Hacks and Hobbies with Junaid Ahmed
Oct 27, 2026 · 51 min · 10 segments
**5 key takeaways** - Russell describes how accommodations during a state government internship—and later experiences in law school—shaped his path into dyslexia research. - He argues that…
Russell Van BrocklinGuestJunaid AhmedHostWhen a student is struggling, what is some of the most common well-meaning advice that actually makes things worse for people?
Just so people understand, in the United States, a federal judge is appointed by the president of the United States with advice from the senior senator from that state and confirmed by the US Senate.
A federal judge described waiting to test if the kid's dyslexic is gross negligence.
This is the top book in my field, Overcoming Dyslexia by Professor Sally Shaywitz.
Do you see how the back part of your brain has this massive neural activity? Yeah.
But the front part of my brain is about two and a half times overactive?
So what everybody in my field is trying to do is go to the back part of the brain and increase the activity, even though we got nothing there.
When a student is struggling, what is some of the most common well-meaning advice that actually makes things worse for people?
Just so people understand, in the United States, a federal judge is appointed by the president of the United States with advice from the senior senator from that state and confirmed by the US Senate.
A federal judge described waiting to test if the kid's dyslexic is gross negligence.
This is the top book in my field, Overcoming Dyslexia by Professor Sally Shaywitz.
Do you see how the back part of your brain has this massive neural activity? Yeah.
But the front part of my brain is about two and a half times overactive?
So what everybody in my field is trying to do is go to the back part of the brain and increase the activity, even though we got nothing there.
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