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Alex: I have gone through all sorts of emotions with it, from being very, very ashamed, to denying that I’ve got dyslexia, to saying it’s everybody else’s fault and not mine, and being very embarrassed in the situations I’m getting in.

And in reality most people don’t care, and there’s more people out there struggle than don’t struggle. I always think that the people that take offence at me, they’re less people than I ever will be. They’ll never be the person I can be. And it’s about just shrugging your shoulders and thinking poor them instead of poor you.

Dyslexia: insights

Alex

caption: Alex: an OU student who has overcome the challenges of dyslexia. end of caption

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