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Udokporo, Onyinye.
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Udokporo, Onyinye.
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Dyslexia and me : how to survive and thrive if youre neurodivergent / Onyinye Udokporo.
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Udokporo, Onyinye.
Jessica Kingslely Publishers, 2023.
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.9144
U21d
Subjects
Udokporo, Onyinye -- Health.
Nigerians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Dyslexics -- Great Britain.
Dyslexics, Black -- Biography.
Dyslexia.
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9781787759442 (pbk.)
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208 p. ; 22 cm.
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"Throughout my life I have been told directly and indirectly that dyslexia is found in particular people. In fact, dyslexia can be found in someone like me. It isn't just 'okay' but something to be proud of. Onyinye discusses being diagnosed at 11 years old, starting a tutoring business the following year, gaining a scholarshop to a prestigious boarding schoola nd completing two degrees by the age of ww, while also being hosest about the challenges she facedincluding bullying and anxiety. She shares tips for thriving with dyslexia and the strategies she used to overcome her difficultites in reading and writing well, staying organized and speaking with condidence. Providing a timely reminder that dyslexia can be found in any community and culture, this is an empowering story of surviving and thriving in the face of adversity."--Back cover.
Onyinye Udokporo grew up in Edmonton in London [UK] and was diagnosed with dyslexia aged 11 when she won a scholarship to a private school in West Sussex. She has tutored other young people since she herself was 12. In 2020 she was declared as one of the top 10 Black students in the UK (ranked no.7) by Rare Recruitment sponsored by the universities Oxford and Cambridge.
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