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title: 'Video: Interview with Silvia Ortiz-Rosales, teen with dyslexia'
description: 'Silvia Ortiz-Rosales is a teen with dyslexia who’s tackling a big challenge: studying journalism. Find out her writing strategies as a student with dyslexia.'
slug: video-interview-silvia-ortiz-rosales-teen-with-dyslexia
author: The Understood Team
reviewer: Elizabeth Babbin, EdD
published: '2019-08-05T15:42:53.373Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B60C1D5FDC964D4F80AAFA823F41F330/4f6d8026bc3d5e045e8bf79049c81b75/VideoInterviewSilviaOrtizRosalesTeenWithDyslexia.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-interview-silvia-ortiz-rosales-teen-with-dyslexia
lang: en
---

# Video: Interview with Silvia Ortiz-Rosales, teen with dyslexia

Silvia Ortiz-Rosales describes herself as having a “thirst for knowledge and success.” Once her [dyslexia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyslexia) was identified in fourth grade, Silvia promised herself that she wouldn’t let it hold her back from academic and personal success. Watch this interview, courtesy of our partner the [National Center for Learning Disabilities](https://ncld.org/).

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