“I Can't Read, So I Must Be Useless”: Life With Dyslexia In Singapore | I’m Not Stupid, I’m Dyslexic

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Imagine growing up being told you’re stupid, simply for having difficulty reading. That was the experience of singer-songwriter, Inch Chua. In Singapore, one in ten people are dyslexic and Inch is one of them. In this documentary, she meets fellow dyslexics – both those who have since carved out successful careers like her and those who are still in school – and find out if things have changed for people like them. She also finds out how the dyslexic brain works and how dyslexia, the hidden disability, can affect self-confidence and yet, at the same, become a superpower. 00:00 Introduction 02:25 Late diagnosis and public speaking challenge 06:54 What is Dyslexia? 12:54 Speed-reading test 14:25 How I read: Road signs and visual cues 16:24 Looking back at school reports with Mum 19:33 How primary schools screen and support dyslexia 20:20 What Dyslexia can look like in a classroom 23:10 School-based Dyslexia Remediation Programme 28:30 Strengths linked to Dyslexia 29:35 Building career a

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