When life gives you meLons
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When life gives you meLons
Building and bringing awareness to the Dyslexic community.
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Ep. 26 - The Science is in
Let's talk about the science behind how we teach children to read.
Ep. 25 - Letter Reversal
In this episode, we go down the rabbit hole of letter reversal. Why is this so common? Is this a dyslexic characteristic? The answers may surprise you...
Ep. 24 - The meLon Stand
It's time to tell you about our merch store! We've had it up for a while and have been working out the kinks. It's time to launch that baby into orbit...
Ep. 23 - How The Brain Learns
We've talked about it before but here we are again enlightening you on the brain. This time it's on how it learns! Let's have a conversation about tha...
Ep. 22 - The art of decoding
Today we backtrack to the basics of phonics, the importance of decoding, and the purpose of repetition. It's way better than it sounds! Tag along with...
Ep. 21 - Falling Through The Cracks
This time around we get to hear from one of our hosts! Drew takings us through a bit of what it was like for her in public school as a dyslexic and th...
Ep. 20 - The Eyes Have It
We've talked about it before - eyes, sight, and vision. In this week's episode, we go over a new study from April of 2021 on eye movement and tracking...
Ep. 19 - ADHD in women
This one is for the ladies! Women are often overlooked or misdiagnosed for a number of factors - ADHD is atop the list. Today we talk about ADHD, what...
Ep. 18 - The people behind the podcast
Hey, melons - We've given you a lot of info on dyslexia and other neurodiversities. It's about time we give you a bit of info into who your hosts are....
Ep. 17 - The Intelligence Quotient of a meLon?
Intelligence Quotient = IQ
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IQ is a measurement, this is known. The question is - of what? Today we post an episode that we feel we'll ne...
Ep. 16 - Ask an Educator
Welcome back from spring break melons! We have new adventures ahead - Let's get started. This is our first interview-style episode. We're happy to hav...
Ep. 15 - Politically Correct - Really?
Your eyes aren't deceiving you - today we talk PC and dyslexia. It's all about getting informed and understanding that our words, our actions matter.<...
Ep.14 - The Average?
Humans have created a world designed for the average person. It’s in the clothes we buy, classes we attend, homes we own, and cars we drive. Average s...
Ep.13 - This means warfare, Chemical warfare
To medicate or not to medicate, this the question - that is no one's business. Medication isn't a fix-all or anything close. Most people are wary of t...
Ep.12 - The Workplace
Today we stand atop of a never-ending iceberg called the workplace. How does one hand neurodiversity and their job? What jobs should we do? Should we...
Ep.11 - Assistive Technology
Let's Talk Tech - Assistive Tech. There are lots of things that fall under assistive tech. Ranging from old-school programs to an app on your phone an...
Ep.10 - Accommodation VS Modification
What is Modification? What is Accommodation? Why are these important? In this episode, we define these terms and explain how they are used as tools fo...
Ep.9 - Total Recall
This episode is all about memory. You've heard of Short-term, you've heard of Long-term but have you ever heard of Working memory? Let's get to know t...
Ep.8 - Neurodiversity
We're talking all things Neurodiverse - How it got started, why we use this term, and what falls under it.
Ep.7 - Stress & Anxiety
Stress and Anxiety are very misunderstood responses in the natural human condition. Both stress and anxiety are good for us, keeping us alive. In othe...
Ep.6 - Diagnosis
Diagnosis - Why it's a good thing, the importants of early identification, a few ways to go about getting tested, a couple of resource options, and as...
Ep.5 - The Myths
In this episode, we go full myth slayer. Join us as we tackle some of the pesky rumors that plague the dyslexic community.
Ep.4 - The Price
What is the price of dyslexia? Today we’ll answer that question. Join us as we tackle the financial, societal, and personal price dyslexia costs. Ther...
Ep:3 - The Gift
Only 3% of the population see Dyslexia as anything other than a disability - how entirely uncreative! This week we talk about the strengths of the dys...
Ep:2 - The Brain
Dyslexia is a different way of processing information. It's physical in the brain and viewable on scans. Join us as we tackle this monster and butcher...
Ep:1 - Hello meLons!
Oh Hello and welcome to the first episode of the show! How much do you know about dyslexia? Join your host Drew and Reed to talk about what is dyslexi...