I was diagnosed with dyslexia in 1984, at six years old. Back then, support was scarce and understanding was worse. If you struggled in school, you were lazy, stupid, or not trying hard enough. YES! those were the exact words my teachers used.

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At the time, governments around the world didn't even recognise dyslexia. In fact, it was widely dismissed as a "middle-class myth." Which is why I was one of only a handful of kids diagnosed in the early 80s, and even fewer of us were girls because we hide it better! The system simply wasn't built for brains like mine, and I had to learn to navigate it the hard way.

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I did navigate it though. I built strategies, developed my own systems, and eventually built a business from the ground up because I knew early on in my career that I wasn't built to fit someone else's mould.

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When my daughter was diagnosed at age 7, I wasn't worried. I genuinely believed the system must have come a long way since my school days. I thought the support would be there by now.

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Here in New Zealand, where we now live, dyslexia wasn't even officially recognised until 2002. Support is still inconsistent. Some schools get it. Many don't. And too many kids are still falling through the cracks.

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Watching my daughter face the same gaps that I had faced decades earlier changed everything. I wasn't just a dyslexic adult navigating the world anymore. I was a parent watching her child work twice as hard and still feel like she wasn't enough. I had to start from scratch, rethink everything, all the work arounds all the strategies all the systems because what worked for me did'nt always work for her, so I had to get creative all over again.

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When a friend asked me how she could help her own child, something clicked. Why are we all doing this the hard way? Parents shouldn't have to spend years figuring it out, watching their child struggle while searching for answers that should be easier to find.

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That's why Dyslexia Transformed exists. To close the gap between what the system offers and what families and schools actually need. I bring lived experience, not just theory.

 

I've been the struggling student, the parent in the dark, and the person who found a way through. Now I help others get there faster. Because your child shouldn't have to learn the hard way. And neither should you.

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If you're ready to understand how your child's brain actually works, and help them unlock everything they're already capable of, you're in the right place.