The advantages of having Dyslexia and real-life benefits, explained. 

I found out I had it at 54 when I wrote my first screenplay. Now 55. I have 16 screenplays, one tv pilot and working on a real life story. Don’t let anything or anyone stop you!

I absolutely hated school, i didn't understand why i had to be tortured like that. I did graduate and became self-employed. The best thing i feel helped me in life was Rush Limbaugh, the radio talk show. Guy. Up until then, i never knew someone could speak so well. His thought possess, articulation, the intelligence and humor, showed me so much more than any teacher could. It brought me out of my shell and gave me the confidence to deal with the world. It was so sad when he died. I know he touched others too and made them realize that they can become great too.

One of the worst things as a kid with dyslexia is being cold stupid by your peers and teachers

I am sharing this amazing video with my son. He hates dyslexia and no matter what I say he thinks he's stupid. It is heartbreaking and I hope he will see it as an advantage as you do!

My dyslexic daughter is in grad school studying to be a physical therapist and I couldn’t be prouder of her. Great video!

I literally just cried for 45min watching this video. I feel like it finally all makes sense. Thank you so much for this video, I really did feel understood for the first time in my life.

I guess dyslexia seems like a blessing in disguise for you. Personally, you're the most versatile creative I have ever known. Your documentary on Singapore is the best documentary on my country I've seen so far (better than any mainstream big boys for sure). Perhaps it was your innate desire to be unique and original, and in some ways dyslexia made your creativity a notch higher. Very inspiring indeed. Thank you for sharing with us!

As a Dyslexic reading the jumbled text was easy and to be honest less frustrating.

Love when I see others talk and explain their personal experiences. I always tell ppl, you know your Dyslexic when you can’t even pronounce your own condition, the struggles are real but ultimately I rather be survival smart than academically trained 🥰💪🏼😆🤷🏻‍♀️

Man this is a really inspiring video. I really struggle with reading and writing and punctuation. I was a college athlete, my parents spent a lot of money on me going to special tutors. And that was basically just because of sports they wanted me to get good grades so that I could compete. Life is extremely hard as a dyslexic and I know I do not do the most admirable job. I am a concrete project manager and i deal with very complex plans. I am the first person to say there are a lot of people that work for me that are probably smarter than me. I only say that because I know just speaking to them and catching on to how they are as individuals they are intelligent. Not that I think construction workers are dumb by any means but we don't do your typical construction work. we are do large commercial jobs and super custom houses. I once had a kid that started working for us and he had a scholarship to Stanford University and he just wanted to work for the summer before He left. He was a very intelligent kid the problem is building is very difficult if you are not a three-dimensional thinker. Anyways sometimes I feel like I am too stupid to do what I do but at the same time I cannot explain how what I do i's so easy for me and so difficult for other people. In my line of work it is about solving problems. And I have learned that there are no problems just Solutions. Anyways I just find this video interesting and wanted to tell my story.

Being dyslexic I can honestly say if there was ever a scenario of being stuck somewhere, be it desert island or car broke down in the middle of nowhere I'd rather be stuck with my fellow dyslexic people. Why? Because we can see everything in many different ways. We have had to find our own individual way and processes of learning than seem backwards to everyone else. Might take us longer to figure it out. But this is where we excel, because we adapt our brain to find a way that works. Bit like being stuck in the rain, but all those rain drops are tiny ideas that eventually come out with a sunshine solution.

You’ve nailed it spot on on the daily struggles 😅

Thank you for this video! I was diagnosed with Dyslexia when I was six or seven years old. Growing up, I thought I was the only one like this. I was often made fun of in school for reading slow and making “silly” spelling mistakes. I was bullied for taking so long on tests. And some teachers would make fun of me or yell at me for reading slow. When I was in my early twenties, my dad finally told me that he was diagnosed with Dyslexia at six years old. He had the same experiences I did, and he was embarrassed and ashamed. I know Dyslexia is different for everyone, but my dad and I are almost exactly the same. It’s a huge relief to know someone else with Dyslexia. My dad and I talk about it now, and I’ll share any new information about it that I find. I think he’s more comfortable with it now. I’ll be showing him this video!

It was really shocking for me to see so many successful people have dyslexia and was able to accomplish so much in life. Now to show my grandson who is 8 years old he’s not alone. Thank you.

