Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind

Magical 5 pm
The STEM Issue Karen Zheng The STEM Issue Karen Zheng

Magical 5 pm

There is magic in 5 pm. When things stop, laptops go to sleep. My brother, Alan, rushes out of his room and knocks on my sister, Ivy’s, door in a weird rhythm from a cartoon.

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I’m Dyslexic, Not Foreign
The Productivity Issue Deena Umeda The Productivity Issue Deena Umeda

I’m Dyslexic, Not Foreign

I was recently diagnosed with dyslexia. Before this, I was diagnosed with ADHD and I thought that reading would get easier after I started treating my ADHD, but reading hurt my brain just as much as before I started ADHD medication. Around 50% of children (yes, I am 20 but I will continue to consider myself a child until I am emotionally mature) with ADHD also have dyslexia. It was shocking for a second, I already decided my future will be in writing. But as I sat with this new information, I remembered my experience in elementary school. 

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