Dyslexia in Women: Unique Perspectives on Neurodiversity

#Dyslexia #Women #neurodiversity

Recording date: 18th July 2024

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About this event

This insightful webinar hosted by Exceptional Individuals delves into the distinct experiences of women with dyslexia. It aims to shed light on how dyslexia can manifest differently in women compared to men and the unique challenges they face.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - About Nat Hawley
01:11 - About the rest of the EI team/OCD in Pop Culture webinar
01:24 - Dyslexia in Women
01:56 - Overview
02:23 - Dys etc flow chart
03:53 - Dyslexia
04:59 - Women may show different dyslexia patterns...
06:02 - New Terms
08:20 - Prevalence & Diagnosis
08:30 - Do you have Dyslexia?
08:58 - Your Sex?
09:37 - Why is dyslexia diagnosed 3x more often in males than females?
10:48 - Diagnosis bias
11:21 - DSM-5
12:21 - Dyslexia was under-diagnosed in women due to gender biases.
13:46 - Brain Anatomy Differences
14:02 - Why are there brain differences in males & females?
14:38 - Sex vs Gender
15:47 - External Influences, Genetics and Manifestations
17:32 - Rank the biggest impact dyslexia has on women
18:39 - Boys may have more grey matter in sensory/motor areas...
19:14 - Sex differences in dyslexia symptom severity
20:32 - Social & Cultural Influences
20:49 - Where do you think dyslexia symptoms are more noticeable?
22:13 - I was diagnosed with dyslexia at (insert age)...
23:12 - School Practices
24:52 - What set were you in?
26:02 - Cultural Influences
27:04 - Impact of Cultural Bias
28:01 - Challenges Faced by Women/Workplace & Social Challenges (First slide)
29:11 - Workplace & Social Challenges (Second slide)
30:01 - Support Strategies
30:18 - What are some support strategies for dyslexic women?
31:38 - Effective Interventions
33:12 - Importance of Gender-Specific Research
34:06 - Why is it important to have gender-specific research?
35:26 - Need for Targeted Studies
36:20 - Conclusion/Summarising Key Points
36:51 - Workplace Needs Assessments
37:15 - EI on YouTube
37:30 - What happens next?
38:04 - End screen

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[annamayzing]

I have dyslexia since kindergarten, I also have ADHD. Back then all of the Dys fell under dyslexia.

[alaricabroadbent]

I new I was different early around five preschool going in to kindergarten when my horrible mother stated having me tested… Humiliating. Imagine being interrogated about your intelligence level. I’ve always said “I learned how the world worked when they made me go to school”… by the way, My mother is a life long educator who revers people who are academically, gifted, a.k.a. normal, so, of course I learned very early not to trust NTs especially teachers. ?? Why is it that they always stick people with dyslexia or developmental disorders in resource classes, but they allow people with ADD or ADHD to disrupt the learning of everyone else in a normal classroom?? Being Disruptive as they are. Why are they more acceptable than us? I’m in my late forties now. I have PTSD. They should stop telling us we can “overcome dyslexia”. It is NOT possible more should we be expected to.

[nandinisunito]

I think language play a large role in this. More specifically how your first language are written, is it phonological or not phonological. If you are born in the country were the language is phonological like me. You are less likely to get diagnos and it didn't really impact your reading and writing. You just read slower or think a bit different, not good at remembering people's names, your writing is a bit funny untill you learn this not phonological English language. Because most research focuses in English speaking country this perspective is unlikely to be consider unless a dyslexic person from a country were the language is phonological think so 😀.