Dyslexic students tend to be good comprehenders and good compensators.

They often are intuitive and savvy enough about the world to make it look like they can do the work. Or they find ways around doing the work so that their challenges with reading or writing may not be obvious.

Michael entertained his classmates whenever reading or writing seatwork was assigned and then he’d take everything home so his mom could help him with it. His teacher thought he had ADHD.

Alex was really bright. He was headed for pre-med in college, but he came to us for help in his senior year in high school because he had been masking difficulties with reading and writing for years by getting his friends to do his language arts homework in exchange for helping them with math.

Under the compensations and workarounds, our dyslexic students are suffering from imposter syndrome and low self-esteem.

▶️ Watch or Listen - LD Expert Podcast #74: Dyslexia and Imposter Syndrome: https://zurl.co/o6kF

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