{"id":2739,"date":"2018-04-19T15:50:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T20:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2019-04-19T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T15:48:29","slug":"dyslexia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/19\/dyslexia\/","title":{"rendered":"DYSLEXIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dys-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dys-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dys-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dys.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1524170571134{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living, Learning and Leading with Dyslexia<\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2739-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D3.mp3\">https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of you have no idea that I\u2019m dyslexic. I hide it and NEVER talk about it. If you\u2019re a family member, a close friend or a past co-worker you probably already know. After struggling through high school, college and into my 20s at work, I feel like I need to tell my story. Maybe my story about living, learning and leading with Dyslexia can help someone else. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I never understood why God made me so stupid. This is what I would think about myself. It wasn\u2019t fair. It ruined me in my younger days. I was depressed, embarrassed, frustrated and helpless. I knew I was never going to succeed at anything in my life because I couldn\u2019t even pass an English class. I was terrified of college, knowing I wouldn\u2019t be able to make it there. I was scared of my future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was 8 years old, I was standing in our family room with my dad, brother and sister. My dad was teaching us how to tell our lefts from our rights. He said \u201cPut out your left hand, it\u2019s the one shaped like an L when you look at it\u201d. I had this in the bag, for one I was the oldest, so I was smarter than my brother and sister. For two my name was Lindsay. I knew exactly which hand was an \u201cL\u201d, because I wrote it down every time I spelled my name. My dad said it again. \u201cPut out your left hand, when you look at it, it\u2019s the one shaped like an L\u201d. Everyone was looking at me. I looked down at my hand and I was shocked. I swear to this day I put out the correct hand, but I didn\u2019t. I put out the hand with the backwards L. It was my right hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My dyslexia was so bad they gave me an IEP (Individualized Education Program) in the 4th grade. This made it worse, I knew there was something wrong with me. Teachers treated me different. My friends asked me questions or made it into a joke when I would mess up or fail a test. They just thought I didn\u2019t work hard or study. Even though I probably studied twice as long as they did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I went to special classrooms for extra help. I went to extra reading classes outside of school, even in the summertime. I took my tests in a separate room. I had to memorized everything. My spelling was terrible. My parents would stay up late and help me study with dumb flash cards. I would listen to audiobooks while I followed along in my textbook and the worst part was I still never really got it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had to learn the hard way from a past job to always tell my boss and co-workers up front about my dyslexia, or else they\u2019d think I had trouble comprehending or some sort of hearing problem. That was a mess and very hard to deal with. It was extremely frustrating and always embarrassing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2739-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D5.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D5.mp3\">https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/D5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worst part about growing up with dyslexia, is you don\u2019t grow out of it. I still have it, I still struggle every single day. Just writing this post, I\u2019ve had to Google about 20 words, spell check obviously, move words around, rewrite sentences over and over, change all the words that I spelled right but didn\u2019t use correctly. To be completely honest, my husband will probably proofread this 2-3 times for me. (Thanks babe).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My whole life I felt like I had to work extra hard. My dad always said \u201cThis will be great for college, because you\u2019ll already know how to study and work hard.\u201d He was actually right. Nothing I\u2019ve ever done has been \u201ceasy\u201d which is why I am the way I am as an adult. The struggle I faced growing up, has given me the grit, the motivation and the never give up attitude that most people don\u2019t have. There are a lot of things I\u2019m not good at, but the things I am good at, I\u2019m the best at. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your struggle may not be dyslexia. Yours may be completely different, but I\u2019m sure you struggle with something, and that something could either ruin your life or change your life as well as others\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m about to turn 30 and I\u2019ve learned now that the saying is true, \u201cGod will not bring you to what he can\u2019t help you through\u201d. God tests us everyday and gives us opportunities to learn and grow. We can use our struggles to help others. That\u2019s the purpose of this site, and the purpose of this post. No matter what you\u2019re going through, whatever your struggle is, there is a reason for it. It\u2019s hard to talk about, it\u2019s hard to think about, but it\u2019s true. You may not realize it yet, but just believe that God has made you the way you are for a reason. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, just know that God created YOU to be on this earth, at this exact time, with your exact eye color, your body, your hair, your intelligence, your strength, your health and your heart, so you can share your knowledge and experiences to help others. What do you struggle with? It might be time to take a longer look at it, because it may just change your life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2602&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1523998867619{padding-top: -10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you struggle with\u00a0dyslexic too, I would love to hear your story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"frm_forms  with_frm_style frm_style_formidable-style\" id=\"frm_form_8_container\" >\n<form enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\" class=\"frm-show-form \" id=\"form_pjh7j\" >\n<div class=\"frm_form_fields \">\n<fieldset>\n<legend class=\"frm_screen_reader\">Dyslexia <\/legend>\n\n<div class=\"frm_fields_container\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_action\" value=\"create\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"8\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_hide_fields_8\" id=\"frm_hide_fields_8\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_key\" value=\"pjh7j\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_meta[0]\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"frm_submit_entry_8\" name=\"frm_submit_entry_8\" value=\"f2928f1c2c\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\" \/><div id=\"frm_field_38_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\n    <label for=\"field_38o5r\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Name\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_38o5r\" name=\"item_meta[38]\" value=\"\"  data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_40_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\n    <label for=\"field_1790n\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Email\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"email\" id=\"field_1790n\" name=\"item_meta[40]\" value=\"\"  data-invmsg=\"Email is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_45_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\n    <label for=\"field_29i26\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">My dyslexic story. \n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <textarea name=\"item_meta[45]\" id=\"field_29i26\" rows=\"5\"  data-invmsg=\"My dyslexic story.  is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  ><\/textarea>\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_72_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_none_container\">\n    <label for=\"g-recaptcha-response\" id=\"field_zj9fx_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">reCAPTCHA\n        <span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <div  id=\"field_zj9fx\" class=\"frm-g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LexgvMgAAAAAGB-B9F4D72FeraUtovuwlAFI7FO\" data-size=\"invisible\" data-theme=\"light\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_key\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"frm_field_73_container\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"field_b91te\" >\n\t\t\t\tIf you are human, leave this field blank.\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input  id=\"field_b91te\" type=\"text\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field frm_verify\" name=\"item_meta[73]\" value=\"\"  \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<input name=\"frm_state\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"rgG0AOlvvy37vpE1icpcObMQFy0yRHYIu4vtCn2LF+k=\" \/><div class=\"frm_submit\">\n\n<button class=\"frm_button_submit\" type=\"submit\"  >Submit<\/button>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Notice Ability: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noticeability.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more Information on Dyslexia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1524170571134{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;] Living, Learning and Leading with Dyslexia Many of you have no idea that I\u2019m dyslexic. I hide it and NEVER talk about it. If you\u2019re a family member, a close friend or a past co-worker you probably already know. After struggling through high school, college and into my 20s at work,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[74,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-lindsay","category-74","category-111","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2739"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2817,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions\/2817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindsaykooser.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}