Entry#6: Living with dyslexia

                                                                      

           I experienced this every time while reading. Yes, I was dyslexic.  I was labelled lazy, stupid and useless. I was not able to match up to the academic skills of my family. I always felt like a disgrace. But no matter how hard I tried I could not tell the difference between ƨ and s, left from right, or time on an analog watch. But I overcame my barriers and I am in my last semester at GCC studying Computer Science.

            I believe you are disabled only when you give up trying. Even though reading was harder for me than others, I knew that I was going to do it. Edison said genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I gave in my 99% perspiration and the 1% inspiration just followed. Slowly and steadily with the support of my friends, family and teachers I was able to overcome my barriers.

Even Edison took 10,000 attempts to make a light bulb. The key is to not give up.  If you know someone with disability, do not give up. Nothing is impossible: all we need is a changed approach and hard work. The world has enough opportunities for everyone. In case you are still trying to figure out the first sentence, it says, “Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read.”