Jadynne is a 21-year-old ultrasound student in her final year of college and recently shared her dyslexia story with us.
“It Doesn’t Matter If You Succeed. Just So Long as You Continue Trying”
Jadynne describes the challenges she faced in school and the comparisons she would make between herself and her classmates.
“How my classmates just knew what letters to pluck out of thin air and put together to pass tests without trying. How they memorized the multiplication table so easily and didn’t need a calculator. How they just knew the difference in sound between B and D, and I and E, which if you ask me, I still think it’s a running joke everyone is a part of except for me.”
Jadynne pictured sitting in-between her parents and dogs.
She also describes how the support she received from her parents made all the difference in her journey.
“No one knew about the countless hours of struggling at home except for my mother who picked me up out of the cracks and refused to let the school forget about me. Especially after years of fighting, they just diagnosed me as a bright young girl who suffered from a lack of self-esteem and severe anxiety. Stating I was only a very bad reader and speller who needed simple encouragement. My mother then went outside of the school system where I was properly diagnosed.”
Jadynne’s father also has dyslexia. Growing up he faced relentless bullying. Jadynne’s diagnosis helped him put his struggles into perspective and help him understand his own experiences.
“Thanks to my diagnosis, we grew closer and started to talk about tips and tricks we could teach each other. I ran across others with dyslexia who gave me their own advice and tips. We shared experiences and feelings that we went through as young children. It truly helped me realize I wasn’t alone; it made me see I had people I could fall back on.”
During high school, she describes that she wrote a letter to each of her teachers before the beginning of the semester to introduce herself and explain the accommodations on her I.E.P.
“I became rather quickly known as the student who would educate the educators. I went from needing my mother’s help every night to very rarely needing her assistance at all. My resource and subject teachers worked with me, and I soon became an honour roll student winning multiple awards.”
Jadynne’s Artwork
Pictured above is Albert Einstein, he is believed to have had dyslexia, playing the violin often allowed him to think more clearly. The swirls around his head symbolize how wild a thought process can be for someone with dyslexia.
A portrait of Albert Einstein featuring bright colours.
“I am who I am because of my experiences with dyslexia. I have a great work ethic, I’m more patient and understanding because of it. Ultimately thanks to dyslexia, I know the power words hold, the weight of reading in a room full of people and most importantly the true worth of trying.”
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