Dyslexia affects people from all over the world. Recently, the European Dyslexia Association hosted Summer Youth Camp and released a video featuring several dyslexics sharing their stories about struggling with the reading issue. Tulio Gibilisco is from Italy. As a young boy, he was the only person in his small town that was diagnosed with dyslexia. He was bullied and picked on during school, but he eventually persevered and felt proud to graduate high school with his other classmates.
Ireland’s Paula Joyce, a learning support teacher, stressed the importance of training more educators on dyslexia. Gorkem Gulsen from Germany think dyslexics should band together to help banish stereotype on this issue. 19 year old Christos Bimpas from Greece recalls the difficulty in school having to try harder than the other children and how exhausted he felt.
Author “I know it’s difficult to be a dyslexic person but for me it was much more difficult, because like I said. I’m the only one. “

Key Takeaways:

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Lack of knowledge about dyslexia and isolation can lead to bullying of dyslexic children.
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The European Dyslexia Association has helped promote awareness and runs youth camps to offer support to kids affected by dyslexia.
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There are cultural differences in how dyslexia is viewed from country to country. Dyslexia is a global problem requiring culture-tailored treatment.

European Dyslexia Association (EDA) - Summer Youth Camp (Malta 2016)


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