped” me.
Wow ..... 1966 wasn't a good year to be diagnosed as dyslexic. I was pooked and prodded. Isolate and lost , in a world of one ... I'm certainly glad progress has been made , but the label was a killer for me ..
Maybe I need to do a TedTalk; I have a LOT to say about this. As the parent of a child with ADHD and learning challenges, I can attest to the pitiful and frustrating way that our society currently handles intellectual problems and learning challenges.
Our knowledge of these issues is still VERY primitive. First of all, at present doctors apparently either DO not or CANNOT objectively even diagnose the underlying neurological cause of many learning challenges. This is a problem, because ADHD, mild Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Borderline Intellectual Functioning, and even traumatic brain injuries can have similar or even the same manifestations. I'm an objective person, and to see the troubling overlap between many of these conditions' symptoms is disconcerting, to say the least. I feel that doctors, in terms of giving a diagnosis, are sometimes throwing mud at the wall and seeing what sticks.
Psychological testing is also slightly subjective, although IQ scores have proven to show certain things with accuracy. Still, they aren't 100% Holy Writ. Children with certain vision problems, emotional issues, and/or ADHD may not do as well on IQ tests. As for the cost, I had to wonder why this family had to spend $5000 multiple times for testing. The most expensive private testing we ever had was less than $1000, and the College Board only wants relatively current testing. Perhaps the testing she underwent included more, but I have a feeling that the cost-difference was probably due to location and the psychologist's overhead.
To continue, however, another real problem with our current system may come as a big surprise. Most people may not know that a child has to be "smart enough" to be "diagnosed" with dyslexia, dyscalculia, or other formal "LD" diagnoses. A child with an IQ between 70 and the lower 80s may have similar reading issues, but is not considered to be "learning disabled" or "dyslexic" because these children are considered to be learning at their limit. The children in this IQ range are really in a serious predicament. They score too high to be considered Intellectually Disabled, and yet too low to qualify for help as Learning Disabled. Thus they may not qualify for an Individual Education Plan (IEP) in school, although they might fall under 504. Of course, without recognition of the problem and adequate testing, the student may not qualify in any case.
Above I mentioned that I felt that this family paid an unbelievable sum for private testing. Similarly, when it comes to treatment, the gullible and/or well-meaning parent..and most of us are a little of both...can easily be snookered (a technical term) into spending a GREAT deal of money for therapies and programs, some of them unproven. I'm not completely knocking physical or occupational therapy, or tutoring, or some of the proven intensive-phonics-based training for dyslexia, or expensive private schools with a track-record of helping children. I personally know cases where these really have helped students, especially autistic children. In some cases they're the best solution. However, it often seems that a diagnosis is simply a CASH COW to a LOT of people and again, there is not always solid proof that these really help.
Parents, if they are able, often throw money (or the government's money) at a learning or intellectual problem because they feel so helpless. They desperately want to "cure" their child, but in the end, as of today some of these issues simply cannot be completely "cured." Some students with ADHD, Dyslexia, etc. learn coping strategies as they get older, and sometimes symptoms may improve, but some of these issues never completely go away no matter how much money the parents spend. This young lady's parents spent enough to buy her a very nice home or set her up in business. Perhaps her therapies helped her (there is no way to know ), but $400,000 later, she apparently still has dyslexia to some degree. Yes, it is sad that some children are not diagnosed and do not have the money for professional therapies, but perhaps what we should be asking is 1) what causes some of these issues (other than clear FAS or brain trauma) 2) how we could make diagnosis more objective so that we'd really know what we're treating and 3) how we could make the proven therapies more affordable and accessible. Parents should not have to feel helpless if they cannot afford $400,000 or travel to multiple appointments per week.
