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    Empty Cups
    The Dyslexia Initiative
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    Empty Cups

    by Ashley Roberts Living in this world is hard. Our kids struggle and as parents it is almost impossible to watch, but watch we do. We do not want our kids to suffer, and educationally they suffer. They cry and scream and throw things and get sick and suffer from anxiety, depression and PTSD. Because of this we fight against an educational institution that does not want to teach our children. If dyslexia is acknowledged, and that's a big IF, goals are set inappropriately l
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