Program helps people with learning differences find confidence through mentorship
Jake Sussman, originally from Westport and founder of Superpower Mentors, says he was inspired by seeing these great people who have achieved such high standards with learning difficulties like he has.
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A program is helping people with mental health issues and learning difference find confidence through mentorship.
That subject of perfect imperfections has been discussed by Olympians Simone Biles and Noah Lyles, and it's leading the conversation to normalize learning differences like dyslexia, ADHD, ADD and autism.
Jake Sussman, originally from Westport and founder of Superpower Mentors, says he was inspired by seeing these great people who have achieved such high standards with learning difficulties like he has.
He says it's why he founded the mentorship program. Superpower Mentors connects mentors and mentees who have similar learning differences.
It was something he said he wished he had had when he was younger. The one component he said he felt was missing was someone who just got it.
"No one around me could understand me and I had all of these different professionals that I was working with. While we love all types of professionals, and everyone single person has a role, there was always that person missing which is someone who could relate. Someone who could not only say I have what you have but I love what you love." said Sussman.