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Hi I’m 14 and I have dyslexia and adhd. Here is some advice that I gave to someone also but I think it will help your child a lot. Kelly Barthel listen if you live in the US get your daughter a IEP or a 405. If she has trouble reading get her Ortan Gilangham tutoring. And most importantly dislexia is not a diesese it’s a difrent way of thinking. She has had it since the day she was born. NEVER use launge that makes her think that dislexia with limit her even if it does. I highly suggest having her avoid taking for launge classes if you can. If you do those things for her it will be like she never had dyslexia. Don’t take it to seriously and make sure she knows her rights. Check out bookshare and maybe a computer program that can read words from a google docs aloud. Also gramarly is great.
I have a quandary for you all. If a man was to approche the education system with no form of proper training and told you he could teach the world how to be human again but wants to do it right and connect with the children of the world to paint them a fabulous world of welth in knowledge. What say you?
It would part of the Australian Medicare, for example, my youngest now a computer 🖥 tech. He is 32 years old.
For the sake of your citizens have a Medicare system like Australia. My son's success, he has a medical system that paid for dyslexia.
I was dyslexia as well and I have adapted I was diagnosed at the same time my son was.
Watching this hoping to understand how dyslexic people see the world, the texts. And didn't understand that
Unless parents push for it, children do no get in the Special Education class and do no receive extra help.
I’m in year 8 an my private schools now starting to help me
Henry Geljon ok so I’m fourteen and I have also have dyslexia. Please listen to my tips. They will really help you. Also private school is a big privlage and you’ll understand when you get big. I gave these tips to someone else but they will apply to you to. Kelly Barthel listen if you live in the US get your daughter a IEP or a 405. If she has trouble reading get her Ortan Gilangham tutoring. And most importantly dislexia is not a diesese it’s a difrent way of thinking. She has had it since the day she was born. NEVER use launge that makes her think that dislexia with limit her even if it does. I highly suggest having her avoid taking for launge classes if you can. If you do those things for her it will be like she never had dyslexia. Don’t take it to seriously and make sure she knows her rights. Check out bookshare and maybe a computer program that can read words from a google docs aloud. Also gramarly is great.
Hazel Matheson thank you I will try this.
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I didn’t live in a wealthy district my parents were both working parents I was lucky I had really great teachers who saw my potential and helped me I was lucky but others are not
The terror of having to read aloud!
In a French lesson at 13 I actually pulled one of my own teeth out during the lesson to escape the humiliation.
I may have gone on to receive a degree with honours, but please don't ask me to try learn French ever.
David Willis I totally agree dislexic people should be allowed to not be required to take a foriegn language. It’s just so silly that they make us take it. What a waste of time.
@@hazelmatheson3830 that's a fair point, I had French lessons for about 4hrs a week over 3 years, where I could have been spending that time on subject I wanted to specialise in.
That's a lot of wasted time when you're at the top of your ability to learn and digest new information and skills.
Not to mention the knock on mental effects of having to attend a class, that is clearly having a negative impact.
Dyslexia so bad very smart I have Dyspraxia is hard
I don't need fixing
I just found out I have it and I’m 56 .
$5,000 evaluation?! Mine was ~$700?
In Maryland they run around $3,500.
I am are dyslexia.but right i am better than there are after kids
Some people have it worst than other, I know people who can't spells.
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Jeez, thought we had it bad in NZ. The states paying that kinda money that's madness.
plzzzzzzzzzzzz help dyslexia person . bcz i started to give up on my life . still i have not received any thing form anywhere.
Jegison Raj listen I gave this a dive to someone else but if your in school in the us it will help. I’m 14 and I’m dyslexic. Just renember that if nothing else works just work hard. Here’s the advice. Kelly Barthel listen if you live in the US get your daughter a IEP or a 405. If she has trouble reading get her Ortan Gilangham tutoring. And most importantly dislexia is not a diesese it’s a difrent way of thinking. She has had it since the day she was born. NEVER use launge that makes her think that dislexia with limit her even if it does. I highly suggest having her avoid taking for launge classes if you can. If you do those things for her it will be like she never had dyslexia. Don’t take it to seriously and make sure she knows her rights. Check out bookshare and maybe a computer program that can read words from a google docs aloud. Also gramarly is great.
