S5E11: The Impact of Community Events In Raising Awareness

In this episode, Brent and Juliet discuss the importance of understanding dyslexia and other learning differences, sharing personal stories, insights from a golf event, and practical advice on disclosure and support.

 

Chapters

 

00:00 Introduction and overview of the episode

00:41 Recap of a recent golf event and its success

02:01 Details about the event, volunteers, and weather conditions

03:02 Highlights of the event activities and special moments

04:05 Juliet praises Brent’s event planning and personal touch

07:11 The significance of making people feel seen and heard

08:43 Discussing the conversation with Jack O'Callaghan and dyslexia awareness

12:07 The importance of signs and understanding dyslexic traits

13:33 Experiencing life with a foreign language analogy for dyslexia

19:28 Stories of families with dyslexic children and the importance of early diagnosis

25:28 Legal considerations and disclosure of disabilities in job applications

30:22 Connecting with families and the hereditary aspect of dyslexia

34:53 Reflections on the generational impact and awareness of dyslexia

 

Transcript

 

00:00:09:22 - 00:00:35:14

Unknown

Okay, so I am. It was just it. Seven days today. I don't know, I'm in like a time warp. Apparently I'm going to say Thursday, Friday Saturday, Sunday. Yeah. Yeah, I guess I just got back. I haven't even been home for a week and whatever. Okay, so the golf event that happened, that was so much fun. So we were all together not even seven days ago or seven days ago.

 

00:00:35:15 - 00:00:59:08

Unknown

I don't know, seven days go today. Clearly, my brain is not functioning today. Your internet's unstable and my brain is unstable, so this could be a fun. This really could be a fun episode. Do you want to break down this year with the golf event? How many like, people you had come and help this year? The smooth flow.

 

00:00:59:10 - 00:01:19:10

Unknown

I mean, it seemed to flow from here, but you might be like, yeah, go fuck yourself because it wasn't smooth in my brain. Can you just take us through a little bit? This is the. That was the fifth year. The fifth golf event. Three. Yeah, the fifth one. We did one right before Covid. Then we had to take a few years off, you know, with, you know, with Covid.

 

00:01:19:11 - 00:01:42:12

Unknown

So that was that was the fifth year. That was the third year at Riverside? No. Riverside Golf Club was there. Yeah. They help out in every scenario. The food is great. Those churros that those are those dessert. Yeah. Yeah. So good. Good. Yeah. It's so good. I don't know who it was. So that's what I'm saying. I don't even need dessert.

 

00:01:42:12 - 00:02:06:12

Unknown

And I went back up three times for, you know, for those. So. Yeah. Of course it's great. They allow us to. They give us the freedom to have fun and do different things. And obviously, the ability to put the car in the middle of the fairway and then at the end of it to take the golf ball launcher and, you know, blow up the car and break, break the, the windows and stuff.

 

00:02:06:14 - 00:02:27:10

Unknown

But yeah, we had a sold out event. You know, I ended up being like 101 hundred and 4050 golfers. Yeah. This year was the most the volunteers that we, you know, we've we've had obviously, you know, we had the, you know, Dwight and Danny and come in from, you know, from Florida. Obviously you and you and pips came up.

 

00:02:27:12 - 00:02:50:14

Unknown

Ashley Ashley came up from us. You know, so so we we had people from everywhere. Volunteers, just, you know, they're able to roam a little bit more. Enough golf carts. Nobody got stuck anywhere. So may the nature really cooperated since it's started raining Tuesday and hasn't. Hasn't stopped. So, the fact that it was, you know, weather wise, was almost perfect.

 

00:02:50:16 - 00:03:18:18

Unknown

It was overcast. It was, you know, low 70s. So, I think it was it, you know, it was another successful event. Everybody had a great time. And, as everybody says, the day event can't wait for next year. You know, we're not even done this year. But yeah, I think, you know, this is definitely, you know, the, the top of of the five for sure for, for all those reasons.

 

00:03:18:20 - 00:03:44:16

Unknown

We had a great group of people that are involved that came out to play, came out to support. Obviously Dwight spoke, you know, at the event. Always have fun, fun activities on the course that things that people never see before. And it's always fun to see the people that run the golf course and are part of the golf course every day participating in it because they've never seen, they've never seen certain events before.

