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title: 'Video: Sally Quinn on parenting a child with dyslexia'
description: Watch as Sally Quinn and her son, Quinn Bradlee, look back at strategies that helped him thrive.
slug: video-5-insights-from-sally-quinn-about-parenting-a-child-with-dyslexia-and-other-issues
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:51:28.785Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-5-insights-from-sally-quinn-about-parenting-a-child-with-dyslexia-and-other-issues
lang: en
---

# Video: Sally Quinn on parenting a child with dyslexia

Sally Quinn has written several books and worked for the* Washington Post* for nearly half a century. She’s also the proud mom of Quinn Bradlee, who started Friends of Quinn, an online community for young adults with learning differences.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/D8EF4958845F450FADB13E4EBE2E226B/4fbbcf51a424f1cba83e537492939af6/120417_Video_5_Insights_from_Sally_Quinn_About_Parenting_a_Child_With_Dyslexia_and_Other_Issues.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/PCHPkt--itI)

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