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title: 'Video: Elijah Ditchendorf, a high school science whiz who has dyslexia'
description: Hear from high school senior Eijah Ditchendorf, who has dyslexia, about his love of math and science, and the college scholarship he’s receiving.
slug: video-elijah-ditchendorf-a-high-school-science-whiz-who-has-dyslexia
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:50:01.716Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/D52133EA817A4D8F8ECB86D0FD00B86E/c378621dc5f562cf1e32db8c032a497a/VideoEijah_Ditchendorf_a_HighSchool_Math_Whiz_Who_Has_Dyslexia.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-elijah-ditchendorf-a-high-school-science-whiz-who-has-dyslexia
lang: en
---

# Video: Elijah Ditchendorf, a high school science whiz who has dyslexia

Have you ever heard the myth that students with [dyslexia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyslexia) can’t go to college? Meet high school senior Elijah Ditchendorf, the 2016 winner of the National Center for Learning Disabilities’ Anne Ford Scholarship. After high school, he’ll be studying nanorobotics at the University of Cincinnati. Watch this inspiring video, as Elijah and his parents discuss his love of math and science — and a teacher who changed everything.

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