Omg this is so me! I went back to university to proof that I was NOT stupid. At age 38 only to found I'm a dyslexia! Damn..... it answer all my struggle .... thanks for the video. .. it is so related

Been waiting for this one! Nice one mate. Can’t be easy making something so personal!

I found out today about dyslexia and my 30 yr of daily struggle suddenly makes sense because I have it. Your video has been the first one I have seen where someone like me is talking about their experience. So I just want to thank you for making it. Really putting that much effort and making such an awesome video! Thanks 😊🌟 Also, forgot to mention, I'm a successful software developer today (coding for 15yr). I guess the ability to see the big picture helped me excel at my job.

The struggle is real as a fellow dyslexic. Thanks for creating a channel for people like you and myself and others. Well done!! carry-on.

I am also dyslexic and I know 4 languages Chinese intermittent, Japanese elementary, English and Polish both native.

My child was officially diagnosed today. I’m trying to learn everything I can about dyslexia. Thank you so much for your video. It’s one I can show them to help them better understand their brain AND be encouraged.

Thank you for highlighting the Creative Brilliance of the Dyslexic brain wiring in your video!! 🙌🏼My 9 year son who has severe Dyslexia & Dysgraphia, appreciated this positive message.👏🏼 He is already animating, making art that adults want to buy & loves all things engineering & science. 🥰

I found out I was dyslexic in 1st grade when I was held back and had to repeat 1st grade. It destroyed myself confidence and I felt stupid my entire schooling. I’m 42 now and I’ve learned to except being dyslexic. I hope I can learn some advantages. Thank you 💜💜

Andy this is a great video. I have perceptual dyslexia and I do write letters backwards but that is the least of the problem. I didn't get diagnosed until age 35 years after graduating high school and failing out of Art school because the academics were too hard (1976). Later after technology had advanced and I got a computer and could cut and paste did my writing improve. Being diagnosed changed my whole self concept. I was no longer a drunken burnout. (Oh, yeah I got sober too) Being an undiagnosed dyslexic pushed me in the direction of addiction. Back to school, MSW, LCSW drug counselor, retired. Moved to Japan learning Japanese. It's a struggle but I know what I'm up against. Thanks for making this video I feel validated (see therapist words).

Andy, great insight. I am 75, struggle throughout school. Back there, there did not recognize it. The inability to read, read aloud, spell was a badge of shame. I have never worded through that pain. But I was creatively, l became a technology teacher with a master's degree, a videographer and have a business that helps family's to tell their life stories digitally, Memory Catcher LLC. I still have huge amount of creative energy. I applaud what you are doing. Conway

Thank you for your encouraging video. I figured this out as a junior in engineering school, 50 years ago. The negative feelings of undiagnosed zDyslexia has stayed with me, to this day. Even after a successful professional career. One thing I did find out, when taking Thermodynamics, everybody reads slow, so since I could do the math, I could keep up and even excel. Never give up. We just think differently. We’re the only ones in our right minds. Again, thanks for addressing the subject, visually.

Thanks Andy, Our daughter has Dyslexia so content such as yours is a huge help in our understanding of the challenges she is facing. Love your work!

I was diagnosed in college with dyslexia and ADHD. Got a lot help. Someone else wrote down what I wanted to say but I spoke what I wanted to say for test. And extra time with test in college. Apple products in speech dictation really helps. My problem is writing down what happens in a clear way ,reading it’s OK

Thank you for this video. I literally just broke down feeling helpless because I officially discovered that I am dyslexia at age 30 writing my content script for my youtube channel. Attempting to write down Next Clip on paper, I wrote Nect Cil... I broke down crying after researching the symptoms of dyslexia in adults. I had an idea that I was dyslexia, but never was tested. This video has just shown me that I should embrace my dyslexia because I am very intelligent and very talented and creative in visuals and that makes me happy and proud of the gifts that God has blessed me with. Being dyslexia does not stop me nor does it stop my light within me. Thank you again I accept my dyslexia because it really does make me Unique!

Aged 51, I discovered I am dyslexic two weeks ago. While initially a little bit of a shock, it’s made sense of some things in my life that went off how they did. I guess the main thing is that I know now, so I can start to put plans and strategies in place to better my lot. Thanks for a great video, good luck with your future endeavours!

Great video, I too have dyslexia which was hell for me growing up in the 80’s - glad their is so much awareness on this condition now and that the general public gets to understand our strengths.

