Dyslexia Journey | Real Stories & Strategies for Thriving with Dyslexia

Send us Fan MailA recent Atlantic article revealed that nearly 40% of Stanford undergraduates receive disability accommodations — and the takes have been bad ever since. In this episode, we break down what the outrage gets wrong, why the 40% number actually makes sense, and why the real question isn't 'why so many students?' but 'why is the system designed this way?'Here's the original Atlantic article, "America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem” by Rose Horowitch, published on Dec 2, 2025. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/elite-university-student-accommodation/684946/(non-paywalled version): https://archive.ph/gFRz4 Here are the other two articles we reference:https://reason.com/2025/12/04/why-are-38-percent-of-stanford-students-saying-theyre-disabled/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/40-stanford-undergrads-receive-disability-155441769.html(non-paywalled version): https://archive.ph/gFRz4 We're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailCoral PS Hoh, Ph.D., is a clinical linguist with a Ph.D. in Linguistics. For the past 30 years, she has worked with children and adults with dyslexia, learning disabilities, and other language-related disorders. The U.S. and other countries granted her AI patents for the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. She is an author and referee for peer-reviewed journals and the architect of Dysolve® AI (https://dysolve.ai/), the first autonomous AI system for neurodevelopmental disorders.We're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailListen to Nick's diatribe in defense of "creative" spelling!We're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailWhat does it look like to build a successful career with dyslexia? In this episode, entrepreneur Jeffrey McCain shares how dyslexia shaped his thinking, the challenges he faced in school and business, and why he now sees dyslexia as a competitive advantage. Whether your child is struggling with self-confidence or you’re looking for role models to share with them, Jeffrey’s story will inspire your whole family. Find Jeffrey at jeffreylmccain.com. If this episode resonated, please leave a review — it helps other dyslexia parents find us!You can find Jeffrey online at https://www.jeffreylmccain.com/. You can purchase his book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZX35GYD/.We're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailYou can find the Summerbell Reading Method online at https://www.summerbell.com/We're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailWe're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailIn case you missed it, please enjoy one of our favorite episodes of this past year!I don’t want to bury the lede, so here’s the link to the new ROAR@Home online literacy test that your child can take for free! https://roar.stanford.edu/homesignup/The full interview is well worth a listen as well. Dr. Jason Yeatman is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Department of Psychology at Stanford University and the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. As the director of the Brain Development and Education Lab, the overarching goal of his research is to understand the mechanisms that underlie the process of learning to read, how these mechanisms differ in children with dyslexia, and to design literacy intervention programs that are effective across the wide spectrum of learning differences. His lab employs a collection of structural and functional neuroimaging measurements to study how a child’s experience with reading instruction shapes the development of brain circuits that are specialized for this unique cognitive function.You can read more about Dr. Yeatman at https://psychology.stanford.edu/people/jason-yeatmanWe're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailWe're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailYou can find Pamela online at https://pamelacass.com/Her podcast, Reignite Resilience is available at https://reigniteresilience.com/ or on your favorite podcast app.We're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us Fan MailPeter Wilson is the author of "A Journey With Dyslexia: Alienation, Assimilation, Acclimation." You can find his book at https://www.amazon.com/JOURNEY-DYSLEXIA-ALIENATION-ASSIMILATION-ACCLIMATION-ebook/dp/B0DHKJ18M5/ You can reach Peter at peter47wilson@gmail.comWe're Sonja and Nick — parents of a dyslexic kid and your guides on this journey. We created Dyslexia Journey because we know how isolating it can feel when your child struggles with reading and school isn't helping. Every episode brings practical strategies, expert interviews with psychologists, educators, and reading specialists, plus real stories from dyslexic adults who've thrived. Whether you're a parent navigating diagnosis, IEPs, and accommodations, or a dyslexic adult looking for community — this show is for you. Got a question or a guest idea? Reach out at parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.com. Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney