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Dear Mother in DyslexiaLand
Dear Mother in DyslexiaLand: Welcome to the powerful sisterhood of mothers of amazing children who have dyslexia. It’s a big, strong network of wonderful and determined women with bright, creative, interesting, talented and inquisitive children who struggle in school because their differently wired dyslexic brain makes it difficult to read, write and spell. These print-related…
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Dear Dyslexia
Dear Dyslexia, It’s been more than a decade since we first met. Oh, yes, I caught fleeting glimpses of you years before we were formally introduced, but I didn’t know how to recognize you. Long before my little boy was expected to effortlessly decipher words on a page, there were ghostly, momentary clues that just…
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The Incredible Loneliness of the Dyslexia Mom…But You Are Not Alone
By Cheri Rae This afternoon, I placed my lunch order for a Cobb salad at my favorite sandwich shop. While I waited for it, Florence and the Machine’s “Dog Days are Over” blasted over the sound system. Hearing the catchy, upbeat tune, the first thing that popped into my mind was, “Oh, yes, Florence Welsh…
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Coffee, Talk and Tears: On Meeting with Mothers of Dyslexic Children
Worried mothers contact me by phone, email and social media; they introduce themselves and launch into vivid descriptions of how they are struggling with the Education Establishment as they to find help for their bright dyslexic children who are struggling to read, write and spell. They typically have been very resourceful at finding the limited…
