The Invisible Struggle: Understanding Dyslexia's Hidden Impact
A Letter to Parents and Educators During Dyslexia Awareness Month The Child Who Tried Too Hard Meera was eight when her mother found her crying in the bathroom at 11 PM, a crumpled spelling test hidden in her school bag. "I'm just stupid, Mama," she whispered. "Everyone else can read the board, but the letters keep dancing for me." Her teacher had written in red ink across multiple assignments: "Not paying attention. Can do better. Careless mistakes." But Meera wasn't careless. She was drowning. Three years later, at age eleven, Meera was finally diagnosed with dyslexia. Three years of being called lazy. Three years of believing she was broken. Three years that didn't have to happen. The Invisible Disability No One Talks About Dyslexia affects 1 in 10 people worldwide, that's roughly 3-4 children in every classroom. Yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and underdiagnosed learning differences in our education syst...