She is so amazing! I am 70, and when I was a kid, they knew nothing about this stuff, and I didn't even find out what it was until my youngest son was diagnosed with it in school. So, when I was a kid, I was stupid. That was even the school's attitude towards it. I wasn't worth the effort to teach, and I made poor grades and was ridiculed, by the kids and the grownups. On my own I learned how to compensate and how to do well enough to get through college. Then my third-grade son was diagnosed with this, and when they explained to me what it was, I said, well shoot, I have that. And now I know. I stand behind this young lady 100% in her efforts and have nothing less than immense praise for her. She is an amazing human and a hero! And funny, and talented, and gorgeous, and ...
At 67 I look back and see the same thing. Dyslexia was treated with violence and humiliation. To this day I have no sympathy for the "teaching" profession. I was 40 before I discovered self worth and went on to create a very successful business then retired at 57 to become a recluse.
Comedy is a hard road, when you go through that much adversity to be allowed to do what you love.... you dont have a lot of time to judge or look down on others, you just try to survive and prosper. Really almost all of them are good, sympathetic people. Not all, im sure, but i'd say a majority.
Liz...you just validated my entire life!!! My dyslexia destroyed my childhood.. even now I over explain EVERYTHING! I TOO still have to go around the block to get across the street! I am a reclusive man because people think I'm strange. I have no simplicity. My dog , however, adores me. I honor your bravery! I too use dark humor.. often misunderstood.. I would say I am the most misunderstood person I know... Im an old man now... Wish I'd known your courage back in the day!
God bless buddy. I’m older as well. Haven’t really been happy with the life I’ve had. Although I’m sure it wasn’t nearly as rough as yours. God gives me constant light thru the darkness. I wish for you the same.
I'm a therapist, worked as a school social worker for many years & saw - even now - kids who struggle with AD/HD, learning disabilities, etc. Also adults just diagnosed in their 30s, 40s & 50s. You are probably not as weird as you think you are! I love dark humor - it takes wisdom, awareness & a deep understanding of the nonsense that is so abundant in life.
3:00 I am an avid reader; I am a mean Chess player; I can solve the Rubik's Cube in less then 3 min; I am an accomplished computer programmer. I play a little acoustic guitar and have thought oil painting in the past. Portuguese is my native language and I speak fluent English. In addition, I can communicate reasonably well in Spanish. I am, also, Dyslexic. When I heard your testimony, I was in tears... Thank you for making me feel a little less lonely.
I do not have dyslexia, in the way I know it, but some of the things that you have mentioned, hit me like a brick. I don’t and can’t organize like other people. If I have put something someplace PLEASE DON’T MOVE IT, I’ll never find it again even if you show me. I have been diagnosed with seizures, and because of that have lost my pilots license. I can’t drive, very seldom am I allowed to go to the store by myself. You mentioned meltdowns, I feel now that I’m not alone, that there are people out there like me. We may not have the same problems, but don’t look at us as stupid, our brains just don’t work the same. A quick story. I use to work at an office supply store. I could really care less how everything looked, EXCEPT the post it’s. I had to have them square to the edges, one pack separation. I know one co-worker would move them just a little to cause me problems, every single freaking day! Liz, thank you!
Seconded. This is very insightful from a cognitive science point of view. She's describing a different OS that has been built adaptively on the fly and is highly functional in our network (society). There should be something in there about rewiring the brain / neuroplasticity too. She's faced hurdles similar to those by TBI or dementia and worked around those problem areas / circuits to make new pathways.
Thank you for explaining why I am the way I am. Dyslexia wasn't an available diagnosis when I was a kid, I was just stupid and lazy. Top it off with ADHD and you can imagine how much fun I had. Hopefully what you shared will help another child understand that different doesn't necessarily mean bad.
It's not for everyone to pinpoint and considering possible reasons according to the person's experience and knowledge if the idea is to correct someone or lose focus on the actual assignment surely shows teaching is not the individuals specialty. correcting a person helping or teaching their child or children
Liz has just described my learning/school experience. I was never diagnosed with dyslexia because it wasn't on anyone's radar in 1963. In an algebra class I could come up with the correct answers but not the way the teacher wanted me to. He said that's just dumb. Stop being dumb. I decided, OK, I'm dumb, so I taught myself to do what I needed to in order to get through school and graduate. I didn't think I was really dumb because I had a strong interest in science, and I was very mechanically incline. I was fascinated with how things worked. If there was a way to treat or teach dyslectics back then I think I could have done great things. It didn't work out that way and now it's too late. Thanks Liz. I feel a little less lonely now.
