What is dyslexia?
When kids and parents search "What is dyslexia?" online, we are told it’s a "disability" or a "lifelong learning disorder."
9 in 10 kids say this makes them feel hopeless or scared about their future, as it fails to include dyslexics' extraordinary strengths.
Help us change the story
We created this film to hijack the search "What is dyslexia?". So that each year, millions of children and parents will find it at the top of their search results and glimpse their bright and incredible futures.
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Our Cast
Meet the voice and faces behind "What is dyslexia?"
HopeDay
as Lola
JeremyIrons
as The Inventor
LivTyler
The Director
JaalenBest
as Muhammad Ali
LeePerry
as Henry Ford
What is dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a brilliant and different way of thinking.
Dyslexic brains process information differently. This results in a pattern of strengths, such as problem-solving, creative thinking, and seeing the big picture. Plus, challenges like spelling, reading, writing and rote learning.
Dyslexics have created some of the greatest inventions of all time, from the light bulb to the motor car, the iPhone to the aeroplane.
Research shows that Dyslexic thinking skills are the highest in demand in any workplace. This is why LinkedIn officially recognised it as a skill in 2022 and why it was added as a noun in the dictionary.
Dyslexic Thinking
An approach to problem solving, assessing information, and learning, often used by people with dyslexia, that involves pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, lateral thinking, and interpersonal communication.
