Supporting Adults & Older Students

In this episode, I chat with Dr Shae Wissell. Shae is an award-winning advocate and entrepreneur specialising in dyslexia and other neurodivergent conditions. We talk about what happens after students living with learning difficulties leave school and we become adults! We cover • The anxiety spiral around grades and "what are my options?" in Years 11 and 12 • Alternative pathways into uni and TAFE (and why the scenic route is fine) • What support looks like at university.  Accommodations, disability services, and tools like Read&Write (https://www.everway.com/en-au/product...) • Why people still don't disclose at uni or work, even in 2024 • The hidden load of masking difficulties and what workplaces actually need to know • AI and assistive tech as genuine game-changers for dyslexic adults • Shae's own mental health journey post-diagnosis is honest, real, and worth hearing • Workplace training. What it covers and why it matters for the business, not just the employee • Low-cost screening for adults ($650 with a clinical psych report) • How JobAccess (https://www.jobaccess.gov.au/) can fund workplace support • Shae's book Dyslexia: Insights into the Hidden Disability In and Out of the Workplace (https://rethinkdyslexia.com.au/dyslex...)  and the audio version coming soon (narrated by Shae herself) Full show notes available at https://dyscastia.com/