 

00:03:44:18 - 00:04:14:11

Unknown

So see them getting, you know, getting the cart and get behind things too is always fun. Yeah. I mean, they had everyone everyone had a great time. And this is my third. So I've only been to Riverside. Which, you know, let me just take it through. This is like you are. And we've talked about this. And you don't like when I talk about this, but you are so good at doing events because you are so detailed to make people feel special, just like you do in in the life in the world.

 

00:04:14:14 - 00:04:38:12

Unknown

You like to make people feel seen and heard because it was something that you didn't experience when you were younger. And it was it just shows every single person you go around. You make sure you say hi. You get a picture with them. You give the best gifts you make. Even the volunteers, the staff, like you really are just you have a huge heart and not everyone gets to see that.

 

00:04:38:12 - 00:04:56:09

Unknown

And so at those events, it's really cool for people to get to see that side of you. If they haven't been working with you, people work with you. They they know it. If people just know your name, they don't know it, you know, for the most part. And so and watching Elizabeth, you know, the first, the first year I was involved, it was the first year that she ever did a golf event.

 

00:04:56:11 - 00:05:18:13

Unknown

And she never and I don't think she ever was ever at a golf events. Right. And, you know, to watch her, she had thrown into the fire and feel bad. Yeah, she did, but she she really did an incredible job. I mean, and even just the support that she gives you and be able to do it. But this year you, you really did a lot like when I had the meetings with the volunteers, they're like, okay, so asking me all these questions and I was like, I have to be honest.

 

00:05:18:13 - 00:05:35:12

Unknown

I was like, I usually know a lot more in the past years that I can say like, oh yeah, this is going to happen. This has happened. I was like, I don't. I was like, Brant really has done all of it this year. You know, I mean, from everything right way signs again was great. Yeah. That, you know, they provided the signs.

 

00:05:35:14 - 00:05:55:21

Unknown

Yeah. They're really, really, you know, just you have good people that have been involved now for over the years that see what you do, see how people really love it and they want to be a part of it. And it's just going to continue happening. September 13th, 2027. I can't even say the word 2027. That's so crazy. But that is the golf event next year.

 

00:05:55:21 - 00:06:10:10

Unknown

And, you know, I think I can't tell you how many people asked with the car hole because last year I wasn't on the car hole. And I remember being like, I want to go in that car hole. That's like something I don't know. It definitely is not a female. I was like, I just I want to see it like it smashed up.

 

00:06:10:10 - 00:06:27:12

Unknown

That's so exciting. And only one person hit it and I will. It's works with Elizabeth. Joe. Boss? Yeah, it's her job. Yeah. So he. I was like, I will make sure I shout it that you're the only one that did it this year. This is last year, you know, the year before Brant did. You didn't have your club, so you didn't.

 

00:06:27:12 - 00:06:42:08

Unknown

You didn't do it. But then afterwards, everyone got to bring. And I later was like, why didn't I go and do that? Like, that would have been so much fun. I didn't I was like, okay, you guys go. You know, it was, you know, next year will be different and everybody will be out there, you know? Oh, yeah.

 

00:06:42:10 - 00:07:02:05

Unknown

It was just such, you know, it was something new. It's never been done before. What do you mean? Talking about, like, you know, to get to get that cart and, drive to where it is and and line up. So I, you know, next year, everybody knows about it now, you know? Then we'll get the whole golf tournament back on that hole.

 

00:07:02:07 - 00:07:18:23

Unknown

Yeah. Yeah. But the thing that's so funny is people were like, how did it get here? And I was like, Brant drove it. And then they were like, wait, I, I need to see that. That is incredible. And I was like, I know. And then you drove it home, which was it was even funnier because I was like, oh, I wish that I could be on the road watching that because that's hilarious.

 

00:07:19:00 - 00:07:42:04

Unknown

I mean, yeah, I just I was hoping I was going to get pulled over with, you know, the windows hanging, broken out. And I'm surprised you didn't. But there were there was a couple things that people said that I thought were really incredible. And it just like made it just made me smile so much. Every time I leave, I always and it's so corny, but like, my heart is really full.

 

00:07:42:04 - 00:07:59:16

Unknown

I love that Penelope comes every year. I love that Pip's is like, yeah, I want to be a part of it. Even going to dinner with all of us adults. Like, she I was like, you can stay. She's like, no. And I'm like, okay. Like, if you want to come. She feels the way, like it's such a good group of humans that are behind it.