A good teacher would know there is always six way to solve any problem. And no good teacher would ever call a student "dumb". As a dyslexic, I've found work arounds to be able to get through life. I also am good at mechanical things. I think it is because we are good at 3 dimensional perception, just not left and right.
I hear you! In grade 1 my teacher asked me to draw a tree and I drew a wagon! She marked my picture with an F in bright red! My mom asked me why I drew a wagon? Told her that’s what you do with a tree! She thought this was a good answer! 😅
David, my name is David also and my story is near identical to yours. Please never say it's too late because what we find as dyslexics is that we are tremendous problem solvers by trade. We've spent our lives finding alternative paths to the same outcome as other people who go straight for the answer. I have a brother who at the age of seven was deemed a genius with 140-plus IQ and he will come to me with problems in his neuro research and after hearing it I will come up with something that brings him directly to the algorithm to solve said problem. You are probably brilliant in your own way just as I am
I worried my daughter might be dyslexic when she started school (her father was an undiagnosed dyslexic). Half way thru 1st grade I got called in for a conference. The teacher hadn't discovered until half way thru the year that my beautiful and brilliant 6yr old was giving her papers to the girl next to her to write her name for her and during reading, she'd memorized what the book said from listening, so that when it was her turn to read, she'd just recite what came next. She wasn't dumb, she had brilliant creative mad survival skills. Dyslexics tend to be extremely intelligent, it's just that their brains are wired differently, so they think and problem solve differently.
being dyslexic brings out lots problem solving and creative skills. skills most people take for granted take some creative problem solving for us to use. Getting into writing really does help. That and encoragement. very powerful tools.
Don't be worried that your daughter might be dyslexic. A little help and understanding will turn dyslexia from a massive burden to a minor frustration. My teachers at school would call me stupid to my face. In my experience, it's the world that sucks for dyslexics, way more than the dyslexia. The Dyslexia Institute (UK) called me the most dyslexic person they had ever seen. I worked jobs from 16 as a gardener, lifeguard, unlicensed bouncer, because I figured I could do those in a world where people endlessly thought I was (and often called me) stupid or slow. I'm in my mid-30s now, I have an IQ of 150, I've been through university, I got a first with honours, I've been working as a software engineer for many years because that suits the way my brain works. The absolute best thing for your daughter (as Liz Miele talks about in the video) is to find her own way to reach an objective, dyslexia can be a superpower, we just sometimes need a little help and patience to find it, although it sounds like she may have already figured that out for herself. Highly recommend the book, "The Gift of Dyslexia" for you and your daughter, it is a great resource for explaining the mechanics of dyslexia not just in the negative light it is often displayed, but all the things a dyslexic brain does better than 90% of the population, e.g. brain speed is often between 400 - 2000 times faster than most neurotypicals. Finding a thing to learn that is fascinating or something a person can obsess over is a great way to keep attention and motivation, which in turn is a fantastic medium for discovering one's own learning style that can be applied to less or uninteresting subjects. As you can tell my English is pretty good the Dyslexia Institute helped A LOT with that. After my diagnosis (with a little convincing) my school allowed me to finish my classwork at home, instead of giving me homework, that reduced pressure made learning a chore, sure, but less pressured and less of something to fear the consequences of failing at. Which would be both social, educational and a massive hit to my self-esteem. Anyway, I really hope this helps ease your worries a little, it's a journey like anything else in life. She'll find her way and she'll be fine, help her if you can. And get the book!
This was so amazing. I appreciated the stories about dyslexia. Nice to get that perspective about how it helps with making connections in comedy. She is an amazing comedian and writer.
Thanks for this inspirational video. It reminds me of an old girlfriend that didn't find out until she was thirty years of age that she was dyslexic. Up until then she just thought she was stupid. Once she found out and studied about dyslexia I saw a whole new person. She had a lot more confidence and her self-esteem was greatly improved. So much so that she got rid of me. True story.
