Dysgraphia Awareness Day is October 3rd. Join the seminar at https://www.facebook.com/groups/dysgraphiaawareness on October 3rd starting at 10am CST!
I broke my foot and it’s actually made me think A LOT about Dysgraphia. Breaking my foot makes it exhausting doing everything! Even with the crutches and the scooter, it takes such effort to put on my one shoe and take a short bathroom break. But, let me tell you about what happens when I show up somewhere scooting around on my scooter…people jump to open a door for me, offer to carry things to my car, and comment with compassion (and some awe) on how hard it must be for me to do simple tasks. Even in the struggle, I have such support…even from strangers! Throughout this week I’ve really had some moments of pause. As I slowly open the van door and clumsily pull out the crutches, I see people notice. It reminded me how often people don’t recognize my son’s Dysgraphia. Just looking at him, they can’t see it. And yet, for him it is so very exhausting! He doesn’t have people running to help, understand, and show compassion. Often times, he gets the opposite. I wish my son had something that would alert people to his struggle, just like the temporary parking pass I can hang on my car mirror. I wish people would jump to his aid. No one doubts that my foot is broken. I wish no one would doubt him. Sometimes, it’s just because people don’t know about Dysgraphia. They don’t understand. So, he doesn’t get all the help that he could. That is why Dysgraphia Awareness Day is such a journey of passion for me. That’s why this broken foot, while temporarily inconvenient, won’t stop me from giving my all to make this a day to reach as many as I can. Maybe Dysgraphia can be better understood. Maybe someone struggling to be heard won’t feel so alone. Maybe, just maybe, we will see some big things change. I can hope and pray. But I can’t do it alone. So, I’m so glad that you are all on this journey with me. #dysgraphiaawareness #turnwritearound #letsdothis