Thank you for your video. ❤ I am the wife to a dyslexic and mom of 2 dyslexic children. My husband and I searched and searched for help to understand why our bright son struggled so much in school. After years of going from one specialist to another and doing everything they recommended, we finally got him correctly diagnosed. Sadly, getting him the right help was just as difficult, so I became his tutor. Now, I tutor children all over (here in the United States) to help them become better readers but most importantly, I try to rebuild their self-confidence. It is my mission to teach people what dyslexia really is as opposed to what it is NOT. Like you did in your video. I tell my students that dyslexia is a SUPERPOWER. Because I can teach them how to read, write, and spell better, but no one can teach my brain to do what a dyslexic brain can do. Bravo to you.🎉 I will be sending each of them your video.❤

I know this video is older but as a mom trying to figure out how to help her child. Thank you! I appreciate your hard work and the way you explained everything

This is so relatable! I found I have dyslexia in high school, and view it as my superpower. I graduated high school with the top English mark in my grade, and now have a Psychology degree. For a course that was in the Psych degree program, that was about the brain, I gave a presentation about Dyslexia. Keep creating! This was fabulous! My favourite fellow dyslexic person is Stephen Spielberg, because I enjoy his storytelling.

Glad I found your video! I've known I had a "problem" since grade school. I had difficult reading and spelling among other things. I have always loved the Arts, drawing, acting, writing poetry, short stories, etc. As an adult I took a several online test for dyslexia and I was "positive" for everyone of them. Now at 50 I am wanting to get my Master's in MFT, I have decided to finally get formal testing done. Your video was inspiring. I also am looking into finding ways to work with Dyslexic children. I also still love the Arts! Thanks again for the video!

Thank you for sharing this, I hope my daughter is able to find something she enjoys as much as you enjoy your work.

Oh mate, classic!.. I was diagnosed with Dyslexia and ADD as a child.. so really respect you putting this out there.

the text in 3:18 that's Exactly how I see it wow, that's the best way anyone has described dyslexia for me. Thank you!

I really relate to this, I was diagnosed in early 2017 when i was 12 . I’m currently in college in the UK about to go to uni, my current course grades on how good my problem solving is. Being dyslexic it’s very good because I’ve had to do it my entire life. I solve problems constantly everyday and usually do it in different ways to other people. However I usually don’t notice I’m doing it and find it very hard to put into writing, or document it so I don’t get the grade for it. My course is meant to be very practical but it’s almost completely writing so I do well at practical but I suck at writing about it which is where the grade is

Just found out my 6 year old is dyslexic. As a father I want to be there for her as much as possible so thank you for educating me.

As a young'un the teacher's thought I was thick and I believed it, due to the bad grades and the slow academic comprehension, apart from sports, art and drama (practical/visual skills). One thing I've learned and would love another dyslexic person to know is...dyslexic people make good engineers due to "Visual conceptual skills". Just focus on mathematics, this was my weak point which needed strengthening. Following the engineering path has erased any insecure feeling of not feeling worthy or smart in me.

This is an excellent example of how to deal with dyslexia and use it to an advantage!

I have dyslexia and they say a have adhd but I don't think I have adhd the more I learn about dyslexia. I love the way you made this video, real easy to concentrate on🥰

Thanks for sharing this amazing video I have dyslexia myself I discovered it about maybe five years ago because my mom says I have a slow learning disorder but I didn’t think she explained it properly I wanted to find exactly what it was and sure enough it was dyslexia

I am now 50 and found out from my teacher whilst learning a new language that I am dyslexic to be honest I thought it was myself and my learning abilities! My brother has problems with writing and learning. I am super creative I can pick up instruments and I take to them like it was a part of me! I love drawing and being creative it’s the only things I am good at and I feel at peace! I always been challenged in life when people ask me what do you call this thing in English and I don’t know it really makes me feel I am been put in a corner and I get so frustrated! Nice video and I too played drums when I was in my 20’s it was something I just picked up without any problems and I was in a band! All the best with your vlogs!

I’m a teacher and work with children who struggle with maths. I’d say most of them are dyslexic and it’s that which is causing their maths issues. It’s a privilege to be able to help my pupils and see their progress and delight when they realise they can do maths - they just need the right methods for them. I think what they learn in resilience and determination will see them succeed in life. It’s a shame dyslexia is so misunderstood in schools still but hopefully videos like yours will help with that.

