[Brock Eide]

For our middle and high schoolers, understanding their own learning profiles, both strengths and challenges, becomes crucial for self-advocacy and future success. As parents, how do we best help them embrace their unique way of learning?
What strategies have you used to empower your teen to:
o Understand their strengths and challenges?
o Communicate their needs to teachers, future professors, or employers?
o Utilize accommodations effectively?
o Build confidence despite learning differences?
Share your tips for fostering independence and self-awareness in your dyslexic teen!

[Tiana Lemley]

I am right there with you on the sentiment that self-advocacy and success is interweaved with self-awareness. It’s hard to advocate your needs if you haven’t uncovered and understood your strengths and hurdles.

We have taken a self-scientist approach in our house in finding accommodations that worked or more frequently, ones that didn’t work. We’d run an experiment with a specific tech tool, make observations, and report back with thoughts and insights. I would give my teen the autonomy to choose the tool, decide on the time frame, and was intentional about dropping any judgement I had on his reflections.

[Brock Eide]

This “empirical” approach to testing the benefits of different tools is precisely the right attitude to take. It’s often impossible to predict who is going to take to what tool before trying it out, so keeping an open mind is important. We’re also rapidly approaching a point where students with even a moderate degree of tech savvy will be able to design some of their own simple tools. it’s an exciting time for dyslexic students!

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