Karen Huppertz, the President of the International Dyslexia Association Georgia Chapter, is who we talk with today.
Just an amazing lady, with an amazing story of her kids' struggle with Dyslexia. Due to early identification AND intervention, dyslexia did not hold her kids back from having stellar educational achievement.
Thus, the lesson to be learned; the need for early identification in order to get the proper intervention.
My friends, I can not tell you the pain I feel for children who have dyslexia but do not know it. These children feel stupid, left out, inferior. And some will lash out accordingly. Others will slink back into the back of the room hoping to never been seen or heard from.
It's tragic. The International Dyslexia Association estimates "perhaps as many as 15–20% of the population as a whole—have some of the symptoms of dyslexia".
But there are treatments! In fact, with proper treatment, children can succeed in school. Thrive even!