You are an angel. Same my son his 15yrs and still having trouble to readings and memorizing . But thanks God he has improvement.😃

In a robotics class in Jr. High, I was having trouble programing. Too many slashes, semicolons, the words had to be spelled and spaced specifically. So! I agreed to do the 3D sketch part of the robot developing process. The teacher introduced us to a 3D program online and BOY! He allowed me to use the 3D program in modeling the robot. So I made him an ATAT Walker (because he likes Star Wars). He 3D printed it and I have it as a trophy. It's my sweetest memory of being 13. Thank you Mr. PLTW_Teacher. Sweetest memory of being 12: Geo-stats teacher agreed to check my homework before we left class and he'd circle the numbers that should be checked again so I could fix it. He is now working as a collage professor and I couldn't be happier for him. Thank you Mr. Minecraft_Math_Teacher. Currently in HS. Had the most understanding English teacher. Got into Honers ELA 2 because of Grammerly and her support. Thank you Miss Not_Turkey

Thanks bro, I'm feeling great to know that I am a dyslexic person. From my childhood I always Wana know what is the problem in my head. But thankfully my hard work changed my life in professional angles.

I believe our minds are working on a different dimension, going at a high levels of speed. If I want to see the future of my life sometimes, I am able to view it. I feel that we break the coding of the matrix we live in.

This is one of the best videos of ever seen on the topic of dyslexia. Your fellow dyslexic.

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! I am so happy that you are making this content available to your generation. With the forewarning of family history, I made it through school in the 1980's. I knew I HATED school but I didn't know why, aside from the fact that I couldn't spell. I was frickn smart though! Valedictorian, Deans List etc etc. I used a Franklin Spelling Ace, one word at a time, to write everything. I became a teacher to make school better for other kids like me and I raised my also-dyslexic children into happy, supremely successful adults. Win, Win, Win BUT: I BURNED OUT hard and nearly died at age 52 from constantly masking/pushing/ignoring the parts of dyslexia I didn't understand. It has taken 3 years to recover, but I see a new dawn!

Good for you making this video, as a child of the 70’s my parents were told by my teachers I won’t amount to anything as I was stupid, reality was I was dyslexic, my son is 11 and going through the same, 50 years later, sadly things haven’t changed with our education system, hopefully when my son has children things may start to change, keep making videos

That's crazy, I found out that I am dyslexic just few minutes ago. One person mentioned that he has dyslexia and had some trouble reading fast. And then searched about it and found lots of information and your video. I am engineer and I almost 40 now. It's awesome to know that I am not alone.

I’m not officially diagnosed, but discovered that i might be dyslexic a few months ago. I changed my shcool habits and ways of studying and it’s much easier for me to do well in school now!

This video makes sense to me. I'm 60 years old. I struggled reading, writing and spelling. I am a martial arts master in Filipino martial arts. I found out that I have a gift with movement of the art!!! People ask me how I come up with so many complex moves. It just seems natural to me. I literally have to dumb it down for my students.

Struggled with Dyslexia (had to check my spelling on that word - lol) in grade school when not much was known about it. All they did was put me in the "slow-readers" group. Which was a huge blow to my esteem. It was not until college (or trade school because I did not have the confidence to go to college) that I really started to figure out HOW I learned. There I excelled. I scored the highest on their prerequisite tests when it came to 2D to 3D special recognition. Since I work in the Civil Engineering field, this has its advantages. I now have 3 dyslexic kids, who are home schooled with special curriculum made for dyslexics and how they learn. Wish that was available when I was a kid. They are EXCELLING! Thanks for posting this!!

Thank you for your video it really hit home for me. I am a 55 year old and not medically diagnose dyslexic who was unsuccessful. Becoming a veterinary nurse. whose new boss was upset when I disclose that I had dyslexia. My new passion is to challenge TAFE and educational system not to let others go through this suffering I had. I am determined and passionate to get my certificate 4 in veterinary nursing with help and support from teachers and educational system. Ellie from Gold Coast Australia

Thank you so much for describing dyslexia correctly, I am trying to understand my dyslexia and i am tired of only finding videos for parents of dyslexic kids or talking at us instead of too us.

Omg I feel like I could cry (in a happy way)I'm 48 years old and I've been trying to explain to my husband and friend how my little bubble works for years to understand me and you have just done it in 10mins I can't thank you enough. ❤️

I'm dyslexic myself and there are facts i didn't even know of, thanks man

Dyslexia is like going to a different country every day of the year. And just never knowing anything at all when it comes to languages. Very frustrating and it is extremely sad to think that the person is never going to achieve this full potential. It is really really hard to live in the world that relies totally on language when you do not have that It is extremely frustrating every day of the year and when you get to my age, you look back on your life and just realise it is just been frustrating every day that you live. I was diagnosed at a very young age only in my teens and after I left school and they said that I had extreme dyslexia audio dyslexia.

