My life with Dyslexia
How I learned to like reading
When I was younger, I hated reading because it was so challenging to read. What I hated more than reading was me reading out loud in front of people. Whenever I had to read out loud in front of people, I would not be able to understand what I was about to read and would often say the wrong words, stutter, or not be able to pronounce it correctly. This made me dislike reading even more, because I felt embarrassed whenever I read in front of other people. But as I got older, in highschool I found a way that I enjoyed reading and now I often read in my free time which was reading comics. This was because comics are not about the words, they have pictures to go along which helped me stay focused and understand what the word said as the pictures gave context for what those words were supposed to be and helped me understand them better. I also join a club that talked about comics called "Comics and Donuts" and I really enjoyed it.
Why I like writing on a computer
As of today, I still don't fully enjoy writing because it’s hard for me to remember how to spell certain words. If I ever ran into a word that I just couldn't remember how to spell, or I couldn't figure out the correct spelling, I would usually just use a different word or another way to say the phrase. That said, things have gotten better over time. Thanks to autocorrect, it has helped me spell things a lot because I can spell it close enough or it will usually figure out what I meant. It also helped that I got a PC and played video games, which helped me get a more understanding of the keyboard and how to use a keyboard for typing. As for writing on paper, I probably could be better, and it is hard for me to fully write on paper because of all of the misspellings that I write. Although writing may be hard, I still think I could write papers if need be.
Medicine to help me
When I was in elementary school my parents realized I might have a mental disorder and took me to the doctor. I was prescribed Adderall, which helped me to focus and study in class. This also helped me stay seated during class. As a kid I would love to not sit down so I'd get up in the middle of class while the teacher was teaching and go do something else. With Adderall it helped me to stay seated during class time. As I grew up, I took Adderall daily from elementary school to high school but in high school I started to slowly take less and less Adderall until I eventually stopped altogether. Today I no longer take it as I feel like I'm able to function without it anymore.
What is Dyslexia
Dyslexia, also known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects reading, writing, or both. It can affect people differently and in different aspects of their lives not only in the way they read and write things but also in the way they act. Eventually I will get to how it affected my behavior in elementary school. Depending on the person, it may cause them to act differently but also how they see the world.
How it affects me
It affects me by making it harder for me to understand and comprehend words. Such as in writing, reading, and speaking words. Let's talk about writing first, as it is the hardest because when writing It is hard for me to spell out words that are longer than 5 letters because my brain is not able to completely understand words which makes it harder to spell longer words. When I read my brain looks at the first few letters and then fills in the rest so there can be a word like “computation” and I'll read it as “computer” this has led to embarrassing moments in my life where I'll say something out loud and then it will be wrong because I've misread words. When speaking my brain cannot catch up with my talking, I will start saying things that then have no point to saying those things because my brain did not catch up in time.
Life today
But overall, now I don't feel that much different than I think anyone else would feel. It still affects my life, but I am used to it, and I can overcome it at this point in my life. When dealing with these problems today I've come up with my own solutions and have figured out what has worked for me, and I enjoy reading. My goal with my literacy journey is to wright better and with less spelling mistakes but I don’t think I'll be perfect so I hope that I can be the best that I can be.
How it affected my childhood
Dyslexia affected me most during my early childhood, especially before I knew what it was or that I had it. I was a very energetic kid who liked being outside and playing. I did not like school where you would have to sit in a classroom for multiple hours a day and could not do anything about it. When I was younger, I was put in an IEP (Individualized education program), which helped me learn in a way easier for my skill set. It was about a class of five kids where we would go over reading and writing and on a lower level of the grade I was in. I enjoyed these classes because it meant I got to walk around and be out of my classroom and they also gave us a lot of candy. I think I had a very unique experience growing up in school, and I think that unique experience helped me learn and grow through my literacy journey which made me a stronger and better reader and writer.
