How Acting Helps Bella Thorne Deal With Dyslexia

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Thu, 2016-05-12 14:04

Sometimes, coping with dyslexia is possible through focus on a job or hobby. In this video, actress Bella Thorne reveals that she has dyslexia, which she says is simply one of her quirks that she has learned to live with. 

What has helped her with her dyslexia is, in fact, her acting. Thorne's job requires her to read scripts on a daily basis and on the fly, and that's forced her to deal with her dyslexia. According to Thorne, even if you feel you cannot cope with dyslexia, and it's impossible to totally remove it, there are definitely ways to manage it and still succeed in your chosen career.

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"I think I'll never learn how to cope with it. If it wasn't for acting, I wouldn't be here writing a book series...but that's only because every single day all I do is read scripts. They change lines while you are on set and they give you a whole new script, like you kinda have to do it on the fly, and that's helped me a lot."

Key Takeaways:

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Bella Thorne shares that she learned to live with her dyslexia and the quirks that go with it.
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Reading scripts has helped her in managing her dyslexia, where she is forced to practice reading.
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Even though you cannot totally remove dyslexia, you will have ways to manage it and still succeed.
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