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- I can remember her having projects

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and needing to read right
after we left school

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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.

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I think the frustration for me came

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because I know what my
child is capable of.

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I know that it wasn't due
to lack of intelligence.

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- We see it in kids

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that they go through their academic career

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thinking they're not
as smart as other kids

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or that there's just
something wrong with them,

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and it's not.

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It's just that their
brain works differently.

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My intent was to help
schools be able to identify

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and get help for kids

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who have the risk factors for dyslexia.

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- Dr. Terri's evaluation, it just showed

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where Harper was struggling,
so it really provided us

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the opportunity to get the accommodations

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that she didn't have before.

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- This is a really direct way

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that I know that I'm helping
people in my community

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and across the state to live better lives,

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because dyslexia doesn't just
affect the child who has it.

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It affects the entire family.

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- [Ashley] It meant the world to me.

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I don't know where we would be today

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if we didn't have that
evaluation from Dr. Terri.

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- It was like kind of hard
before I got the help.

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I think I'm doing a lot more better.

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- [Ashley] Ohio State has
helped us with more resources

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within the school system,

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Ohio State has helped
us break down barriers,

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and we appreciate Dr. Terri

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and Ohio State for the opportunity.

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