One of my favourite videos you’ve created bud! Learnt so much and it was incredibly well told!

I'm writing a story with a character on the main group who has dyslexia, so thank you for this video because I think this will really help.

As a dyslexic myself I feel this video covers most but not all. I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was in my 4th year in elementary school. It was about '87 or '88, behind the iron curtain, Hungary. Dyslexia was not commonly known back then. I had serious issues reading and understanding a larger body of text. I failed miserably. They told her, if I won't read fluently by the end of the term they will send me to a school for kids with special needs. She did all she could to help me, but we both struggled, cried of despair and exhaustion. Until one day my mom read an western(?) author who merely mentioned the thing. It was no less than a miracle really, the beedle in a haystack. I remember, I was directed to a logopedist. We had small-group sessions in another school than mine. Everyting was strange. And I had a book that was different from the one we learned from in the school (it also smelled different :) The book is my earliest recollection I have from those times - the rest I heard a few times from my mom. The logopedist knew what to do with me. She taught me reading differently than in school - unfortunately I can't recall anything from it anymore. A few months in and I caught up adequately with my peers in school. I remember clearly the first couple of books I read afterwards, slowly, of course, but I was devouring them. I have no issues with reading or writing since. I'm still not a speedy reader and long reading is very exhausting to me mentally, but still, now I have two professions and I graduated in Computer Science in Oxford a few years ago. People think I'm intelligent - well, I keep saying I'm not, but they don't care much about that. I was extremely lucky, and I owe my fortune to my mom! Anyhow, what I really wanted to say through my story is people shouldn't give up on these children, and and people with dyslexia shouldn't give up either. In essence there's nothing wrong with them. It's the system that's not made for us. We are outliers of some sort but not lesser. They/we need a different approach, they/we need to learn to learn in a different way. And that same difference can give us an edge later in life. As the video listed a few famous examples there's a real chance to be different in a meaningful way even with dyslexia.

Hearing stories, difficulties and successes from other dyslexic people helps me understand myself better and makes life better

I am a left handed dyslexic

Hello from the USA! Great video. I now would say: "I am a Dyslexic Person*", rather than "I have Dyslexia", Autism, etc. Because they are ways of existing rather than diseases we "have", and we can reshape that idea in the minds of others as well as our own. (Speaking of Reshaping, Picasso was dyslexic! and that's a perfect example of the visual / spatial thinking advantages it can have.) *It also reminds them of our personhood! regardless of differences they may perceive in us.

I was diagnosed in Kindergarten and spent 1-6th grade in a special school learning, how to learn. Math and spelling, for me, are so difficult-but the arts-I flourish.

I find it helpful to Talk and text when I have to do a lot of writing. And cross lateral exercises before anything academic. It really helps both sides of your brain to work at the same time.❤

I don't have dyslexia but I am writing an essay and wanted to understand from the perspective of a person who has this condition. You have provided some really good insight. Thank you.

Seriously the best editing i ever seen man you’re really creative ✨

I'm 30 years old and have known I have always had it. I find learning the most stressful thing. I love sports more than anything and excel at them more than non dyslexics :)

I’m now in my 60s I was told in my junior school that I had it they sent me twice a week to another school, so I was outcast by my own school. May be not but that’s how it felt. I didn’t do badly over all I took on work manual I was a strong young man. I had a head for heights and became a scaffolder then cradle work. On to lift engineering. Then a real brake telecoms and on to BT I put most of the cable in the Olympic Park. How ironic all the data that went over those cables, that’s all the TV pictures, all the social media, mobile call, telephone calls. The other love of my life is coaching rugby union for 25 years. In that time I saw some of those guys end up playing for their country. Also I’m just about to start a Paralympic wheelchair rugby club. There are some parts of my life that are very sad, but you need to be able to see you get up again and go again. Great clip, may I wish you every success in life. Keep going in change the world ❤

