The letters float off the page when you read, right? That’s because your mind is hardwired for Ancient Greek. And the ADHD—you’re impulsive, can’t sit still in the classroom. That’s your battlefield reflexes. In a real fight, they’d keep you alive. As for the attention problems, that’s because you see too much, Percy, not too little. Your senses are better than a regular mortal’s.
--Rick Riordan, The Lightning ThiefThis has been one of my favorite quotes since I read it for the first time. Most of you know I am dyslexic, and it felt very empowering.
I only mean this as a quick shot in the arm for anyone who has gotten into trouble at school for being a little more active than normal, has received a bad grade, or who can't remember to turn their homework in when they walk into the classroom.
You're going to be okay. You're just cursed with being better than normal.
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