 

00:07:59:16 - 00:08:21:02

Unknown

And she feels that. And she just likes to be a part of it. And she also sees the importance that she really got to talk to Olivia, which I loved to see. Just about, you know, school and where she struggles and to see her talk about that because that is not something that I mean, she is not someone that likes to talk about the struggles and, you know, kind of admit them.

 

00:08:21:02 - 00:08:39:12

Unknown

And that's understandable. 17 year old, you know, teenage girl who likes to do that, but she talks about it with us because she knows that she's she's amongst people that struggle now. You know, her struggle is an academic. She's a really good student. But she does put that pressure on herself and she has figured it out. She doesn't have dyslexia.

 

00:08:39:12 - 00:09:00:12

Unknown

She's got just graphene dyscalculia. And so her struggles are a little bit different, but they're still struggles nonetheless. And like just hearing people talk. A couple of people said, like, wait, did you guys do this on purpose, to do this on purpose? Because I was feeling like I was dyslexic because I so I would love for you to explain that a little bit.

 

00:09:00:13 - 00:09:24:17

Unknown

Yeah. You know, so anybody who calls at, you know, a private golf course, very few have the whole signs up there. No, you know, I they don't have water. Ball washers. Like, do you have public horses? A lot of them don't even have garbage cans. Or the garbage cans are are hidden into the ground. They they like it to be, you know, clean and pristine as they say it.

 

00:09:24:18 - 00:09:45:21

Unknown

So when you go to if you've ever played there, you go to a course, you go, you finish up a hole. Now, now where do you go? Do I go this way. Do I go back way? And and, you know, Jack O'Callahan, you know, asked a few. I think he asks you. Yes. Military Mike Knowles here might come.

 

00:09:45:23 - 00:10:06:16

Unknown

Hey, did you take all the signs out? I'm like, what are you talking about? And then I talk to Jack after. So back, you know, people were getting lost on the golf course where to go because they've never been there and they don't have signs. Oh, you're on hole ten or you're on hole or you're hole in two.

 

00:10:06:18 - 00:10:27:12

Unknown

Jack goes, I thought if you did that on purpose. Now I kind of understand what's being selected because I was completely lost. I'm like, Jack, that's actually very interesting that you say that I didn't purposely do that because, you know, this is a private course. They don't have it. But yeah, that is definitely, the way some of us do feel.

 

00:10:27:12 - 00:10:43:01

Unknown

So it was I didn't catch on when Mike asked me again, I, you know, we're always running 100 miles an hour. And I think I was on the heckler hole, so I didn't want to hear anything. When Mike said, I want to hear what the hecklers had to say first, you know, that was more important who they were making fun of.

 

00:10:43:03 - 00:11:07:10

Unknown

But yeah, no, it was he's like, yo. And Jack was obviously as big as Jack is and as famous as he is. Can you explain for people that maybe. I mean, I'm sure most people, as I, you know, 1980 19 USC, Jack O'Callahan, the miracle, the movie, miracle on Ice. Correct. He was, you know, he was there and, you know, he was asking the most questions.

 

00:11:07:12 - 00:11:28:06

Unknown

And like awesome questions. Yeah. They were they were great. So it was awesome that you know because he's now full time in Florida. So it was awesome that he was back in town and about you know be able to come. But again those stats and statistics and things that we have in each hole, I think I you know, I think that's just, such a game changer.

 

00:11:28:06 - 00:11:51:23

Unknown

I think, you know, maybe I've got all the signs still in the garage. Maybe I'll pull them out, take a picture of them and, you know, and we'll be able to add some more. Maybe we'll add a few more signs. So, for all listeners, every hole I've got a sign that gives a dyslexic trait, you know, 1 in 5 in or, struggles less rights, you know, things like that.

 

00:11:51:23 - 00:12:13:10

Unknown

So when people are sitting on the golf, you know, on the on the tee box, you know, they're usually got a wait a second or two, you know, they always read and see who the sponsors are. And then they start reading these signs. And every time after the round, you know, I've got two, three, 4 or 5 people coming over and said, I didn't, you know, I didn't know that these, you know, these signs were awesome.

