Octavia Spencer speaks out about growing up with dyslexia: “I just remember thinking differently”
By Jodi Guglielmi, People Magazine
March 29, 2017
Octavia Spencer doesn’t let her battle with dyslexia hold her back. The actress, 46, opened up about growing up with dyslexia, revealing how her teachers taught her how to overcome her learning disability in school.
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