I am dyslexic and I can totally relate to everything Liz is saying. It sounds like she has it a little worse than me but nonetheless, academics were always frustrating, embarrassing and humiliating! For many years I used my dyslexia as a crutch, as the perfect excuse for all my shortcomings and failures until I got tired of it! Now I’ve changed my attitude and because dyslexia, I have found a way that it makes me stronger and obviously, so has Liz. This video was a nice find.
I've got dyslexia, I think alot of how much you over come, depends on the education background you got growing up I went to 5 different high schools 2 different middle schools, parents moved alot during my 8th ,9th and 10th grade years and I found that there were different approaches with different schools on handling dyslexic kids . I over came the reading well , this cause of teacher in my 9th grade year who tought me a different strategy that no other school had tought me before, only went to that school for 4 months, but without that school I don't think I would of over come my reading issue .I can read very well now . Unfortunately tho I never got over the spelling and grammar. Thank god for smart phones or you probably couldn't even read this with all my spelling errors lol . Now people only got to deal with my brain not placing in words when I type and terrible grammar and bad punctuation. If you cant tell 😆 lol
@@chadinnocenti4906 Overcoming dyslexia is quite an achievement, I know what you’ve been through. School was always embarrassing and humiliating! In high school a couple of my teachers realized that I had dyslexia, they sent me to a counselor and they gave me a test which showed that I was in fact dyslexic. It was great to know what was wrong with me but from there I was on my own. For the next several years after, I used dyslexia as an excuse for my failures and shortcomings. That went on until I grew tired of making myself a victim. That’s when I started to overcome dyslexia! I still have to watch myself when I’m reading because I still see words wrong all the time. Reading signs when I’m on the highway seems to be the worst. Anyway, I’m glad to hear from you and all your success! Thanks for your message!
@@chadinnocenti4906 lol i am going on 60 and i have to choose to write or just spend all my time editing spelling and grammer mistakes. thank god for grammerly.
One thing I noticed when I first watched an entire set was that Liz Miele is very intelligent. She is so bright and so personable, too. Sometimes she will say something that the audience doesn't respond to, and I always think "What is wrong with them?" She just said something incredibly smart and insightful that is also wildly hilarious. And lastly, not unimportant, just the least important of all the important things, she's very very pretty. I'm so glad she exists. :-)
Worse thing about being dyslexic is not knowing about it, and in turn believing that your not very smart. Best thing is realizing dyslexia is a thing and you have some amazing creative abilities that most people don't have. I can relate to a lot of what Liz shared. Thank you. (took me 10min to type/retype this and although there are prob still some mistakes, its all good)
My daughter and I are dyslexic and my wife often asks how I became successful and how I learn to help my daughter. This was about spot on. Thanks, I sent it to her to watch.
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It hurt to hear her stories because they are my stories also. Thank you for speaking to a subject that is so hard to explain to someone who is not dyslexic.
Lizs' story hits home in its core. I'm to am dyslexic, yet I've a photographic memory, exhaustive reading and foremost memorizing would make it, for that I turned English, the US version, the British was taught to me in school in Germany. My German "mother tongue" can still do its job, but it has moved off of the first position in my life. I immigrated in to the USA and made it my forever Country. I worked myself up in to the top management of large corporations in the finance and insurance industry, providing IT knowledge to them and foremost lead people. I admire how open she can speak about it, I'm now 54, and thus I got better in talking about it, I'm still haunted by the stigma, that as a left hand writer and dyslexic guy, I'm "special".... boy did I hate those pitiful expressions from people, when my mom would tell them, that I'm dyslexic, much like I've got a transmittable disease. My biggest support came from Bill Gates and his MS Word spellchecker. that tool saved my bacon so many times, it became my staple tool, apart from me reading exhaustively... Liz, I've the deepest respect for you. I love your art, keep rocking!!!
"I found a way to understand what people wanted, fill in the blanks and give it to them. And that was my entire education." That's what education in this country is. It's how to be a proper slave, not about truth or what's real. At least through high school and most of college.
