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title: 'Video: A Harvard graduate on growing up with dyslexia'
description: Hear a success story from a Harvard graduate with dyslexia. Watch this video to see her talk about growing up dyslexic and why she chose to work in education.
slug: video-a-harvard-graduate-on-growing-up-with-dyslexia
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:41:15.992Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-a-harvard-graduate-on-growing-up-with-dyslexia
lang: en
---

# Video: A Harvard graduate on growing up with dyslexia

In this video, Harvard graduate Laura Schifter shares her experience growing up with [dyslexia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyslexia). She explains how support from her parents and teachers helped her succeed. She also talks about why she decided to work in the field of education.

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