Why the word cat?

It was the first word I learned to spell. I was 4/5 at the time.

At age 6, I learned why I had struggled to spell such a simple word for the first 5 years of my life.

I was diagnosed with #Dyslexcia.

As with many things, the battle doesn't start with the diagnosis. It began when you started struggling. The diagnosis takes some guesswork out of trying to deal with it.

I struggled for years to spell, always felt left out, and I couldn't read aloud without struggling.

I remember my first specialist dyslexia teacher, Mrs mole. She taught me to read, forced me to power on, and read what I wanted to read.

From age 5 to 8, Mrs mole spent countless hours teaching me how to spell. I never quite mastered it, even now. I remember the reading books I got from her every week and the bribes my mum would give me to read them.

My second specialist Mrs Baugh, from age 8 to 16 taught me how to learn. Mrs Baugh is one of the most impactful people in my life. She taught me more about Dyslexia than anybody else. She forced me not to look at Dyslexia as something to be feared, to be scared of. It was something to be proud of. It had its downsides but what she taught me to see is the gift that it is.

What Dyslexia taught me most is how to work the system. Dyslexia is all about working the system. How can I achieve an outcome in a game where I am at a disadvantage? How can I tip the balance in my favour just enough to get to level pegging or achieve better?

There are many things I've learnt about Dyslexia over the years. It gave me the strength to deal with becoming disabled at 15. Without it, I would not be the person I am today without Dyslexia.

So you've read this far, why does it matter? Well, I'm creating.

DyslexiaDAO.

I was lucky I'd had multiple educational specialists inside and outside of my school, there to help me at every step of the way, with the best technology, the best software, and the most support.

But I know the reality I have experienced is not the reality of many who have Dyslexia. So I'm creating a DAO to help those people. How we will help them is yet to be decided.

So if you have Dyslexia and want to help people who have the same journey to face as you did, please get in touch. My Twitter is @theguycrypto1. Send me a DM.

Why the word cat?

It was the first word I learned to spell. I was 4/5 at the time.

At age 6, I learned why I had struggled to spell such a simple word for the first 5 years of my life.

I was diagnosed with #Dyslexcia.

As with many things, the battle doesn't start with the diagnosis. It began when you started struggling. The diagnosis takes some guesswork out of trying to deal with it.

I struggled for years to spell, always felt left out, and I couldn't read aloud without struggling.

I remember my first specialist dyslexia teacher, Mrs mole. She taught me to read, forced me to power on, and read what I wanted to read.

From age 5 to 8, Mrs mole spent countless hours teaching me how to spell. I never quite mastered it, even now. I remember the reading books I got from her every week and the bribes my mum would give me to read them.

My second specialist Mrs Baugh, from age 8 to 16 taught me how to learn. Mrs Baugh is one of the most impactful people in my life. She taught me more about Dyslexia than anybody else. She forced me not to look at Dyslexia as something to be feared, to be scared of. It was something to be proud of. It had its downsides but what she taught me to see is the gift that it is.

What Dyslexia taught me most is how to work the system. Dyslexia is all about working the system. How can I achieve an outcome in a game where I am at a disadvantage? How can I tip the balance in my favour just enough to get to level pegging or achieve better?

There are many things I've learnt about Dyslexia over the years. It gave me the strength to deal with becoming disabled at 15. Without it, I would not be the person I am today without Dyslexia.

So you've read this far, why does it matter? Well, I'm creating.

DyslexiaDAO.

I was lucky I'd had multiple educational specialists inside and outside of my school, there to help me at every step of the way, with the best technology, the best software, and the most support.

But I know the reality I have experienced is not the reality of many who have Dyslexia. So I'm creating a DAO to help those people. How we will help them is yet to be decided.

So if you have Dyslexia and want to help people who have the same journey to face as you did, please get in touch. My Twitter is @theguycrypto1. Send me a DM.