 

00:12:13:10 - 00:12:31:01

Unknown

I didn't know about that. And that's why we, you know, that's why I kind of put them out there. And so I want to explain something because for anyone that's listening that maybe is not dyslexic. And they're like I don't understand the relevance why you guys got so like you know we're so intrigued that Jack said is this what it feels like to be a dyslexic person?

 

00:12:31:03 - 00:12:49:18

Unknown

There's so many things that we go into life that we have no idea. So, like, picture this. You go in, you speak only English, and you end up going into a class that is a foreign language, and you're sitting there and you're like, oh my God. And they're asking you to do something. And they're kind of like looking at you like, why aren't you paying attention?

 

00:12:49:19 - 00:13:07:19

Unknown

Like focus. Like I'm asking you to do something, but they're speaking in a different language and you're like, I have no idea what you're saying. That happens to us multiple, multiple times. And I want to give you an example. I remember when Dan, one of he worked for Adobe and he worked for AD Cloud. So he's an advertising.

 

00:13:07:19 - 00:13:30:01

Unknown

But they had like a it was before Covid, Covid actually closed the division, because they couldn't make the money. But that's, that's an attention deficit aside. So he came home. And so Adobe is very tech technology. I mean they like everything is acronyms. He's like and he came home one day and he said to me, I kind of think I know what it feels like for Montgomery and you to be in class.

 

00:13:30:01 - 00:13:49:01

Unknown

He's like, I'm sitting in there and I literally have no idea what they're saying. Everyone else is writing things down and I am so lost. And I was like, oh, yeah, that's like, I mean, that happens all the time. And he was every day and he was like, oh my God. And I could see how uncomfortable he was.

 

00:13:49:01 - 00:14:10:19

Unknown

And he had like three months until he, you know, actually, they told him they're like, you're not going to get everything for like a good 6 to 8 months. So like just think about that. And then he did get it right. So then he was going into that meetings understanding. We still every day, even if we grasp something, there might be still a time that it's like, wait, what happened?

 

00:14:10:21 - 00:14:26:19

Unknown

And so the fact that Jack really understood, like he got it, he was like, oh my gosh, was so insightful and really introspective. And I like, of course, I wanted to ask him a thousand more questions to make him do that, but I did not because I was like, wait, that's so intriguing. Like, what made him think that?

 

00:14:26:19 - 00:14:50:10

Unknown

Because no one else really said that. But then the four that he was with was like, oh my gosh. And then they really, you know, started asking questions. Yeah. You know, sometimes it just, you know, hits, you know, he hits people differently. And my guess would be he, you know, obviously he's got a got a lot going on.

 

00:14:50:12 - 00:15:13:07

Unknown

Going on I think he's got a pretty successful business too. So I think he, he read a couple of those signs and, and what happens when we talk to people, you know, 95% of the times are okay. Now, I know somebody who does things like that or I know, you know, just like, well, you know, it's hereditary.

 

00:15:13:10 - 00:15:39:11

Unknown

So kids are diagnosed. Where did it come from? Oh, I think it's my husband. I think it's my wife for, you know, they start connecting the dots. And that's kind of why we put the signs out there. To get a little more understanding. And there's a lot of moments that go on, you know, throughout the day. And, that's why we do what we do, and that's why we do it the way we do it.

 

00:15:39:12 - 00:16:09:03

Unknown

And, you know, there's I think in the United States, there's over half a million golf events out there. Beer. There's millions. So how do you kind of differ yourself from, you know, the other half a million. And so we, we definitely do differently. And everybody says it. Jim on my one body said said Elizabeth, this is the best day of the year.

 

00:16:09:04 - 00:16:32:09

Unknown

Oh. Meanwhile, he puts on this massive fourth day, July party. He's got fireworks, he's got neighbors. He's got thousands of people. That's not even good. That's not even not in top of his list. Our golf event is so, that's, you know, that's how much fun we try and have, you know, when we're out there by doing these, these different things.

 

00:16:32:11 - 00:16:52:16

Unknown

And I think the thing that you said is so important is it makes people think, it makes people be like, wait a second. I know someone that does things a little different. And then that either spark something that they want to ask more questions and understand a little bit more. And that's what it's all about. I mean, that's why we do this, right?

 

00:16:52:17 - 00:17:14:07

Unknown

I mean, we we educate, but we also want people to understand and think like, you know, that's my favorite thing. Ask a question to make people think. But that's what life is. You. If you're not thinking a couple times a day about different other people of like, oh, I wonder how that goes or where that goes. Like, stop and do that.

