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Lory had always been one for good causes and some of his own very talented children had been people who suffered from this very disability, but sitting there listening to those people get up on stage and promote how there difficulties had become their strengths only made his heart soar.
It was Thursday 17th October half way through 'Beyond Words' The theme for this year's Dyslexia Awareness Week. The aim of the week was to debunk the myth that dyslexia is just a difficulty with reading and spelling. they wanted to highlight the other difficulties dyslexic people face such as poor short term memory, maths difficulties, poor organisational skills but also the strengths that it can bring! For Lory to be part of something like this was what he lived for as he watch the final performer enter the stage, she smiled timidly before clearing her throat and beginning.
Dyslexia and Me.
Hello I am Dyslexic,
Sorry...What's my name?
It doesn't really matter,
you all treat me the same.
I'm really trying my hardest,
I'm not lazy or work-shy.
It's just I really don't understand it,
no point shouting and asking why?
You may have explained it one thousand times
and it may take one thousand more,
but really I am trying!
You don't believe me though I'm sure.
The letters and numbers mingle,
in a place within my mind.
No I can't see where the full stop should be,
so stop acting so unkind.
Yes I struggle reading and writing,
yes my grammar is extremely poor.
Yes I know this should be easy!
I've heard all these things before!
If you really want to help me,
why not stop and ask me why?
Why I can not read that word?
Why I spelt that with an I?
Why when I write a word down,
it looks just how it's said.
Why when I calculate numbers,
I cant just do it in my head.
See there really is a reason,
this is not how I wish to be.
Then one day someone looked down,
and really looked at me!
Yes I find that way much easier,
Yes I understand now I can see!
Yes I can read much better now,
Yes the I comes before the E!
See it only takes one person!
One person to understand.
The reason I wasn't doing well,
was your need to understand!
I really love reading now!
Just watch my vocabulary grow!
My spellings better every day!
My grammar less so-so!
Hello my name is Natalie,
It just took one person to see.
That dyslexia is not everything,
and it doesn't define me!
"My name as you may have guessed is Natalie, I suffer from Dyslexia and Dyscalculia, and I'm still not beaten." was all the words she used as the audience applauded and she excited the stage to the left. Lory smiled widely at the girl who had been writing for him and about him for so long, it was worth the time and energy it took for her to do so, just so long as people enjoyed the work she wrote.
Thank you guys for always supporting me,
and to Roshelle for putting up with my terrible grammar and punctuation.
You could never truly know how much it means to me.
Natalie...AKA Neheigh xxx
Monday 14th October to Sunday 20th October 2013.
Beyond Words.
The theme for this year's Dyslexia Awareness Week is Beyond Words. The aim of the week is to debunk the myth that dyslexia is just a difficulty with reading and spelling. We want to highlight the other difficulties dyslexic people face such as poor short term memory, maths difficulties, poor organisational skills but also the strengths that it can bring!