See dyslexia differently

This animation seeks to preempt misconceptions among young audiences by shedding light on the real challenges dyslexic children face whilst also acknowledging their strengths and potential.

The animation was created by Studio Tinto.

[Beth-pfzy]

I got diagnosed with dyslexia at 12, my school thought i wouldn’t go far. At 15 they said i had no hope at passing any gcses; i passed all with b’s and c’s. At 16, after my GCSEs I decided to take english A level (along with 2 others), i passed with a B grade despite teachers pleading me not to even consider taking it as one of my A level subjects. Now im working as a TA in a primary school and im so proud of how far I have come. So what i have to use a dictionary to help me spell or that I cant read out loud to the children. I use my lack of organisation and word jumbling up in my favour, its almost a joke to my family and those who know me well. I want to inspire any of them who may be struggling as I never had a positive role model like that. Don’t let dyslexia stop you!

[gamingwithfloof]

I have dyslexia and I love taking watches apart jus to re-build them again. I also like building stuff without the instructions 😂

[mariachivers]

Excellent animation that will help many children, including their parents and teachers. Thank you all for making this happen.

[JackVGallivan]

I am a 35 year old dyslexic that has been contemplating making a YouTube channel about how I got past HS, collage and now working toward my own business. This video is inspiring and I’m going to start putting out videos bc of it! Thank you

[vinniebentley]

READING & WRITING MAY BE MY WEAKNESS BUT CREATIVITY IS MY DYSLEXIC STRENGTH

[elizabethjanetugby]

Creativity is a gift and imagination is a blessing. I used to see being different as a bad thing but now I know it is a good thing. Always just be you. It is the hardest lesson I have learnt myself as Dyslexic, Dyspraxic and Dyscalulic. Don't let others make you feel bad because you are just being yourself. We are worth it. 🙂💖 Never forget that.

[sarahmccollum]

Too many distraction and stimuli can be even more difficult because we see everything at once and upside down. I felt so alone and like I was inferior, but living with dyslexia has taught me to love myself for who I am. I have my own way, and it's the best way for me. Thank you this video.

[loise]

I have dislexia im not good at speling or maths i only no time tables 12345 and 9 but im good at alot of other things so if you do have dislexia you ar still smart you just lern in a difrent way
Ps alot of famos people ar dislecic 😗😗😗😗

[yuck]

I really wish I wasn’t dyslexic, people in school make me feel as if I don’t deserve the exams results I get because I have a scribe and extra time in exams.

[katiehurst]

Being dyslexic, I feel so appreciated right now 😁

[sarad]

I've been struggling with finding the best book, video, resource, etc. to show to my 9-year-old son when we tell him, "You have dyslexia". There are books out there, but wouldn't it be kind of ironic to introduce your child to their dyslexia using a medium that they find so distressing?!

My son seems to love gaining information from video, like famous dyslexic, Ben Foss, wrote about in his book. It's pictures and audio play to their strengths. So I was looking for a video to appeal to kids that would explain not only their weaknesses but also their strengths, much like the information found in the amazing book, The Dyslexic Advantage.

There are so many things I love about this video! One amazing subtle aspect is that there is very minimal text so the story is told in pictures. You would think this would be a given, but many videos I've found actually include a lot of text. They describe many of the main difficulties but end on the strengths, which is what dyslexic kids really need to know. (They most likely already know their weaknesses.) They even incorporate a little humor, which is helpful, because, hey, if we can't laugh about dyslexia a little bit, we may just end up crying all the time. I was so excited to find this great resource! Thank you British Dyslexia Association!!!

[SimpleWordsBooks]

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[eeveegirl]

Yes am glad I saw this I have dislexea and I thought I was stupid but I am glad I saw this I feel better about myself

[Marie-tmuq]

Sometimes when people talk to me everything they say goes straight over my head and when they’re finished talking, I have no idea what they were just talking about. Also when I read books/ articles etc... I have to reread each phrase more than 4 times to just try and understand what it means. It makes like really difficult sometimes! It’s weird because I was in all academic classes at school! Now I’m 21 and I’m seriously wondering if I have dyslexia?? What do I do?? It’s extremely frustrating not being able to read properly especially because I want to study to become a Paramedic. Also the other day I was in the car with my family and it took me a solid half an hour to send a text message that was about half as long as this message! It took me so long because I had to keep reading through it and every time my family would talk I’d have to start again because I got distracted so easily and I find it really hard to concentrate. Do I have dyslexia?

[rl]

I have dyslexia since birth but there a lot of side effects that others don’t know about much.But creativity is my strength as a dyslexic.

[johnakajohn]

For a relatively new video, I believe that the term 'people with dyslexia' is a more appropriate term than saying 'dyslexic people'. From listening to the video, the British Dyslexia Association are putting the disability before the person rather than the person first and the disability second. Nobody should be defined by their disability. We should aim to use more inclusive language such as a 'wheelchair user', 'a person with a visual impairment', 'a girl with a hearing impairment' etc!

[dankmemes]

I was never "diagnosed" or was told I have dyslexia. I recently found out when a friend of mine told me after I told her that I sometimes mix up the letters b and d, o and a, j and g, and others too, but for some reason, I can mix up numbers too. Like 1 and 9, or sometimes, I mix up a 2 for another number. Are the numbers part normal for a person with dyslexia?

[jess]

This made me feel better about having dislexa I sometimes feel alone and upset about having dislexa but I'll remember dislexic people have changed the world

[teachrare]

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." Our differences are a strength.

[samanthaonce]

In elementary school when I was first diagnosed I was just happy that I didn’t have to take the spelling quizzes but if I think back to it I can still the remember the feeling I got when I still had to do them and I would get it back with a 0 on it. I remember the humiliation I felt while everyone else talked about how easy it was and I sat there feeling like an absolute idiot. After that my mum took a course and then became a tutors, which I get she did to help me but now she tutors other kids as a job and I can’t help but feel a little used. Like my achievements aren’t mine but hers because she tells the people she tutors about how well I’m doing even tho I have dyslexia, and I get and am happy that it gives them hope but As stupid as it may sound it makes me feel like I was given it, not because work hard to get it. I have also told almost no one at my high school that I have dyslexia. I didn’t plan on this when I started high school but then I got scared of that look of pity, god that look kills me, so I told no one other then my closest friends. This year though my teacher casually mentioned that SHE has dyslexia, which I’m so proud of her for telling us but when she said it I heard the whispers. They weren’t mean or anything but they were talking about someone, I didn’t catch the name but they said something along the lines of ‘doesn’t so and so have that’ and I get it they were just talking but that proved to me part of what I was afraid of, if I tell people then Ill be that kid they were talking about when they heard the word dyslexia. I’ll be thought of as a part of my disability and they will think I am less capable and I have not worked my butt off to be that kid with dyslexia who needs extra help. Now I don’t have a problem with getting help when I need it but people assuming I need it makes me feel terrible especially when I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am. But worst of all, worse then people thinking less of me, is that pitying look that you know has good intentions but that makes you feel like something that needs to be saved, something that cant make it on its own and just something that need pity.