That's the reality for the vast majority of countries in this world,but now that i think of this she would easily become an engineer she really looks like my class mates,in many different engineering courses
@@streetndirtfighters5102 Schooling is not the same model around the world. For one, the culture of respect for one another varies remarkably. The US is the worst i have seen in terms of student teacher relationship and appreciation of the classroom. In some places it is considered a privilege others there is a sense of brotherhood and some it is great respect for someone that brings knowledge and the respect goes both ways usually. One important point is the recognition that education is a necessary and good thing
@@qweqwe700 Where are you from by the way?I'm Greek,anyways i get your point and at least from my view what is going on with education is global as a result of globalization and the tendency of many (european) countries education systems blindly following the US education system,so yeah there are exceptions to the rule but unfortunately they are the exception to the RULE.
@@streetndirtfighters5102 That is an interesting thought. I have found though that there are differences with the concept of education in Europe and the US maybe you are right and everything is becoming homogenized. Europeans such as the French, British and Germans are not very nice to children in general and so maybe things have changed but basically it's a prison model. Maybe Italians are nicer, i don't know. A while ago when i traveled in India and had the chance to see a bit here and there some schools, I was so surprised to see such a nice atmosphere between student and teacher and a respect for the institution and one another. Latin America also surprised me greatly how there was a natural non antagonistic way. In France and England the climate is one of terror and deep anxiety and the violence between students is also high as it is in the US. In the US from what i have seen and lived, it is total disrespect and abandon and it's not a nice place to be I am not talking about the millionaire schools of course. That's sort of a slightly expanded explanation of what i was saying
She is a role model and source of inspiration. I get the impression she is humble and private person outside of work, but I am grateful she did this interview and talked about her experiences publicly. I just reserved a copy of the dyslexic advantage book so I can read more. Thanks Liz if you ever see this.
For real! I know of a very unique career that my use her incredibly unique skill set and humor to rocket her into something awesome. I'm gunna email the right people and point this girl out. Go Liz! I'm a brand new fan and soon to be a super fan!
I laughed my head off when she said she could write her jokes and no-one else would have to read what she wrote. I can't read what I wrote 5 minutes ago but I taught myself to read at 12 -13 years old, first book Lord of the rings , took me 18 months and started over again the same day. Read it over 30 times and love reading but still can't spell the simplest words. I think the most important thing for me was to own it and not be embarrassed by it . Asking someone to write their name and address down for me was much better than not being able to send an invoice for work done because I had know idea what I had written down. It still seems weird that I can read but not spell and if I don't read for a while I'll take a while to get back up to speed.
Have always thought she was very bright. Didn't know the half of it. Liz, you are articulate, very clever and will be,a very valuable and successful part time teacher. Part time because you are so good at intelligent stand-up and we would miss you.
You made me cry. It's the first time I've heard someone explain what I deal with. I know I had some "special classes" when I was younger, but then I was dumped into the normal ones. I struggled most of my academic career. I just didn't know that I absorbed information differently. I had a girlfriend whose mother dealt with dyslexics. It was the first time I had anyone tell me why I processed info differently. You explained many of my fears and my strengths. I'm really good at putting different ideas together into parody lyrics. I can see larger patterns. I can put different idea into one! I can't spell for shit. Important emails or texts, my wife proof reads them. I didn't expect this to come into my TH-cam queue. I'm glad it did.
So many of these stories ring through with me. Especially the ones about humor relating to other things that some people can relate to and others look at you like the RCA dog.
I did not previously know there were so many of us. I have spent my life isolating, mostly, and I cannot begin to fathom the level of courage it has taken for Liz to be so open. She is a shining example of possibility I never imagined. She is my hero, and I think she should run for President! Just kidding - I would not want to wish that king of abuse on her. But I believe we can all learn from her. I support her 100%!!! I suspect she will become an icon of comedy and command immense respect in her career. She certainly has mine. And thank you all for sharing and for your support. Wow! I only had to make 56 corrections to type this! Now I want to become a vampire!
Thank you for sharing your stories! I figured out how to read on my own at 15. I love that my report cards always said doesn't apply himself. Maybe if I could read, hmmm. For those feeling the same, I went on to earn an MBA from Northwestern.
