Ep. 39 5 Unexpected Ways Dyslexia Affects Everyday Life
May 24, 2024
When people talk about dyslexia and how it affects people, the focus is almost always on improving a child’s learning environment. They rarely talk about how the effects show up in everyday life. In this episode, I look at five unexpected areas in which dyslexia impacts people.
- Travel: difficulties include maps, signs, timetables, announcements, managing travel documents, booking, and planning
- Driving: difficulties include passing the written exam, reading road signs, multitasking, and spatial awareness
- Boating: difficulties include interpreting charts, navigating coordinates, and reading markers
- Cooking: difficulties include following a recipe, time management, seasoning, and improvisation
- Watching shows and movies: difficulties include subtitles and foreign languages
I bet there are some things in here that surprised you! Can you think of any others?
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Topics Covered:
- Dyslexics are dyslexic all the time, not just in school
- Travel difficulties
- Driving difficulties
- Boating difficulties
- Cooking difficulties
- Entertainment difficulties
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