Truth About Dyslexia

Jody from Canada asks - My question is regarding dyslexia and imposter syndrome.

I recently found out (by pure chance) that there is a very high probability that I am dyslexic... although my wife thought it was obvious and thought always knew.

I don't have an official diagnosis because it costs several thousand dollars in Canada, but I've done what seems like 100 online tests and I nail them all. Top of the class.

Since discovering my dyslexia and understanding what it is/does, my life has taken a surprisingly damatic and fast turn for the better. Yet still, I find periods where, without a diagnosis, I doubt my dyslexia... like, no I'm not dyslexic because of x,y,z.

1) I was very good at school... when actually, I was good at certain subjects and benefited from absent teachers in English, geography, and languages.

2) the "elephant" question in dyslexia tests. I always answer no, because I don't have trouble writing that word. But when I get to spelling helicopter, or hippopotamus... forget about it. Sometimes when auto-fill does not know what I'm trying to say it feels like I'm alone in a large empty room, randomly typing in guess letters until auto-fill throws me a life line.

There's more, but despite all this I am constantly doubtful about my dyslexia. It's causing me to fear "coming out" as a dyslexic in fear of being outded as a hypochondriac. I also have a serious fear of actually finding out I'm not dyslexic and losing my super power. It's a lot of ups and downs.

I've looked it up and can't find anyone talking about doubting their dyslexia, so I guess my question is... is this a normal feeling? Does it go away?

We had a question from Joanie about parenting kids with dyslexia. I have a guest in mind I do need to reach out to for this but here are a few tips form my experience.

I wanted to share a pod I did like 2 - 3 years ago. I was bouncing with energy and this pod really touches on some stuff I don't talk about enough anymore.

Being conscious of how I have grown in the last 3 years I want to share some of these with a new spin. So this one on intuition and dyslexia is a cracker. I hope you enjoy younger me :) The audio is also great. Might need to go back to the old plugin to the phone Mic!

#dyslexia #intuition #dyslexic #adhd

P.S. Top in feedspot for 2022 still https://blog.feedspot.com/dyslexia_podcasts/

In today's podcast, I answer a listener's question on Routines. I want more questions guys - no question is too simple, crazy or weird!. I hope you love it and you can ask a question.

You can send me a voice message via anchor.fm here - https://anchor.fm/truth-about-dyslexia

Or on our website https://truthaboutdyslexia.com

I had one of these yesterday. It is why the podcast is late.

Everything just fell apart. I got overwhelmed, stressed and was using Will Power to survive.

I wanted to explain a tool that I forgot to use in the moment. Write Off Days.

These are epic for those with #dyslexia and/or #adhd. I hope you enjoy it.

Find out more about our work at https://TruthAboutDyslexia.com

In this episode, I talk about what I learned shaving the other morning. I wanted to share a thought or 2 on how and why this happened.

#dyslexia #dyslexic

I wanted to give my dyslexic point of view on this one. I am on and off when it comes to morning routines and I am about to jump back on the horse. 

I pop out a few gems about my own dyslexia in the podcast and It's all in under 15 minutes :)

Have a laugh at the end of how I work with my personal assistant through the podcast!

#dyslexia #dyslexic #adult

To learn more about dyslexia in adults visit us here - https://truthaboutdyslexia.com

Thank you's, Celebrations & Stories - This episode is thanks to all the listeners out there, the guests and people who kept my spirits high. It's been a ride so far and here's to getting 1 million downloads and helping more people.

Let's dive in.

Adult Dyslexia - Truth About Dyselxia

Ok... I had a massive dyslexic moment the other day. and it has inspired me to give a pep talk (some say rant) to make us all feel better. Just know I am talking to myself here... but I am sure you will get some goodness from it.

👉 We do a bunch of cool adult dysleixa stuff at https://truthaboutdyslexia.com if you want to come along for the ride.

So i went and saw my dad the other night. Imagine 2 dyslexic minds colliding in space. It can sometimes be great minds think alike, other times chalk and cheese. 

But this time we came up with a new way to look at anxiety & comfort zones which I wanted to share :)