You are absolutely an incredible human being and broke the mold for institutionalized standards that measure human intelligence and ability to perform and contribute. A prodigy. The best people come up from difficult circumstances and rise to greatness from their own unique path. This should be a Ted Talk. May we stop labeling unique minds that fall outside of the spectrum as “mentally ill” or disabled” and learn to appreciate that while institutions and stardardization can be helpful, it also can be blind to the genius that falls outside of the defined “norm”. You give so much through your comedy and I’m so glad I found you here on TH-cam. This was a moving and deeply impactful talk. Thank you for helping me to understand the dyslexic mind better. I have PTSD and could relate to the part about everyone else just going to the gym and working out, but having to go way around, over, and through obstacles to do the same thing. The rest I really learned from and I so admire you for overcoming the adversities and learning to express yourself.
Hi Liz, my son was found to be dyslexic at an early age... He's never been very good at writing, and he can get by on reading, but he can build computers from scratch without reading the manuals, and they always worked first time.... Dyslexics are very intelligent, and have a great sense as to how it all works....
I struggled reading until 3rd grade, struggled learning to ride a bike until 10yo, tie my shoes in the 4th grade, wet my bed until 12 yo, got bullied and wanted to end my life. Then at 30yo got a BA in Computer Science, made it through AmeriCorps doing programming and social media, currently sub teach, and learning French at 38yo and working on a children's book in French and English.
2380Shaw Perhaps you are a late bloomer! Late bloomers are the most prized flowers in the garden because when all the the other flowers have bloomed and withered, they at last show their unique and precious beauty.
I absolutely love her gym analogy, at 7:00 minutes in the video. I have dyslexia. And when I try to explain it to people, they automatically assume that I see letters backwards. Not all dyslexia manifests that way. I heard a counselor once say that we just think different. For most people with dyslexia, we take what might be a simple concept; over complicate; then we can understand the concept. Funny thing is that after we understand the "complicated" version, we can then collapse the concept in our mind to be able to explain it in simple terms to someone else. For me, by "exploding" the idea in my mind, then putting it all back together, it allows me to appreciate the little details.
I can relate to Liz as I grew up in the 70's with dyslexia. I dropped out of highschool. My life took a dark turn to doing drugs and drinking way to much. Someone secretly sent me a book that changed my life. That book was The Gift of Dyslexia.
Wow I think you just told me why I’ve had such an issue with so many things in my life. I thought I may be a little dyslexic because I would see the wrong words on street signs and speak backwards. I literally failed the first grade in the 90s because I refused to read out loud but I couldn’t really read. I have always connected smaller things and associated picture’s to remember bigger things. I’m blown away. I think I may talk to someone about this. Thank you Liz
All people in the world has some form of dyslexia. What she is saying is really important. I also see this at work constantly. It is called a= via. A mechanic you invent to deal with something in an indirect way. And we all do this to some degree in life, to get through situations. Fascinating. This is a really honest person, very rare you see someone being so honest and being so naked on stage. Well done job.
I love her work. I too came here thinking I was getting comedy, but instead was pleasantly surprised to learn more about myself and dyslexia than I have in my previous 53-years. Her outlining what she hates was as if someone was reading from my own script. Sort of an ahh ha moment for me. It just took an insightful, very intelligent 30-year old (at the time) to figure it out for me. Thank you for being you. Thank you for pushing through and continuing to create, and thank you again for the awesome work you do!
I am 73 and in love. What a mind opening, heart felt and thoughtful presentation. I was an Earth Science teacher for 33 years. I wish I had seen this video 34 years ago. I am anxious to follow your comedy career. Thank you Liz Miele.
She is a person who is brave and strong and very creative as she made the regular world work in her challenge. She deserves all rewards that comes her way and thanks for sharing.
There is a gentleman in his 70's in our little Baptist church who is dyslexic, and I don't know how, but he's a high school history teacher and reads everything he can get ahold of. Sometimes he subs for our pastor and is incredibly knowlegable and not boring. very admirable.
Hi Liz! I am a former long-distance runner. I was always told that anyone that runs more than 15 miles a week was running for more than fitness!! My trainer used to ask me, "why do you run marathons?" My standard answer: a big fat guy is chasing me, and he is super pissed that I do not eat Taco Bell anymore! I relate with your inner rage. I just subscribed to your channel and will root for your continued success.
