In this latest episode, WUN Advocate Gill Edwards talks with Claire Treadwell, Director of Product Management at Everflow.

Claire talks about how, when she was 21 and writing her dissertation at university, her tutor identified that she was dyslexic, after years of being mischaracterised by teachers, and feeling that she had to hide her difficulties.

This identification led to an Educational Psychologist picking up on the presence of Irlen’s Syndrome, a little talked about neurological visual processing disorder that affects how the brain interprets light and visual information, causing reading difficulties, light sensitivity, and visual distortions. Claire talks about how, for her, her differences are her superpowers, and how technological advances have helped her overcome barriers both at home and in the workplace.

Claire and Gill discuss the importance of male allyship, and also, as women, having the confidence to celebrate your own strengths and achievements. They talk about the power of speaking up and asking questions, and how asking for help is a positive, not a negative.

Finally, they chat about how, if you see a role you fancy, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain, by applying, even if you don’t fulfil every criteria mentioned – what’s the worst that can happen?

https://www.irlensyndrome.org/