Gavin Newsom Inspires a Child With Dyslexia
Did you know that Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, has dyslexia? In this inspiring video, he talks to a child, Ryan, who also has dyslexia (as well as other reading disabilities)....
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Hi, I'm Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, and I have dyslexia. My name is Ryan Quinn Smith. I have dyslexia, visual processing disorder, ADHD and dysgraphia. I am so excited to talk to Gavin Newsom today. Hi, it's nice to meet you. How you doing, man? When you were diagnosed with dyslexia, how did it feel? I was diagnosed, but my mother never told me. She just didn't want me to be stigmatized with it. How did you become comfortable with dyslexia? Because sometimes, I know, it's not easy to be different. I've never been comfortable with it, I've just overcompensated and have learned to develop other skills. I have an ability to memorize things remarkably well. Did kids, like, treat you differently? No, I never r...
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Hi, I'm Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, and I have dyslexia. My name is Ryan Quinn Smith. I have dyslexia, visual processing disorder, ADHD and dysgraphia. I am so excited to talk to Gavin Newsom today. Hi, it's nice to meet you. How you doing, man? When you were diagnosed with dyslexia, how did it feel? I was diagnosed, but my mother never told me. She just didn't want me to be stigmatized with it. How did you become comfortable with dyslexia? Because sometimes, I know, it's not easy to be different. I've never been comfortable with it, I've just overcompensated and have learned to develop other skills. I have an ability to memorize things remarkably well. Did kids, like, treat you differently? No, I never r...
