Living with Dyslexia with Jacobo Diaz More Than Words: Treating the Whole Child

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jacobo Diaz about living with dyslexia. Jacobo is a student in London. We appreciate Jacobo coming to share his story with us today! Jacobo is working on an app for dyslexia called Activate which is a gamified version of dyslexia intervention. He hopes to help others like him along their journey with dyslexia! Today you will learn:
 
When Jacobo found out he had dyslexia
What he was struggling with the most that lead to the belief that he had dyslexia
How he felt to learn there was a reason he was struggling
How therapy went for him
How dyslexia has impacted his work
What he does to help himself succeed 
The things he excels at
What he would tell his younger self and anyone just being diagnosed with dyslexia
What he wishes his teachers knew about dyslexia
What dyslexia means to Jacobo
About the Activate app
 
Links and Resources:
Activate: https://activate-learning.com/
Speechify: https://speechify.com/ 
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