I had a terrible time learning math in school. I tried so hard. I just couldn’t get it. I would reverse the numbers or it seemed the numbers would just fall out of my head. In the third grade my teacher actually had my classmates laughing at me because I didn’t get it. I also had trouble with directions. Up, down, right, left. Since I’m either handed it seemed to make it harder sometimes. When I was high school my math teacher told my parents he thought I had a form of dyslexia. I now know I have Dyscalculia. I can do simple math. About 3 - 4 grade level. After that. I’m a nervous wreck. I’m happy to know what it is that causes me problems. I’m happy to know I’m not just stupid. Like that terrible teacher said. Good luck to all who suffer Dyslexia or Dyscalculia. ❤❤

All dyslexics have a superpower. Mine is that I am non-handed. Which makes switching which hand I use to perform tasks fairly easy. But at the same time, I'm horrible with directions and have trouble with maps unless I orient them in the direction of my travel. I guess that's the kryptonite.

really clear and organized, I will show it to my kid who needs to know it.

Thank you so much for this, you explain things so well. As a dyslexic only diagnosis in at the age of 46, it's amazing learning more about this. I too see it as a real advantage now and wouldn't be any other way, life is so much more interesting and beautiful. I always knew something was different about me throughout my life, extremely creative and always thinking up amazing ideas. It really is a very special gift. Looking forward to catching up on your previous videos.

I love how you own it. Very pleased with how you articulate everything. Just found out today that I have dyslexia. Got into an argument with my boyfriend. He was complaining about pronunciation. After the call, I searched for different types of speech disorders. I'm glad I found this video. THANK YOU ANDY😜

My 11 year old was recently diagnosed. This is filled with great insight. Thank you.

I had a miserable time in school, with math and writing. I could never spell very well, and of course, even if you have the correct answer to a math problem. If you can’t write the numbers down in the correct order, you don’t write down the correct answer. I could always give answers orally, and participate during class, but my teachers couldn’t understand why I did so poorly on tests. I was hopeless at reading music, but could play several instruments by ear, just hearing the song a few times and I could play it. Once my music teacher caught on, I was tossed out of music class. Things that did come to me second nature were operating heavy equipment, driving trucks and working with livestock, also mechanical repair. So while my siblings went to University, I went to work. Eventually buying my own farm and became a successful dairy farmer. This has been very difficult for me to type my thoughts coherently in this message, but I felt compelled to say I agreed with much of what you said in your video. We all don’t have to be academics. There are jobs for people that have natural talents, like artists. One of the many skills that came naturally to me on the farm was trimming cows hooves. No two cows hooves are the same, and it takes something of an artistic eye to look at an overgrown hoof, and trim it to look correct, and allow the animal to stand pain free. You really can’t read it in a book, it’s more instinctive.

I knew I had dyslexia my whole life & now my 8 year old is struggling. He’s going to the doctor next week and I’m going to mention it for testing

I remember writing my dissertation for uni (a place that no one expected me to go to, they were surprised enough that I finished high school) getting the damned thing started was torture. After I got the words out of my head for the first paragraph it was more or less plain sailing. To get that first paragraph I went for a walk and got an ice cream. I completely feel what you were saying about starting your scripts

I'm 60 a sub teacher taught me to read at 7 with the sound method. secondary school I was told by a teacher's "Stop taking credit for other people's work your stupid" I was the one who solved the problems in the groups. Why would I copy work that was spelled correctly and have work with spelling mistakes? so I stopped participating in school altogether. Governments try to mold everybody to fit their agenda, if you don't you're no use to them. I've always been creative, I look at things differently and use things to fit my needs and not what they were intended for. I've never been diagnosed. I can never keep things in my head as I get bored quickly always looking for new things to do. The school system does not cater for creative people they don't want people to think they want people to follow and obey. Square pegs do not fit in round holes. This has taken me an hour and a half to write. Without people who can create we wouldn't have the things we have.

Thank you so much for making this great video! I was never diagnosed with Dyslexia but TOtally also am Dyslexic. Thank you for helping teach about our awesome Gift!

I just watched this with my great niece who has just been diagnosed and she was like 'yeah' and it has helped so much in making me understand it more, so ty once again x

I have dyslexia and dysgraphia, dyspraxia as a Bonus and I just hate school sometimes it feels like hardwork isn’t enough that I’m not smart enough it’s frustrating it may have strengths but feels more like a curse than a gift especially in school

I wish for this example rather then a long film abt dyslaxia 13 years ago. Thankz you give me hope for the future.