 

00:17:14:08 - 00:17:36:12

Unknown

Like not. We're all so different. Life is hard. And if you see someone doing something a little different or struggling, just asked a question, you know, and like one of the things that we have said before that is kind of funny, but like people will say, well, how do you see. Right. Well, how is it different? And we're like, why don't you tell me what you see?

 

00:17:36:13 - 00:17:56:04

Unknown

Yeah. Tell you what I see. It's the only thing it's it's like you can't you can't do that. It's like you, we cannot put ourselves in other people's shoes because it's what we've always seen. It's not like all of a sudden we were seeing person and we had an accident and we became blind or a paraplegic. Someone that walked and then couldn't walk anymore.

 

00:17:56:07 - 00:18:16:00

Unknown

This is how we've always been. So that's all we know. But we do know it's different. You know, working with other people, interacting with other people. You know, when other people are like, wait, how did you get to that answer? That's so interesting? And it's like, I took you through, you know, left, right, sideways and back and forth and they're like, oh, I just went to be.

 

00:18:16:01 - 00:18:41:01

Unknown

And you're like, oh no, no, no. Yeah, yeah. I don't know how to do that. But nobody talks about it, you know. You know. So this weekend I had one of the pros, from our hockey the stars. You know, Armstrong was in town coaching and Lizbeth High went to the game on Thursday. And so we went down there and we introduced us to the husband wife.

 

00:18:41:01 - 00:19:03:14

Unknown

Their kid was playing. You know, he's like, oh, you know, Derek's like, you know, got a foundation for dyslexia. And they're like, oh yeah, my kid's dyslexic. No, you know another kid that's on the team. The mom was there and up talking to her, you know, after the game. No, she's got three kids. All three are dyslexic. You know, Army coach the kid for two years.

 

00:19:03:18 - 00:19:30:03

Unknown

He's dyslexic, and he never knew. So we met three people in the rink. And that day, and two of them had dyslexia kids. And like the one lady, all three kids, all three of them were just, like, sick. And I'm like, so it was like, okay, so where did it come from? She's like, well, I'm thinking my husband would, you know, there's no diagnosis there, you know?

 

00:19:30:04 - 00:19:54:16

Unknown

But, army coaches, right? He didn't know any of the, you know, any of the four kids were dyslexic. Because nobody talks about it. No one, no one talks about it because of the shame. And you don't want someone to think you're different so you don't get the same opportunities. Yeah. It's so I had someone ask me for their friend that was applying for a job.

 

00:19:54:18 - 00:20:20:14

Unknown

It was actually my sister's friend's husband and he has dyslexia and, and ADHD and something else. And she said on the application for this new job and it was in corporate America, it said, do you have any disabilities? And she's like, should he put it? And I said, that's such a great question. I was like, listen. And I think everyone is going to say have a different answer.

 

00:20:20:14 - 00:20:36:09

Unknown

So I would love for you to kind of talk about this. But like at first I was like, oh, okay, I need to know the company. I need to know the background. Right? Because I'm like, you could put it, it could hurt you. You could put it and it's good. I think you don't put it and then you talk.

 

00:20:36:10 - 00:20:57:03

Unknown

Because then I asked my dad and a couple other people, and then I looked up some of the laws. You can, you can. Don't put it on your application. If you don't put it on your application at first, you can after you get the job, disclose that you have those. So then you can get accommodations because by law you get accommodations because you have a medical diagnosis.

 

00:20:57:03 - 00:21:21:00

Unknown

Right. So it's interesting. So I'm just curious of your thoughts on that. So my initial thought on that is they weren't asking for learning disabilities. Right, right, right, right. It did say learning and other like it did it, did we say it's at all disabilities physical learning. Yeah. So it had like a parenthesis but totally has disabilities.

 

00:21:21:00 - 00:21:26:20

Unknown

I'm like that's not asking for for learning for for learning.

 

00:21:26:22 - 00:22:01:12

Unknown

You know obviously we talk about here on, you know, on here all the time, but being, you know, owning it and being proud of it. You know so there's an example where I would have put it. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Here I am if they're asking you know, and in my thought to this, if they're asking for that they're more of a, I don't know what the forward thinking, forward thinking, they've got more understanding to that to have that in there.

