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- I can remember her having projects
and needing to read right after we left school
in first grade, and she would start crying in the car.
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My name is Ashley Edwards. I am Harper's mother.
I think the frustration for me came
because I know what my child is capable of.
I know that it wasn't due to lack of intelligence.
- We see it in kids
that they go through their academic career
thinking they're not as smart as other kids
or that there's just something wrong with them,
and it's not.
It's just that their brain works differently.
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My intent was to help schools be able to identify
and get help for kids
who have the risk factors for dyslexia.
- Dr. Terri's evaluation, it just showed
where Harper was struggling, so it really provided us
the opportunity to get the accommodations
that she didn't have before.
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- This is a really direct way
that I know that I'm helping people in my community
and across the state to live better lives,
because dyslexia doesn't just affect the child who has it.
It affects the entire family.
- [Ashley] It meant the world to me.
I don't know where we would be today
if we didn't have that evaluation from Dr. Terri.
- It was like kind of hard before I got the help.
I think I'm doing a lot more better.
- [Ashley] Ohio State has helped us with more resources
within the school system,
Ohio State has helped us break down barriers,
and we appreciate Dr. Terri
and Ohio State for the opportunity.
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