I was fine with numbers, but it took me a longer time to grasp simple things like spellings.

When I read out loud in class, it was a joy for everyone else because I would mispronounce things so badly. I used to try to count how many people were in front of me and then work out which paragraph I would have to read out and start trying to learn it. And I would sit there thinking, 'Please let the bell go so that it doesn't get round to me.'

I used to spell everything phonetically, or I would have little tricks for words I could not figure out.

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