My life with Dyslexia
Hennen, Ryan L
Created on September 17, 2025
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Transcript
My life with Dyslexia
How I learned to like reading
When I was younger, I hated reading because it was so challenging to read. What I hated more than reading was me reading out loud in front of people. Whenever I had to read out loud in front of people, I would not be able to understand what I was about to read and would often say the wrong words, stutter, or not be able to pronounce it correctly. This made me dislike reading even more, because I felt embarrassed whenever I read in front of other people. But as I got older, in highschool I found a way that I enjoyed reading and now I often read in my free time which was reading comics. This was because comics are not about the words, they have pictures to go along which helped me stay focused and understand what the word said as the pictures gave context for what those words were supposed to be and helped me understand them better. I also join a club that talked about comics called "Comics and Donuts" and I really enjoyed it.
Why I like writing on a computer
As of today, I still don't fully enjoy writing because it’s hard for me to remember how to spell certain words. If I ever ran into a word that I just couldn't remember how to spell, or I couldn't figure out the correct spelling, I would usually just use a different word or another way to say the phrase. That said, things have gotten better over time. Thanks to autocorrect, it has helped me spell things a lot because I can spell it close enough or it will usually figure out what I meant. It also helped that I got a PC and played video games, which helped me get a more understanding of the keyboard and how to use a keyboard for typing. As for writing on paper, I probably could be better, and it is hard for me to fully write on paper because of all of the misspellings that I write. Although writing may be hard, I still think I could write papers if need be.
Medicine to help me
When I was in elementary school my parents realized I might have a mental disorder and took me to the doctor. I was prescribed Adderall, which helped me to focus and study in class. This also helped me stay seated during class. As a kid I would love to not sit down so I'd get up in the middle of class while the teacher was teaching and go do something else. With Adderall it helped me to stay seated during class time. As I grew up, I took Adderall daily from elementary school to high school but in high school I started to slowly take less and less Adderall until I eventually stopped altogether. Today I no longer take it as I feel like I'm able to function without it anymore.
What is Dyslexia
Dyslexia, also known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects reading, writing, or both. It can affect people differently and in different aspects of their lives not only in the way they read and write things but also in the way they act. Eventually I will get to how it affected my behavior in elementary school. Depending on the person, it may cause them to act differently but also how they see the world.
How it affects me
It affects me by making it harder for me to understand and comprehend words. Such as in writing, reading, and speaking words. Let's talk about writing first, as it is the hardest because when writing It is hard for me to spell out words that are longer than 5 letters because my brain is not able to completely understand words which makes it harder to spell longer words. When I read my brain looks at the first few letters and then fills in the rest so there can be a word like “computation” and I'll read it as “computer” this has led to embarrassing moments in my life where I'll say something out loud and then it will be wrong because I've misread words. When speaking my brain cannot catch up with my talking, I will start saying things that then have no point to saying those things because my brain did not catch up in time.
Life today
But overall, now I don't feel that much different than I think anyone else would feel. It still affects my life, but I am used to it, and I can overcome it at this point in my life. When dealing with these problems today I've come up with my own solutions and have figured out what has worked for me, and I enjoy reading. My goal with my literacy journey is to wright better and with less spelling mistakes but I don’t think I'll be perfect so I hope that I can be the best that I can be.
How it affected my childhood
Dyslexia affected me most during my early childhood, especially before I knew what it was or that I had it. I was a very energetic kid who liked being outside and playing. I did not like school where you would have to sit in a classroom for multiple hours a day and could not do anything about it. When I was younger, I was put in an IEP (Individualized education program), which helped me learn in a way easier for my skill set. It was about a class of five kids where we would go over reading and writing and on a lower level of the grade I was in. I enjoyed these classes because it meant I got to walk around and be out of my classroom and they also gave us a lot of candy. I think I had a very unique experience growing up in school, and I think that unique experience helped me learn and grow through my literacy journey which made me a stronger and better reader and writer.