Lola Alvarez is a special education paraprofessional who has three sons, each with learning challenges; and she herself has dyslexia. Lola says that in the Hispanic culture, there is a stigma associated with learning challenges—people don’t want others to think their child is dumb. It’s just something that is not discussed.
After meeting her husband, she was reluctant to tell him she was dyslexic because she was embarrassed. In fact, she didn’t tell her husband she was dyslexic until she saw signs of her youngest son being dyslexic. Lola says that finally telling her husband about her dyslexia was very liberating. She now has a goal to help remove the stigma associated with learning difficulties in the Hispanic community.
Key Takeaways:
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Lola Alvarez tells her story of growing up with dyslexia and the cultural stigma regarding learning disorders that left her feeling shame and embarrassment.
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When Alvarez noticed that her son Jose had the same symptoms that she did, it spurred her to tell her husband about her own dyslexia. She found this to be a relief and began speaking out for dyslexia awareness.
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Lola Alvarez realized that she could not help her son to cope with the stigma of dyslexia without she herself embracing it first.
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