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title: 'Video: A high-schooler with dyslexia discovers her passion'
description: 'This high school senior shares what it was like growing up with dyslexia and how she managed to find her true calling: art. Watch as she tells her story.'
slug: video-a-high-schooler-with-dyslexia-discovers-her-passion
author: The Understood Team
reviewer: Analisa L. Smith, EdD
published: '2019-08-05T15:36:59.357Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/F7A34F8D7DF14F8BBD31EC25E4CEBEE5/4998130962e9ab92a6690f296750c208/Video-TedTalkPiperOtterbein.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-a-high-schooler-with-dyslexia-discovers-her-passion
lang: en
---

# Video: A high-schooler with dyslexia discovers her passion

Piper Otterbein was a high school senior when she recorded this inspiring video. She talks about how she struggled with dyslexia in grade school and middle school. And she shares what happened when she decided to focus on her strengths. Find out how Piper’s [search for her passion](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/kids-activities-strengths) changed her life.

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