My teachers often think I am taking advantage of my IEP because I happen to be smart but than one of them sat in on a meeting as they were going over my reavaluation and she realized that it was a real thing and apologized to my parents

Dyslexia is painful at school because you are emersed in stuff you can't do. What's important is balancing this with things you are good at. You need to protect your confidence in your self. As soon as you get out of school you will fly. I struggled massively at school but now direct a multi million pound medical device company.

Nice video, short and explained so well, Bravo! I would love to find those books in French as dyslexia is still seen as a disadvantage in France.... and the look on people's faces when you told them you are dyslexic..... but work in progress, I can see the difference with 20 years ago, things are changing slowly but surely as we say in French.

Thanks for clearly defining dyslexia. I’m 47 and I am very creative but I’ve struggled with spelling and invert numbers and words. But I love the scenic route it’s freedom

And this is a very good video! I like to jump on here like 2 times a year to see what new dyslexic videos have been made to keep my self educated on my self 😹😹😹😹

I was lucky and got early intervention way back in the 70's. (I'm age 60 now) I can read fairly well and enjoy it. My kindle has the dyslexic font! I can read faster with it!! It's crazy. Thanks for your video.

I was lucky enough to have relatives who suffered from it and others who were teachers, so got caught early. It allowed me to create lots of strategies, sadly the diagnosis mattered very little to most of my teachers, especially the heads, I was just lazy and not smart. I got put into the lowest section of science until I was allowed to talk about science, the teacher instantly sorted me into the top tier science class, he then ensured I was getting support. I'm now a programmer which doesn't seem like a good career but the out of the box thinking is perfect for it even if I spend more time fixing a variable I have named differently in three places!

at 50, my scols never picked up anything. Easily distracted was a common phrase on my reports and was deemed stupid or a pest. My art and stories showed otherwise though and being an actor now, I really have used this to help in different ways. Great video fella!

As a dyslexic kid always crying with an anxiety in school. I’m finally going back to finish College. Wish me luck you guys.

This was great! Yes we take the scenic route through life and once you get through grade school it becomes easier to deal with. I constantly blow my mind when I see things differently than others. Things no one thinks of are quick and easy... Esp when problem solving. Oh FYI.. I use Alexa for my spell check. I'm a writer who can't spell or type.. Thank God when computers came along.

Some of the most intellectual people I know are Autists. I also had the test at Uni for the free tech, in the UK we got 5k worth of technology and extra exam time. I wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia which didn't suprise me because I could spell quite well and I excelled in math. I was however diagnosed with dyspraxia and it blew my mind when I researched it. It was spot on describing my behaviours and challenges. I was told I was over the top 3rd percentile at University IQ level (and that was dumbing myself down trying to score lower 😉. ) Great video, thank you. 😊

Everyone thought i was 'slow', I just learned differently. After high school, I immediately became self-employed in home improvement that I knew nothing about! Built my first house at 24 and paid it un full 3 years later. Looking back, I just thought that was normal. I still think I'm not that smart even though I'm retired at 59, a millionaire, with many rentals.

Actually, I found that page of text as easy to read as anything else, even if all the letters were mixed up. My experience is that I will often pull letters or words from several lines away. I first noticed this in 1965 when I was in the third grade and found myself having trouble with math time tests. The tests were simple single-digit problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, with something like 36 or 48 problems laid out in a grid. We had a limited time to complete all the problems. This was done day after day for several weeks. When you completed all the addition problems correctly, you moved on to the subreaction tests. Most of the kids found the addition and subtraction tests to be pretty easy and the multiplication and division tests to be more challenging but doable. It was all I could do to complete the addition tests correctly. I was still working on those when all the other kids were completing the multiplication tests and going on to the division tests. I finally succeeded in correctly completing the addition test are started on the subtraction test. The teacher took me to the back of the class to go over my answers on the test. "You know that's not the right answer." "But that's not what the problem was when I took the test. It's the correct answer for the problem I saw then." That didn't make any sense to her and she had me do another test under her supervision. That's when I actually saw the numbers switching around on the page. I managed to get all the correct answers once I could determine what the problem actually was, but I got a grade of C, the lowest grade I had ever had in my life. I was devastated. After that, I made sure to pay extra careful attention if I ever had to take another timed test. A dozen years later, when I worked at a downtown parking garage, I occasionally had to write down a car's license number on their ticket as they drove away. The only way I could do this reliably was to say the license number out loud. I would probably say it wrong, but I knew how it was wrong and so I could write down the right number. By this time I had heard of dyslexia and recognized it for what it was. Mostly it has "given" me great attention to detail, if only to continually check myself.