Issue 23: September 2024 Dystinct Magazine

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On The Cover

On the cover is Ava Simmons.

Ava N. Simmons, the STEM Princess®, transformed her struggles with dyslexia and dysgraphia into a thriving STEM business, inspiring children worldwide through her innovative experiments and educational toys, while showing that challenges don’t define one’s future.

Topics Covered

The September 2024 issue of Dystinct Magazine brings to you:

Editor's Note

Success Comes First,
Motivation Follows!

"Success causes motivation more than motivation causes success." This idea, shared by Barry Garelick and quoted by David Kinnane in this issue, got me thinking about how we approach motivation. We often wait for ourselves or our children to feel motivated before working towards set goals or tackling new challenges. However, as David points out, confidence usually comes after we start doing something—whether it's writing, reading, or any other task. Sometimes, all it takes is that first small step toward success to ignite the motivation we need. Whether it's a child realizing they can read a few sentences in that new book you've been coaxing them to read, or an adult learning to navigate a new skill, these moments of success drive us to keep pushing forward.

For both us and our children, we need to set high expectations—not just waiting for motivation but believing in our ability to succeed. Every individual deserves that "I did it!" moment, and we should actively create opportunities for those moments for both ourselves and our children. Success breeds motivation: with that self-driven momentum, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue.

Please get in touch with me if you have any feedback, ideas, or stories to share to change the narrative surrounding learning disabilities.

Get in touch with me at Zahra@Dystinct.org

Thanks

Zahra Nawaz Shafeeq

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