StandUpLD

On Starting A Non-Profit To Support Children With Learning Differences

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Heather McGehearty

Founder, StandUpLD

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StandUpLD

standupld.org

from Addison, TX, USA

started September 2016

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My name is Heather McGehearty, and in 2016 my husband Eric and I founded StandUpLD after our eldest son and twin boys were diagnosed with dyslexia. As with most parents whose children have been diagnosed with any learning issue, it comes as a shock. It certainly shook us up, even though both Eric and I have learning differences. Eric is dyslexic and I have dyscalculia, which is to math, in the simplest of explanations, what dyslexia is to reading. Eric and I had worked with and through our respective learning differences our entire lives, which certainly enabled us to better understand the many challenges that any children with faces. And, of course, we wanted to do as much as we could to help provide the best possible opportunities and outcomes for our children.

Within the next few years, our 4th child would also be diagnosed with dyslexia. We were all in! We were fortunate to receive guidance from a similar non-profit organization out of San Francisco but knew that we wanted to create an organization that could help children and their families who were closer to home here in North Texas. So, we decided to start StandUpLD. It’s a non-profit support network for parents and educators seeking resources to support and inspire children...

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