Dyslexia has long been thought of as that thing that makes it hard to read - and people are often made to feel dumb because of it.

But we're learning more and more that reading and writing isn't really an issue. In fact some dyslexics read brilliantly - before they even start school - it's just once they're in the classroom they're lost and left behind in a curriculum that doesn't work for them.

In this episode Sonia Gray finds out about how schools are failing our dyslexic kids, and how the trauma of education is deep-rooted right into adulthood.

She speaks to Michael McWilliams who found school a nightmare, dropped out at 15, then turned his life around.

And dyslexic researcher and champion, Dr Ruth Gibbons, who talks about the amazing strengths of the dyslexic mind.

GUESTS:  

• Dr Ruth Gibbons - Massey University Social Anthropology lecturer

• Michael McWilliams - 23-year-old entrepreuner
• Jane Kjersten - Michael's mother

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