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The other side of the coin

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Today a good reminder from Rocket City Mom that when our children get diagnosed with a condition we tend to focus solely on the challenges this will bring. But there is always the other side of the coin (or medal) with opportunities and strengths that the child also has and develops. A good encouragement to focus on that part of the issue for a change.

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Stupidhead!

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Watching the first part of Stupidhead!, the lovable, sincere and silly musical comedy about dyslexia, one is suspicious that its writer-performer is even dyslexic. For one thing, she can spell d-y-s-l-e-x-i-a, something that even Einstein could easily not do. She has trouble with math, organizational skills and directions home – same here – so maybe she’s not so much dyslexic as she is harebrained.

Turns out, Katherine Cullen suffers from dyscalculia, a numbers-based dyslexia that is a legitimate (if niche) learning disability and, as one can imagine, an utterly frustrating condition. Which is what Cullen’s two-hander Stupidhead! is all about: Frustration – frustration with one’s brain, and the audacious overcoming of shame and limitations.

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