In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jacobo Diaz about living with dyslexia. Jacobo is a student in London. We appreciate Jacobo coming to share his story with us today! Jacobo is working on an app for dyslexia called Activate which is a gamified version of dyslexia intervention. He hopes to help others like him along their journey with dyslexia! Today you will learn:
- When Jacobo found out he had dyslexia
- What he was struggling with the most that lead to the belief that he had dyslexia
- How he felt to learn there was a reason he was struggling
- How therapy went for him
- How dyslexia has impacted his work
- What he does to help himself succeed
- The things he excels at
- What he would tell his younger self and anyone just being diagnosed with dyslexia
- What he wishes his teachers knew about dyslexia
- What dyslexia means to Jacobo
- About the Activate app
Links and Resources:
- Activate: https://activate-learning.com/
- Speechify: https://speechify.com/
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