Aashna Shah, DYNAMIC DIYA: Dyslexia is her Superpower

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Zibby interviews Aashna Shah, a high school student and the first Indian American Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen, about Dynamic Diya - Dyslexia is her Superpower, one of the three children's books she has written about learning disabilities (all of which she has been diagnosed with!). Aashna talks about her experiences in the pageant and describes how she is using her voice to break the stigma of learning disabilities and fight for legislative change in Florida. She also shares how she navigated the tricky self-publishing process and found a wonderful illustrator from India, ultimately turning her own struggles into beautiful picture books.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now.
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0:39.5	but really you're here to learn more about the authors,
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0:58.4	Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Ashna Shah is the author of Dynamic Dia. Dislexia is her superpower. Also, Amazing
1:04.5	Adriana, ADHD is her superpower, and Brave Brian. Anxiety gave him his superpower. Miss Florida's outstanding teen
1:12.8	2022, Ashna Shah is an 11th grade honors AP and dual enrolled student at Ponte Vedra High School.
1:22.0	In 2017, Ashtna founded kindness in a diverse society, the acronym for that is Kids, K-I-D-S, very clever,
1:29.2	with the aim of helping the whole child.
1:31.4	Ashna was inspired by the quote,
1:33.1	Helping Others is the way we help ourselves by Oprah Winfrey.
1:36.3	She encourages kids to volunteer at a young age.
1:39.6	Ashna was diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD, and anxiety disorder in eighth grade.
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