Singer and TV star Frankie Bridge has opened up about her struggles after her son was diagnosed with dyslexia.
The 36 year old shares two sons, Parker, 11, and Carter, 10, with footballer husband Wayne Bridge. When he was eight, Frankie revealed that Carter was diagnosed with dyslexia.
According to the British Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a “specific learning difficulty which primarily affects reading and writing skills”.
In a new update, Frankie has explained how she had a tough time trying to get the help he needed.
Frankie Bridge’s ‘struggles’ with son’s dyslexia diagnosis
On Tuesday (October 7), Frankie re-posted a video to her Instagram Story that promoted the app Talamo.
The app aims to be an affordable and accessible digital tool that uses AI and human assessment to screen for dyslexia in children aged 7-16.
Within the clip shared, Sam Thompson said Talamo is the “easiest way to get answers on dyslexia”.
While sharing a caption, Frankie explained she watched the CEO of Talamo, Jamie Wace, talk about his experience with dyslexia at an event this year. From then, she said she “knew straight away that I wanted to be involved”.
“Everything he said resonated with me,” she added before explaining her own experience with her son.
“I’ve struggled so much to get Carter the help he needs at school, had I known about Talamo then, our journey may have been a lot quicker, easier, and a lot less stressful,” Frankie continued.
“So many parents have reached out to me since I have spoken about this, so I can’t wait to share more with you about the amazing things Talamo are doing.”
‘I foolishly saw this as the missing piece’
During an opinion piece for The i Paper in 2024, Frankie said Carter’s teachers were concerned about his lack of confidence.
“He was aware that others in his class were able to do things that he couldn’t,” she said.
Following his dyslexia diagnosis, Frankie “foolishly saw this as the missing piece”.
She hoped that his teachers and she “would now know exactly what to put into place to teach him in a way that he would understand”.
She continued: “Unfortunately, this just wasn’t the case. Luckily, his teacher was tutoring a child with dyslexia outside of school. This meant that she was able to implement small changes to help him as much as possible, but he needed more than that. They felt he needed a scribe for some things, speech-to-text software on a laptop and possibly someone to sit with him in class. This just wasn’t something the school were able to provide.”
Frankie also sadly admitted she was “worried that continuing at this school was going to put out Carter’s spark”.
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