Description

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jacobo Diaz about living with dyslexia. Jacobo is a student in London. We appreciate Jacobo coming to share his story with us today! Jacobo is working on an app for dyslexia called Activate which is a gamified version of dyslexia intervention. He hopes to help others like him along their journey with dyslexia! Today you will learn:

1. When Jacobo found out he had dyslexia
2. What he was struggling with the most that lead to the belief that he had dyslexia
3. How he felt to learn there was a reason he was struggling
4. How therapy went for him
5. How dyslexia has impacted his work
6. What he does to help himself succeed 
7. The things he excels at
8. What he would tell his younger self and anyone just being diagnosed with dyslexia
9. What he wishes his teachers knew about dyslexia
10. What dyslexia means to Jacobo
11. About the Activate app

Links and Resources:

• Activate: https://activate-learning.com/
• Speechify: https://speechify.com/ 

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