Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West told her TikTok followers that she suffers from dyslexia, a learning disability that’s becoming more and more common these days.
Media Take Out confirmed that North told the world of her condition during a TikTok live with her mother Kim. North blurted out, “I have dyslexia.”
At first it appeared that the 10 year old may have just been joking. But then Kim Kardashian’s mood changed.
She told her daughter, “I love you, but I purposely don’t discuss personal thing that you’re going through on here.”
North then agreed with her mom, saying, “I know, I know.”
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Dyslexia is a learning disability in reading. People with dyslexia have trouble reading at a good pace and without mistakes. They may also have a hard time with reading comprehension, spelling, and writing. But these challenges aren’t a problem with intelligence.
Some experts believe that between 5 and 10 percent of people have it. Others say as many as 17 percent of people show signs of reading challenges.
People with dyslexia don’t outgrow it. But there are teaching approaches and strategies that can help them improve their reading skills and manage the challenges. People of any age can be tested for dyslexia, although the tests are different for adults than for kids.
Researchers haven’t yet pinpointed exactly what causes dyslexia. But they do know that genes and brain differences play a role.