 

00:22:01:16 - 00:22:22:08

Unknown

Yep. So now if you're if you're getting hired and you know another company and you kind of make your own box learning, you know, you draw on their, you know, box with the check in there and and put next to learning disabilities. All right. You've created that that that company probably not a good right because now you're creating your own box.

 

00:22:22:08 - 00:22:52:10

Unknown

But the fact that they have that in there already tells me that they're more, forward thinking, they have more understanding. So, it wouldn't it wouldn't hurt you, to be a part to, to put that down in that scenario. Now, what if it just said disabilities, would you put if it didn't specify. No. Because, you know, if you, you know again you obviously we think differently.

 

00:22:52:10 - 00:23:22:17

Unknown

Just think the, the public's thought process when you put disabilities what's the first thing there. Think of physical right. Physical. Yeah. They're not asking for this company specifically asks you see how different you know that different is. Right. They would specifically ask for that if they if they wanted that. So I, I if it was just a, you know, specific box of disability, I wouldn't put that because it's the fact that they haven't broken out.

 

00:23:22:20 - 00:23:46:12

Unknown

They're not forward thinking and understanding and that's you know checking the wrong box. Right. So it's interesting because and then I want to go back to Armstrong and the and the kids because this is there's a reason why I brought this up. So it's because I was as I was talking to my sister, I was like, well, I was like, listen, if right, if they're asking, that's a good thing because they want to know, right.

 

00:23:46:13 - 00:24:01:23

Unknown

However, he has to feel comfortable. So like if he's like, he can disclose it later. Like if he's like hemming and hawing over it, don't stress about it. Do what his gut feels, and then you can bring it up. Because I wanted to make sure, like if you don't put it, then if you then are you not allowed.

 

00:24:01:23 - 00:24:21:04

Unknown

And so if you if you're not allowed then 100%, you need to put it because you're going to need accommodations because there was it was a pretty intensive like email writing, reading and kind of stuff like that. So I was like, because what he's going to do is if he doesn't have the accommodations, he's going to be miserable and he's going to be stressed, and he's going to be overworked because he's going to be trying to compensate.

 

00:24:21:06 - 00:24:44:17

Unknown

And if he gets accommodations in the workforce, you know, I wish back in the day that I knew, I, you know, that I had this diagnosis because I would have asked for different combinations. But, you know, I didn't. So I, you know, and then it's like you make it harder. One into that point is you don't really get accommodations within a long chase you right combination.

 

00:24:44:19 - 00:25:11:13

Unknown

You know, it comes with understanding. So we're not you know, we're not in public school. We're. Oh, oh, you know, someone got a job, and now you come to me and say you've got sucks. Yeah. Now we have to know. Obviously the campfire because of that. Right? Right. That they can't fire because of it. But, you know, if you're asking later, you're not you know, you're not getting it just because you're, you know, it's different than being in grade three.

 

00:25:11:19 - 00:25:37:15

Unknown

Yeah. Totally. So it's, you know, but the fact that they had this in there and they said those things, I would. Absolutely. Because now, you know, they're open and willing and they want to work and they're part of the progressive or whatever, the right terminology. And with the understanding in there. So, it's happening here, you know, somebody, you know, at least one company is doing that.

 

00:25:37:17 - 00:25:54:12

Unknown

Right. And then the other thing is the reason why I brought it up is because. So there was three kids that had dyslexia and the coach didn't know. And we talk about this is dyslexic and he's dyslexic. But he didn't tell the kids he's dyslexic. The parents didn't say you know talk right. He doesn't talk about it.

 

00:25:54:12 - 00:26:17:00

Unknown

Right. And so but he has the understanding of it. And you know, if we we have many episodes of this of talking to your coaches, engaging with your coaches for the kids because it is important, especially as you get higher into athletics, you know, when things get faster and your kid might need to, like learn a little different because now their athleticism, it's just not it's not just on that.

 

00:26:17:00 - 00:26:36:03

Unknown

It's on a number of different things. So, you know, it's important, but I love that. I love that you were able to go and then connect that how many times though, like, let's think about this because we've talked about how many times have you gone to a game and someone has talked about it, and then you were able to kind of connect the coach to it.

