LDANB Featured in SaltWire: Understanding Dyslexia and the Importance of Early Support

In a recent SaltWire article, LDANB-TAANB Executive Director Ainsley Congdon shares insights into the challenges faced by individuals with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. The article explores the experiences of Cassidy McKellop, who received her dyslexia diagnosis at age 18 after years of struggling in school.

Ainsley highlights the importance of early identification, explicit literacy instruction, and timely intervention—without requiring a formal diagnosis before students receive support. She also emphasizes that learning disabilities can affect reading, writing, mathematics, and everyday life, and that support must continue beyond elementary school into adolescence and adulthood.

LDANB-TAANB continues to advocate for early literacy screening, appropriate educational supports, and greater understanding of the diverse needs of individuals with learning disabilities.

Read the Full Article : ‘It wasn’t just me’: After struggling with dyslexia for years, PEI woman finally diagnosed as adult