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Dyslexia doesn’t always show up as obvious struggle or poor results. Often it appears in quieter ways that are easy to misunderstand. It can look like exhaustion after school, where your child is emotionally drained even if they don’t say much about their day. 

It can look like avoiding reading or writing, not because they don’t care, but because those tasks take far more effort than most people realise.

It can also show up as frustration over things that seem “simple,” or as big emotions after small challenges. Sometimes it looks like perfectionism, where starting feels too risky. Other times it looks like shutting down or disengaging altogether. 

These are not signs of laziness. They are signs of effort. They are signs of a child who is trying harder than they can easily show.

Your role isn’t to remove every challenge your child faces. It’s to remove harm. Support is about protecting their confidence while they learn how to move through difficulty. 

It can look like listening without rushing to fix, staying calm when emotions rise, and helping them access tools instead of doing the work for them.

It also means creating space where mistakes don’t threaten their sense of worth. It means showing them that struggle is safe, temporary, and part of learning. 

Sometimes support is quiet. Sometimes it is simply being steady when things feel hard. You’re not here to carry their journey. You’re here to walk beside them, helping them build strength in their own time.