Writing with dyslexia

It's ironic that I am aiming for a career in writing when I'm dyslexic, surely that means that I cant read and write properly....

This is what I used to think about living with dyslexia, I only got diagnosed in my last year of college so it was a big adjustment for me as I had always known having dyslexia meant you were not that smart but in fact its the opposite! Your mind just simply works different form others, in fact I was once told that I should see my dyslexia more as a superpower not as a inconvenience in my life. Once I embraced it I actually did better all the way through university and ended up graduating with honours, I was more confident and I found ways to help myself when it came to my studies and my writing. This isn't sponsored but one tool that really helped me is Grammarly, you can personalise to how you want what ever your writing to sound and it will help you make your writing stronger and better. I still do make mistakes from time to time.... okay I still make mistakes a lot when I am writing. Even writing this blog I am continually correcting my errors.

All the way through school before I knew I had Dyslexia I always struggled with some of the basics and it took my longer then other kids to understand things. It even got to the point where I was put in a small group separate from one of my classes just so I was given more one to one time. That was great for my school to do but why didn't they get me tested for dyslexia before I left? That's a question that I have come to the conclusion that I am never going to get an answer for. It wasn't until I was at college when a friend noticed I had written a number the wrong way round, that's all it was that got my college tutor to get hold of the college to ask them to put my name down for a dyslexia assessment. This didn't happen till my final year and did cost my family a lot of money as I was now over the age to have it done for free. When the report came back and said that I have Moderate to sever dyslexia I was shocked. Within most of my friends I was known for being a bit of a bookworm and a nerd at school I always did my homework and actually I scored relatively high on a lot of my subjects. It did however explain why I never managed to pass one of my GCSE's because I should of been getting extra support for my exams, I found out that someone in my family already knew I was dyslexic but they didn't say anything and knowing that I could of possibly passed my exams if I had been diagnosed sooner, I was angry because I needed that help and because that family member never spoke up I didn't get it.

But as I motioned earlier I stilled managed to make it through university getting above average scores and coming out with a 2:1 honours in my degree. As you all already know I am applying to Bristol Old Vic to study one of their masters. I didn't let my dyslexia get the better of me and I my life had ended up pretty good.

So what is my point in this blog? I suppose its dont let anything hold you back. Even if you get told you have some sort of learning disability it does not mean its the end of world. Go out and get your dream, dyslexia in hand!