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Adults with Dyslexia

Executive Function Difficulties in Adults with Dyslexia

If you’re an adult with dyslexia, it is likely that you have experienced executive function difficulty. When functioning properly, our executive function helps with self regulation and supporting our ability …

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Adults with Dyslexia

Scatterbrained or Struggling?

Throughout my life, there have been countless times that the wrong conclusion was drawn when my dyslexia was its loudest. Being cut off, dismissed, walked away from, or given a …

Adults with Dyslexia

What’s Dyslexia Got to Do With It?

It’s a common misconception that dyslexia only affects reading and writing, but there is so much more to it than meets the eye. As a dyslexic myself, chances are: I …

Adults with Dyslexia / Dyslexia Information / Parents and Educators

Phonological Awareness vs. Phonemic Awareness

Phonological awareness and phonemic awareness–two common terms in the world of dyslexia–can be confusing in their definition and audible similarity. Both “phonological” and “phonemic” contain the Greek root “phon” meaning …

Adults with Dyslexia / Dyslexia Information / Parents and Educators

What is Phonological Dyslexia?

At Red Square Pegs we are all connected by dyslexia. Either we have it, treat it, parent someone who has it, teach those who have it, or want to learn …

Adults with Dyslexia / Dyslexia Information / Parents and Educators

What is Reading?

“My child struggles with reading.” It’s a phrase that many of us in the dyslexia world are familiar with; WE may have even said it before! As a speech-language pathologist, …

Adults with Dyslexia / Dyslexia Information / Our Stories / Parents and Educators

Extraordinary and Outstanding Points!

“Oh, you are dyslexic. Why didn’t you get your son tested sooner?” This was what I heard immediately after telling a teacher of my younger son’s dyslexia diagnosis and family …

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Adults with Dyslexia / Dyslexia Information / Parents and Educators

It’s a Processing Thing

A common dyslexia explanation explained “It’s an information processing difference!”  Have you heard dyslexia described this way? Have you used this common go-to statement? Did you understand what the “difference” …

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Adults with Dyslexia / Our Stories

It’s Not You, It’s Me, Love, Dyslexia

As in most relationships, if a person does not have a healthy connection with their dyslexia, they can often feel misunderstood, inadequate, and even unsupported. At some point, the challenges …

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Adults with Dyslexia / Dyslexia Information / Parents and Educators

Dyslexia for Beginners

Dyslexia has become a buzzword in the past few years as grassroots movements are finally driving systemic change. States like Arizona, for example, have created legislation mandating that every child …

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