Jennifer Aniston says dyslexia diagnosis was life-changing
Written by Sandie Barrie Blackley, MA/CCC
Published on January 21, 2015
Hollywood star, Jennifer Aniston, admits that being diagnosed with dyslexia in her 20s was life-changing.
In an interview with Stephen Galloway, the 45 year old actress said the discovery was made while getting prescription glasses.
“I had to read a paragraph, and they gave me a quiz, gave me 10 questions based on what I’d just read,” Ms. Aniston told the magazine.
“I think I got three right.”
Ms. Aniston is one of 62 million people in the U.S. with dyslexia.
“I had this great discovery. I felt like all of my childhood trauma-dies, tragedies, drama were explained.”
The actress who featured in the popular sitcom Friends and movies Just Go With It and Horrible Bosses, said that having difficulties reading and writing impacted her education and self-image.
According to the International Dyslexia Association, almost 80 percent of children who are categorized with learning disabilities in the United States fall somewhere on the dyslexia spectrum.
If you are concerned your child is dyslexic too take our free dyslexia test now.
Photo Credit: “JenniferAnistonHWoFFeb2012” by Angela George. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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