Q. When did you first learn you had dyslexia? If you remember, how did you react? 

A. In third grade, so I was nine. 



Q. How do you personally define dyslexia? 

A. A learning disability that makes processing words more difficult. 



Q. What are some misconceptions people have about dyslexia? 

A. It always makes words and numbers move around on a page 



Q. What are some of the positive characteristics dyslexia gives you? 

A. I sometimes see possibilities that my peers don't see. 



Q. What are some things your dyslexia makes hard for you? 

A. Reading, spelling and comprehending anything for a subject. 



Q. How does dyslexia negatively effect you in a classroom setting? What about any other setting? 

A. I read slower than everyone and comprehend less. 



Q. What kind of accommodations do you use in class and how do they help you maximize your learning? 

A. In class, I will type mostly everything including tests that others don't get to. 



Q. Have the majority of your teachers been good at making sure you get your accommodations?

A. Yes 



Q. Has there been a time where someone such as a teacher or another student has disputed your accommodations? 

A. No



Q. What strategies or assistance have you taken advantage of in combating the negative aspects of your learning difference? 

A. Tutuoring, listening to books, and typing. 



Q. Are you proud to have dyslexia? Why or why not? 

A. Yes because even though it's not that fun now, if you look at some of the most influential people in society a good number of them have dyslexia. 



Q. If you had the ability to get rid of your dyslexia would you? Why or why not? 

A. No, it helps my mind see different thing then other people. I don't want to be one person in a crowd, I like who I am now.