Note: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month.
Kristin Kane
Resha Conroy
By Kristin Kane
October is a great month for awareness, some impressive groups come together this month to share information about a specific issue. At the heart of it is a goal that helps others understand why the issue is important and why we should pay attention. Raising awareness can take different forms, but it is the connection of people that brings meaning to why a community raises awareness.
This month is Dyslexia/LD/ADHD Awareness Month, and I had the honor of sitting down with Resha Conroy, a parent of a child with Dyslexia. She is also a member of the National Center on Improving Literacy Family Engagement Advisory Board and has started her own non-profit, Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children
Why is Dyslexia/LD/ADHD Awareness Month important to you?
Dyslexia is often called a hidden or invisible disability, you cannot physically see the symptoms, which often causes it to be overlooked. Dyslexia Awareness Month allows us to make it more visible. When you ask the public, “what is dyslexia,” you hear about letter reversal and seeing things backwards. There is such limited awareness of the signs, symptoms, and [...]