Why You Didn’t Get Diagnosed Sooner

Theme: Late Discovery, Emotional Validation, and Empowerment

In This Episode:

• Personal story of discovering dyslexia through a daughter’s diagnosis
• Why smart, capable people get missed in childhood
• Stories from Jamal (entrepreneur) and Elena (educator)
• Gender, race, and achievement bias in diagnosis
• Symptoms most adults never recognize as dyslexia
• How to get tested as an adult
• Emotional impact + tools for healing

Key Quotes: “I cried — not because my daughter was diagnosed… but because for the first time, I saw myself.”

“Late diagnosis doesn’t mean lost potential. It means the beginning of understanding your brain.”

🛠 Resources:

• International Dyslexia Association
• Adult Dyslexia Checklist (British Dyslexia Association)
• Zoho Voice-to-Text Tools (great for processing written work via speech)

🔁 Let’s Stay Connected:

💌 Email: [e-mail] 🌐 Website: thedyslexicsignal.com 📱 Instagram: @thedyslexicsignal