LD Expert Podcast: Dyslexia and Compensations, Imposter Syndrome, Low Self-Esteem

Under the compensations and workarounds, our dyslexic students are suffering from imposter syndrome and low self-esteem.
This is really important for parents and teachers to understand.
Because these students can mask their difficulties and typically have other strengths and talents, poor performance in school can get masked for lack of motivation or laziness, and often ADHD.
There is, unfortunately, I think, a lot of anxiety these days and a lot of awareness around anxiety.
Imagine just how stressful it is to go to school everyday knowing that today might be the day that you get embarrassed by being called to read in class or everyone sees your low test score, or the day that your friends recognize that you must not be that smart because you’re so slow at doing the work.
I really want people to understand this because the stories that we tell ourselves shape us.
A student who is constantly hiding who they are because they have difficulty reading or whose outer self is a star athlete but internally they’re ashamed of what they can’t do, may suffer a crisis of self-esteem or battle with imposter syndrome.
▶️ Watch or Listen - LD Expert Podcast #74: Dyslexia and Imposter Syndrome: zurl.co/8VdD
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