 

00:26:36:03 - 00:27:02:14

Unknown

And then like that's happened multiple times. Well, that was the first time that, you know, first off she's had three kids, right? And she has three dyslexics. So I told him like, you're less than 1%. You know, I'd have a triple triple whammy. And her youngest has dyslexia, ADHD and type one diabetes. And he, you know, he was at the rank, running around.

 

00:27:02:15 - 00:27:22:08

Unknown

He's throwing, you know, throwing the football. And I saw him. Yes. I went back there and saw him play a game and got a high five of him. But I had the star hoodie on and I learned now yesterday, she's like, how do I get my boys or my kids that I'm like, it's funny you ask because I was just I was literally going to ask you today for your phone number to get me.

 

00:27:22:10 - 00:27:42:20

Unknown

Oh, so I can send these, dyslexic Starbucks. So, you know, the funny thing is, I'm like, okay, what's your number? I'll text you and then, you know, just text me. The kids that you know, names at good addresses and the the whole nine yards and then attacks. So whenever I meet somebody text money in principle. So they have it and then, you know, it's that watch game.

 

00:27:42:20 - 00:28:02:04

Unknown

And look at my phone. Oh, you have texted the landline. So I screwed up a phone number. I think I've done that. Yeah. So so but at least you did it before so you could get the right. Sorry. And, you know, and I end up getting it, you know, got our list. So I gotta put that together.

 

00:28:02:04 - 00:28:21:18

Unknown

But, you know, again, for her to have three the first, you know, the first family met, you know. Oh, yeah. You know, so that was four kids and go for four kids and two people. That was the most back to back. And we didn't meet anybody else. We met two families and they went to second and their four kids, you know.

 

00:28:21:22 - 00:28:40:09

Unknown

Yeah. But you know, you obviously you met Armstrong, you know, big personality and. Yeah, get in the car and was like, I thought you were all over the place. That guy is even worse than you. And we're talking, you know, to these families. And then all sudden he starts talking about trick or treating in LA when we played there.

 

00:28:40:09 - 00:29:02:23

Unknown

And how do we get on trick or Treat? Who knows? You know. Now, did you know though, was that one like, did you have an inkling that he learned different just from hanging out with him? Oh, he's he's a special man as a as I told the told everybody here I guess I'm like he was delivered in the short bus.

 

00:29:03:01 - 00:29:35:05

Unknown

He didn't have the helmet like I wore on the, on the short bus, but, well, you know, it's. And then he passed it down to, you know, to obviously to, to his other son. So, and he did I'm pretty sure we have NASA. I think he found out the way I did, you know, later on, again, go back in the day, back when we were going to school and nobody knew it was or, you know, so, you can tell by certain personalities.

 

00:29:35:07 - 00:29:55:05

Unknown

And to tell us all the families, you think I talk a lot. Look at this guy. This guy doesn't shut up and you know, but you can, you know, you can kind of tell whether what the way, the way to do things. And, his son, you know, Easton's girlfriend and family there. So we're talking and and they were just likes him.

 

00:29:55:06 - 00:30:21:02

Unknown

She's like, yeah. And I first started thinking, you know, date niece. And I'm like, it was it was like talking a whole new language, like, yeah, I'd leave three sentences. She'd be like, what does this mean? What are you. You know, that's just just the life of dealing. Dealing with us. But that was the first time that I've, you know obviously met.

 

00:30:21:04 - 00:30:40:12

Unknown

We always meet dyslexics. Yes. It was, you know two people out of those 20404 kids was, was, was definitely the was the most so far. Yeah. No I love it I it's it's it really is it's just, you know people.

 

00:30:40:14 - 00:31:01:15

Unknown

They just feel like okay. You get it. But one of the things that I would love as we continue this, like in five, ten years, 20 years, whatever it is that our generation, it's right. We found out because of our kids, our. And then it's like it it probably was a grandparent like my dad. You know, we're like, maybe it was my grandma.

 

00:31:01:15 - 00:31:24:18

Unknown

We really don't know. I am so looking forward to it, to being like, yep, we found out or I was diagnosed early. I was diagnosed early. I was diagnosed late. But like and have that be like the grandparent. And then the next number of generations, there's more and more of people that they can trace it back. So in families it's like, yeah, you can see it and it's there.

 

00:31:24:18 - 00:31:40:02

Unknown

You just feel better when you're like, oh, I didn't realize that you also had it. You know, we talked to families that they're like, you know, I can't tell you how many kids. They're like, no parents. Like, we don't know where like it's it's not anywhere. And I'm like, oh, it's somewhere. And it's going to continue to be somewhere.

