unaware of learning disabilities

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A woman with learning difficulties has revealed how she was labelled ‘stupid’
But she proved she was anything but stupid after achieving a bachelor’s degree
She said a teacher made her cry in front of her class because she couldn’t spell
She was finally diagnosed with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and ADHD
Against all odds, Phoebe fulfilled her goal by completing her bachelor’s degree

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Creative counting

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Read the personal story in our link for today. The passage that struck me was the one below where the writer shows creativity to deal with the ignorance of the teacher.

When I was in 3rd grade, the teacher saw me counting on my fingers and told me I needed to do math in my head. I knew I couldn’t do that, so I’d count objects around the classroom instead. When the teacher noticed me looking around the room, she told me to stop “daydreaming.” Since there were a lot of times I actually was off task and not paying attention, I got told to stop daydreaming on a regular basis.

What I didn’t know at the time was that, in addition to ADHD, I have dyscalculia.

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There is a limit to accommodations

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In our link for today a saga from an employee who got lots of accommodations for a required test, failed and then still sued to get more accommodations but the tribunal who judged it decided that the organization had done enough.

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Dyscalculia and Photography

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Read this interesting story about a would be photographer who didn’t get passed using the iphone with instagram, until at a workshop the workings of the NIKON camera were explained in such a way that a person with dyscalculia could understand it.

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