Dystinct Magazine - Issue 2 | March 2021

In this issue

The March 2021 issue of Dystinct Magazine brings to you:

(1) My Education – It Should Not Be This Hard – by Jacquelyn Taylor

(2) Dyslexia and Advocacy: I Suspect my Child has Dyslexia – by Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley

(3) Challenges Faced by Military Children with Dyslexia – by Hilary Laxson

(4) Reading by Hand – The Handwriting Link to Developing the Reading Brain- by Susan E. Miller

(5) The Dystinct Journey of Phoebe McAllan

(6) Spotlight on Dyslexia Victoria Support

(7) Dyspraxia/ Developmental Coordination Disorder- What We Know and What We Can Do – by Dr. Angela Webb

(8) The Dystinct Journey of Diana Correa-Cintron

(9) Does Remediation Curb Creativity/ Special Ability? – by Dr. Kerry Hempenstall

(10) The Dystinct Journey of Lulu Pringle

(11) Helping Adults with Dyslexia – by Antonia Canaris

(12) The Dystinct Journey of Amber Dunbar

(13) Supporting Students with Dyslexia for School Success Throughout the Pandemic – by Michele L. Haiken

(14) Social-Emotional Learning to Empower Children with Learning Difficulties – by Peggy Stern

(15) Famous people with Dyslexia – The Dystinct Journey of Peggy Stern

(16) The Dystinct Journey of Emma Ruskin

(17) Using Games to Engage Students in Mathematics – by Micheal Minas

(18) The Dystinct Journey of Serena

(19) The Dystinct Journey of Max

Dystinct Magazine Description:

Dystinct Magazine seeks to find the extra ordinary that lies within the ordinary. Every dyslexic child is blessed to be distinctively different. We have set out to identify and nurture these differences to instil a strong sense of achievement in children who are often forgotten about. We also bring to you relevant up to date advice from leading experts in the industry to help you navigate the path to success.

1 in 5 children who pass through our one size fits all education system are on the dyslexia continuum, diagnosed or not. They are repeatedly dismissed as too dumb or unaidable leaving desperate parents with very few avenues to turn to. Our beautiful children are broken by the very system that is meant to nurture and raise them. These are promising young minds who are made to feel worthless over and over again because the system has failed to recognise their differences. Their struggles are often brushed under the rug or the system recognises their existence but lacks the capacity to make the changes necessary to accommodate their uniqueness.

There is a need to change the narrative around dyslexia from that of ‘slow’, ‘not working hard enough’, ‘lazy’ to one of hardworking, passionate, uniquely different and worthy.

Dystinct Magazine aims to instill a strong sense of self-worth in dyslexic children who have had unfair opportunities chipping away at their self-esteem throughout their existence. Our mission is to foster a community that celebrates the difference of dyslexia.

Not every dyslexic child is magically a genius. Oftentimes, we spend hours looking for the genius or outside the box thinking in our dyslexic kids failing to realise that it was in them all along, hidden in plain sight under the years self-doubt and shame that the society ingrained in them for not matching up to their peers. We aim to peel back at these negative layers of damaged self-esteem and provide the children with a platform to truly appreciate their uniqueness, take pride in their difference and revel in the knowledge that within their difference, lies their strength.

We are here with a commitment to empower dyslexics and their champions so that, they can discover the strengths within themselves and appreciate the uniqueness that dyslexia has offered them.