Overcoming Challenges in My Life: Dyslexia

One of the most challenging things for me is overcoming that I have dyslexia. I remember the day that I found out that I was diagnosed with dyslexia I was just in second grade. But at that time, I didn’t quite understand what dyslexia meant or how I would be labeled as with a learning disability. When my mom told me that the way I learned was different from other second graders, she said I would have to work harder than others.Overcoming Challenges in My Life: Dyslexia

My classmates would tease me on how I struggled with reading, so I started to really dislike reading. When it came to popcorn reading or being called on, it triggered emotions such as fear, embarrassment, and panic. Meanwhile, watching my classmate’s reactions while I stumbled and got words backward, and stuttered while trying to figure out the words made me even more self-conscious. The writing was even more frustrating because I would get angry with myself and overwhelmed because my thoughts were not coming clearly due to constantly misspelling words. Friends would attempt to help me, but it would only make my emotions skyrocket. When it came to my school work, I would consistently repeat my reading or writing assignment over and over, which I found very frustrating, because I really just wanted to read it twice and be done.