I used to be really ashamed of my dislexia when I was younger. I used to dread going up to the board in front of the whole classroom to the point that I couldn’t even focus on my task – all I could think about is to not make a mistake while writing. I used to think that if I make a mistake everybody will laugh. It was a huge hinderance in my self confidence.
When it finally happened only the teacher noticed and after he told me I corrected my spelling, that’s it, nobody cared. From that moment I got more comfortable with it.
I’m in collage now and recently while making a presentation with my friend I was making just so many mistakes to the point that he offered to write it. I told him that I have dislexia and I’m fine with writing it myself and I’ll just correct it later. We laughed about it and it was the highlight of making this boring presentation.
I accepted that I have dislexia and that it doesn’t define me or make me stupid. There’s nothing to be ashamed about, you aren’t worse or behind because of it. I hope this message will find younger people struggling with letting go of shame connected to being dislexic. I for sure know that I needed to hear a message like this when I was younger.