Category Archives: Personal Stories

The morning I decided not to send my 14-year-old daughter back to school

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My daughter has dyslexia, dyscalculia and inattentive ADHD. Still, on paper, she wasn’t “failing.” She was getting by. But the cost of getting by had become brutal. Daily nausea. Crying every morning. Crippling fatigue. Anxiety that had her frozen in her seat, running on adrenaline just to survive each day, then collapsing at home where it felt safe to fall apart.

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When school finally fits, everything changes

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Inside the classroom at Trinity School, evidence-based differentiated instruction, in-class therapies, accommodations and assistive technology are seamlessly integrated into daily learning.

we need more schools like this!

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Student with dyscalculia denied dispensation for statistics exams

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A psychology student requested an exemption from statistics exams because she has dyscalculia. Her request was denied. She appealed this to the highest educational court, which decided against her, according to a ruling from last week.

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How neurodiverse workers can protect mental health

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Alasdair Macnab was 64 when he took an online test for dyscalculia. His score was conclusive.

He had been aware of his difficulty with numbers since school and now knows that dyscalculia is not just a number problem; for him it includes time-blindness, social anxiety and difficulty remembering people’s names.

Over his lifetime he developed coping mechanisms for situations involving numbers. As a veterinary surgeon, he armed himself with a book of drug dose rates for different animals.

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Victoria Beckham Opens Up About Struggling With Dyscalculia That Led To Bullying

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The Beckham family, including David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, and his wife, Nicola Peltz, has always made headlines with their household drama. But this time it is Victoria Beckham who has stolen the spotlight. For the unversed, Victoria is a fashion designer and one of the lead singers of the famous girls group, Spice Girls. In a recent podcast, the Spice Girls fame opened up about dealing with Dyscalculia, a learning disorder similar to dyslexia.

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