Growing up with dyslexia I struggled at school. I felt behind. Left out. Lonely. It’s a big part of what I write about in Young Man in a Hurry — out February 24.

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Recent neuroimaging studies suggest that developmental dyslexia comprises several subtypes with distinct symptom profiles, each associated with characteristic functional and structural abnormalities in the brain. However, how these regional brain-activity abnormalities lead to specific symptoms remains unclear. Moreover, while research using animal models such as mice or rats is effective in studying many brain disorders, it is not suitable for dyslexia because reading and writing are uniquely human skills.

To address this gap, the authors developed a human model of dyslexia, in which key dyslexia-related features are temporarily and safely induced in neurotypical human volunteers. 

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Gajilan was working with custom versions of the artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT in her role as global editor for AI development and integration at Reuters. She built such a GPT, as the customized bots are known, to help Tobey with reading fluency, spelling and with organizing his writing. 

Gajilan fed the program Tobey’s report cards, neuropsych evaluation, hobbies and information about his competitive nature, a step that ensured that his lessons were gamified. After each session, she asked the bot, “Why this choice?” or “What is he learning?”

Within weeks, Tobey was gaining confidence. The GPT had been programmed to encourage progress even when he struggled — something that tests and other traditional measures of achievement often fail to do. One day, Tobey asked: Could she build something for his friends?  

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Canadian stand-up comedian Phil Hanley has lived with severe dyslexia for so long he can’t see life any other way. But what once held him back as a child has now become his greatest superpower, as he’s been able to find the humour in his diagnosis to great success. That’s something he writes about in his new memoir, Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith. Phil sits down with guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about his fascinating life (including a brief modelling career in the ’90s) and how comedy gave him the confidence to overcome his shame.

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Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni has opened up on his struggles with dyslexia.

Asked if dyslexia was a problem for him while growing up, he responded: “Yes, of course.

“When I read a text, some words or letters would get mixed up. When they asked me to read aloud, I had a really hard time. I’ve always been a bit shy when it comes to speaking, but that’s much lessened now.

“The fact is that your classmates always see you as different from them. For example, when you take tests or homework, if you’re dyslexic, you can hold up your diagram in front of your eyes and the others will say, ‘We want that too.’

“It was complicated; my mom was always there for me between homework and visits, trying to figure out why I was struggling so much. In the end, we understood.”

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https://tribuna.com/en/news/2026-01-03-when-i-read-words-or-letters-would-get-mixed-up-leoni-opens-up-on-struggling-with-dyslexi/

Dyslexia is often accompanied by visual interference, where letters may overlap or appear as reflections, making it difficult to recognize the characters. Lili Screen addresses this problem through its proprietary pulsing backlight system. This technology adjusts how images are displayed, thereby minimizing interference and helping the brain process visual information more coherently.

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