I have to admit that I love watching American Idol. It will be even more exciting this season because of James Durbin being autistic. In my practice, I see clients with dyslexia and autism and they are generally VERY bright, gifted and some AMAZING with their artistic skills.
Below, you will find an article I found about him in case you haven’t heard of him. I will be watching closely to see how he fairs.
As long as I can remember I struggled in school. I would do whatever I could to avoid being called on. I would study as hard as I could and still fail. Fridays in the 6th grade were absolute torture. I had to pass my spelling test or get spanked during recess. So every Friday I wore as many pairs of underwear as I could manage to put on. Amazingly, no one ever wondered why I couldn’t pass the tests; they all just assumed I was lazy.
My mother-in-law is a huge fan of the best selling author Debbie Macomber. I personally have never read any of her books but was really interested when my mother-in-law forwarded an article about Debbie Macomber having dyslexia and couldn’t read until she was in the 5th grade.
