In the 5th grade I had little knowledge what was it meant to be Dyslexic. After I was diagnosed with Dyslexia, I had to come up with a conclusion of what it meant to be Dyslexic by taking in other comments and comparing it with my limited knowledge. From my observations I created the notion that having a learning difference also meant I had limitations in my ability to be successful. If I had Dyslexia, then how could I be a successful student, or have my desired career if I had a “disability”? I convinced myself that people had preconceived ideas of what intelligence meant, and being a poor reader who couldn’t spell were not qualities that defined an intelligence or successful person. It took numerous years of people telling be that I
