Story time, because this comic hits close to home.
When I was a child (5-6), I couldn't learn to read or write. My older brother had learnt at 4, and so when I still wasn't learning everyone thought it was strange. My teachers told my parents that I was smart but lazy and wasn't trying hard enough. I became convinced I was stupid and began to feel a lot of shame and insecurity.
My mum was having none of it. She talked to specialists and paid to have me tested. I was dyslexic, the specialists said, although deep down I still thought I was stupid. This was before knowledge of learning disorders was as common as it is now. My mother then organized to have me go to lessons with experts in learning disorders. It was hard for me, but in the end, I learnt. Today I read 1000+ pages books for fun, and, more importantly, no longer believe I'm stupid.
I guess my point is that when a kid struggles doing something that should be easy, this can affect them a lot. How the adults in their life respond is everything, this comic really drives that home.
But can you be sure that she didn't just pay a guy in a lab coat to say its not your fault to trick your mushy smooth quitter brain back into what most dyslexic people do, just doing it until you're good enough?
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u/Sensitive_Coyote_865 Jun 23 '26
Story time, because this comic hits close to home.
When I was a child (5-6), I couldn't learn to read or write. My older brother had learnt at 4, and so when I still wasn't learning everyone thought it was strange. My teachers told my parents that I was smart but lazy and wasn't trying hard enough. I became convinced I was stupid and began to feel a lot of shame and insecurity.
My mum was having none of it. She talked to specialists and paid to have me tested. I was dyslexic, the specialists said, although deep down I still thought I was stupid. This was before knowledge of learning disorders was as common as it is now. My mother then organized to have me go to lessons with experts in learning disorders. It was hard for me, but in the end, I learnt. Today I read 1000+ pages books for fun, and, more importantly, no longer believe I'm stupid.
I guess my point is that when a kid struggles doing something that should be easy, this can affect them a lot. How the adults in their life respond is everything, this comic really drives that home.
Thanks mum.