Dyslexia: From Disability to Superpower #shorts

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]When they tell me that they have a dyslexic child, there's always this like inherent worry and concern, and I always go, "It's a different ability, not a disability."

[00:00:08]>> as a superpower.

[00:00:09]>> superpower. It's the best thing that ever could have happened to me. What is not a superpower is everybody else creating a narrative around you where you doubt yourself.

[00:00:18]>> You said, "My mom said, 'I'm so glad I knew she wasn't dumb.'" And then I hear this from friends who have dyslexia, this sense that something's wrong with you. Did you feel that there was something wrong with you and then all of a sudden it had been unlocked? I didn't think there was anything wrong with me, but I think there was people around me growing up with the first 8 years of my life, especially in Italy, it just wasn't such a prevalent thing to identify. And so, yeah, I mean, there was people who thought I was just dumb.

[00:00:42]In the States, it was identified not as a problem, just something that we need to be aware of. And I spent so much time meeting parents today