14 episodes

Dyslexia is commonly thought of as a condition that hinders correct spelling, but in reality it is a more complex condition to do with how people process information. Join me as I explore this through real stories, looking at what impact dyslexia has on people how they live through it, what they're coping strategies are and what they feel they have gained from having a different information processing system.Let's stop focusing on what dyslexics can't do.

Understanding Dyslexia India Marzin

    • Education
    • 4.8 • 4 Ratings

Dyslexia is commonly thought of as a condition that hinders correct spelling, but in reality it is a more complex condition to do with how people process information. Join me as I explore this through real stories, looking at what impact dyslexia has on people how they live through it, what they're coping strategies are and what they feel they have gained from having a different information processing system.Let's stop focusing on what dyslexics can't do.

    Episode 14: "I found out less than a year ago" Jack

    Episode 14: "I found out less than a year ago" Jack

    In this episode we’re joined by fellow VisCom student Jack. Jack and I do the same university course and during our latest ‘group crit’ he expressed to the group that he was dyslexic. This obviously led onto me asking him to take part as a guest on the show. Jack very kindly was interested in sharing his story with us. Join us to find out more about Jack’s unique story where he tells us all about only finding out about his dyslexia only when he arrived at university.

    • 41 min
    Episode 13: "I got fed up and wrote a letter to the president" Justine

    Episode 13: "I got fed up and wrote a letter to the president" Justine

    In this episode we’re joined by a guest called Justine. I got in touch with Justine after seeing an interview video she did for a French social media platform. Join us to find pout more about the amazing things Justine has done to gain inclusivity and recognition for dyslexics all around the world.
    visit her website: https://www.certifieddyslexic.com

    • 21 min
    Episode 12: "I love my dyslexia" India (and her mother Anna)

    Episode 12: "I love my dyslexia" India (and her mother Anna)

    This episode join me as I have the pleasure of introducing our first child guest, India, joining us with her mother Anna. Anna got in touch with me through Facebook having found my podcast online she contacted me to thank me.  This discussion is based all around little India’s perception of her dyslexia, her story and how her mother is coping in these tough times homeschooling her dyslexic daughter.

    • 40 min
    Episode 11: "Finding out I was dyslexic changed my life" Polly

    Episode 11: "Finding out I was dyslexic changed my life" Polly

    This episode I welcome a guest called Polly. Polly’s story is very unique in the sense that she has only just found out she was dyslexic at the age of 58. Polly shares an emotional testimony about her life and the struggles that not knowing she was dyslexic has had on career as well as her personal life.

    • 49 min
    Episode 10: "I've never known myself as not dyslexic" Abi

    Episode 10: "I've never known myself as not dyslexic" Abi

    This episode I welcome a guest called Abi. Abi was diagnosed at age 8 and has lived her whole life knowing she was dyslexic. Join us as we compare experiences and discuss dyslexia in the work place and how important it is to have a dyslexic on your team and why. 

    • 45 min
    Episode 9 : "It took me 20 years to realise it's ok to make mistakes" Ysé

    Episode 9 : "It took me 20 years to realise it's ok to make mistakes" Ysé

    This episode we welcome another old school friend of mine Yse. Join Yse and I as we discuss what it was like growing up in a school where making mistakes and asking questions was seen as a weakness. 

    • 34 min

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