First of all thank you ...... i am studying in college final year at architecture and i am from india ....... bt now days i started realies that dyslexia is a different it will give the people to do more responsibility and hard work to anything they really love and which the thing they have porpous ..... i started taking care on me ...i am the one to take change .....
It sucks 🥺😞😭
Not a chance we could afford that for both of our kids when we're only bringing in 20k because I'm severely disabled and ill. I'm sorry my sweet children that America only works for the wealthy and healthy.
400k wow. You were lucky to have such supportive parents. Lots of people don’t and fall trough the cracks.
i have a theory on all of this.
Dyslexic people are as smart as everyone else so when then see they are falling behind they hide there issues as best they can(there children after all). So it can be missed plus because a dyslexic person is a few years behind in reading they cant read books suitable for there age and intelligence. So they just stop reading altogether and the problem gets a lot worse.
If we had age appropriate books with simpler vocabulary you could help a wider range of people for a lower cost.
400k is just to much money and far to much to expect the tax payers to cover for 10 to 15% of the population.
Again it depends, I get physical symptoms - dizziness, nausea and a feeling of tumbling to the point I'm going to faint, at which point I have to pull away from the text, I find it difficult to read in the first place, but then forget instantly what I just read, and have to read the same sentence over and over maybe 20 times before it goes in, that coupled with the symptoms means I will never get any enjoyment out of reading!, give it a go.. even without the difficulty and the physical symptoms, you try reading a book, every sentence 20 times, you will get board. then imagine it made you feel sick and dizzy and faint. its just not worth it!, its not a way for any kid to have to learn anything, its like a form of torture, go through your life feeling dread of the books.
Say it louder for those in the back! Reading is a basic human right!
Does america not understand the concept of dyslexia? I believed that all 1st world countries knew about such things. After all it is more common than a lost of things. Can someone explain?
Lydia Cole As a dyslexia specialist (private tutor) in America, I have my thoughts about this dilemma. Yes, the knowledge is out there, and you can (maybe) find websites and tutors on your own. But the only known effective program for dealing with dyslexia is any of a handful of programs based on the Orton-Gillingham method. This requires one on one tutoring 2-3 hours per week for 18-36 months. The school systems do not have the time/money to pay tutors. Could they re-allocate funds? Of course. Is that likely? No. Teaching all teachers in college about dyslexia, and screening all first graders would be possible and helpful. Then the problem is a legal one. Once the school district has identified a learning disability they are bound by law to address it. If they don’t label it as dyslexia, they don’t have to treat it as dyslexia and use the only scientifically proven method for teaching to dyslexics. The students lose. So we’re stuck with word of mouth and private tutoring. However, most tutors I know charge $75/hr, and that’s cheap compared to a special private school, etc.
Thank god I live in Sweden with free education and a good education system at that.
I did the test to find out if I was dyslexic fist when 15, because my first teacher didn't believe that I could be dyslexic because I could read, really slowly mind, but just well enough. I still remember that it wasn't till my second year of reading in school I felt like I could read, to properly combine the sounds of the letters to make a word. Before then I had just memorized whole written words too sounded words while reading out loud for the teacher, remember saying when I got stuck that I couldn't remember which word that particular written word was out loud. My teacher responded, no just read it. I couldn't.
TheOldBearTime actually, your experience in Swedish education sounds just the same as ours in America. I don’t see they did any better for you....
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Didn't she mention a huge monetary cost to her having dyslexia? What I meant in response to that is that I, my family, got help for free.
Ok, maybe my IEP wasnt a complete waist of my time
How can anyone feel sorry for someone whose parents are famous multi-millionaires? SMH
Her parents don't have dyslexia. She does. She doesn't want anyone to feel sorry fir her, just awareness fir easier diagnosis.