 

00:31:40:03 - 00:32:09:06

Unknown

It's so interesting how genetics work, how some are so you know, there's like one or there's like you can trace it and it's like, oh my gosh, this, this and this. You know what I mean? Like it's you. It depends on the severity of you know. Yeah. So is grandpa super right. Severity or or a little bit obviously the grandparents very rarely, you know, got to sex and obviously our generation is, is starting more.

 

00:32:09:06 - 00:32:33:09

Unknown

So we'll definitely have, more, what you talk, you know, there'll be no more generation linear line now forever. Because, you know, there's more. You know, doing what we're doing is more for diagnosing. And, you know, we'll know that you had it and I had it to pass down. Our kids know it so that, you know, they're they'll be able to trace, you know, trace and connect the dots, I think.

 

00:32:33:09 - 00:32:57:01

Unknown

So I think the generational of not understanding or connect the dots won't happen anymore because, you know, that's what we preach about is getting, you know, is getting tested. Yeah. But it's, you know, was a super severe. Was he not you know, obviously talk about a disgrace. You know, ADHD. Those weren't talked about a lot back then.

 

00:32:57:02 - 00:33:26:06

Unknown

Right. So and even less more you know you'll get some some people that are you know, I was diagnosed with dyslexia, you know, 30 years ago. Whatever. But you don't see anybody with this graphic artist, you know, that's like what it was a small you know, obviously ad was the term back then. So you'll you'll have some people that but it's just obviously now moving forward the aggressiveness, the progressiveness of of getting tested and getting the understanding.

 

00:33:26:06 - 00:33:58:06

Unknown

So you'll be able to trace that linear line to moving forward for sure. And because the other thing is like and people when you say it they're like oh so like you could have a sibling that has dyslexia and your kid could have dyslexia, you know. And when you say it like that to people like just so you know it like the hereditary, it's not going to it's, it's going to come up in somewhere, somewhere and someone that maybe doesn't have it, but then they're like, oh, you know what my brother or my sister did?

 

00:33:58:07 - 00:34:18:20

Unknown

And then your child gets it. And it's it's a very interesting. But that's why it's so important for the knowledge and understanding and the community that we're creating. Because it is it's, you know, it's 1 in 5, right? Yeah. And then obviously it's tougher when when you don't have it as we know. Right. You look back. Oh, my brother added my sister had it right.

 

00:34:18:20 - 00:34:39:11

Unknown

So you know, you don't have that full, full understanding of, of it which makes it, you know, makes a lot tougher and, tougher to see signs when you don't understand the signs. And I, you know, I'm going to leave it at this. I was talking to someone really successful attorney and I had a question for the foundation.

 

00:34:39:11 - 00:35:00:20

Unknown

So I was like oh let me just reach out. And he paused and I was like, oh, he's really thinking of it. And then he said, I just have to say, I had two siblings that had dyslexia and parents that were like, Mensa smart. Like he like brilliant. No social skills or one parent that had no social sales.

 

00:35:00:20 - 00:35:19:05

Unknown

Brilliant. And he he literally like I could feel him breathing. He was like it was really hard growing up and watching them struggle and like, thank you for doing what you're doing, you know, and it and then I was like, well, you have kids. Did you know. And he's like, no, you know, they're they're they don't have any learning.

 

00:35:19:10 - 00:35:41:03

Unknown

But like you think like it could be one of the grandkids. Like it could be a grandkid. So what if facts. Yeah. You know, and, you know, it's just, you know, girlfriends, parents and stuff, like, well, you guys have kids, you know, that's your kids having are pretty good. Yeah. She's like, oh my God. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

00:35:41:05 - 00:35:59:18

Unknown

I can't get started brushing up on a grandparent. So. Right. And so you have the understanding. So it's not like this diagnosis that you're like oh my God. Life is going to be you know we we all have our stuff. Everyone has their stuff. But the more knowledge you have and the more that you can know okay, the public school is not going to help me.

 

00:35:59:18 - 00:36:13:12

Unknown

So I need to have the knowledge myself. You're going to be fine. But thank you for joining another episode of Word Blindness. Dyslexia exposed. You know what I say every time. Like rate, review and share.