It’s not sad to be emotional. It’s being real and nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed by . This woman is very talented and brave to be so vulnerable. Wish much success for her .
It’s great to hear this from someone else. People think you’re really smart because at some things everyone is in my dust, but they ask me to book a meeting with several people and I break into a sweat, because little boxes with writing in them is my nemesis.
Loving and accepting yourself is definitely the secret of life even when others don't appreciate you. Embracing the differentness one sees in oneself is the key to untapped the gifts and abilities one has. That was deep. 🤗
WOW - THIS IS TRUE HONESTY !!! Like many of the comments below, I came to this site to be entertained, I came away educated !! THANK YOU !!! Liz Miele is brilliant as a comedian & as a person !!!
WOW + + + Woman you are a wonderful and generous educator + +. Really thank you from heart 😊 Watched yr special ( you wore yr beloved old boots and shorts,etc) thought the end part of you destroying the old LIZ on the sidewalk a glee and list etc. Saw that all first then this lecture expose and was a bit overcome by the devotion and perseverence to communicate yourself , and as a good communicated to show yr mind to others and teachers so they could all do mo better . Sorry,just running my lips here . Want to simply say thank you for brilliant insightful generous open sharing. Peaceful Thank You Well Done 😀
Such a sweet young lady. Her story makes me want to cry for her. I feel fortunate that one of my first girlfriends struggled with dyslexia so I had a good understanding of what they experience but we could still use far more public awareness in regards to dyslexia.
I married a dyslexic and learned that they have their own way to communicate. I learned to read dyslexic. He could put things together in his head but could not express it. He was the best at electric things .
Great talk. Being dyslexic myself we all have our unique processes to handle daily life and activities. Comedy and her explanation of her process is really unique and great. Makes perfect sense to me Many kudos
What is so great about Liz Miele's comedy is that it comes from the heart. It's not a phony veneer, but is instead genuine and exposes her vulnerabilities. She just seems likeable. I've never heard a negative criticism of her.
So True! It's about finding out how learning work for you. This is my life too. I'm 54 and didn't read at all until grade 5 after attending a school for Dyslexic. You have succeeded because of your drive to do what you love and you figure out how to get there. Your coping skills are very similar to mine. I have an honours degree in international relation. I'm also a ballroom dancer and teacher who can't tell her right from her left. Sometimes makes things interesting and a few toes stepped on. We have more to offer the world than people know. I didn't want to take ballroom dance classes at first because of my learning disabilities but I now have people tell me take they have learned things easier because of how I break difficult things down. Thank you for this and I agree you should have your own Ted talk.
Your comment about not telling your right from your left made my heart slow down for just a second. I drive people around because they have no licenses and when they tell me to turn right the first thing I have to do is to form the feeling of a pencil or a pain in my right hand before I decide that that is the direction they've requested. Reading the comments is almost as enlightening as having listens to Liz's story and description of her methods of achieving normalcy.
They didn't even laugh at the how you became a comedian thing in the beginning. Rrrr.... (that's me growling. Lol) I did! I laughed my ass off. Haha. I love you Liz. You are always funny to me. EDIT: Wow, so I just watched the video. I sent the comment to the wrong video. What I mean is I didn't mean to make a joke of anything for this video. Anyway... My heart goes out to you. You have made it so far; dyslexic or not, you have brought something great to all of us. I live alone and your podcasts get me through the day. :)
my son has a different brain and school was hell. But he can do so much, if only they hadn't completely annihilated his belief in his own ability. He now mostly wants to be disqualified from life. This is his life plan and we are just happy he has a life plan again. He is dyslectic too, so I cried at this speech..
To be honest I initially clicked on your link because you're gorgeous but, I do struggle with dyslexia and I can definitely relate to almost everything you're saying. sometimes it gets so bad and I feel so frustrated with this issue that I want to cry. Even as I'm writing this comment I find myself proof reading every word and Im almost sure that I'll still make some errors. Anyway thank you for the video
Have had the same problems writing and with math and learning. Still do but Dyslexia has helped me cultivate unique abilities though, i feel special cause i have learned so many countless things over hte years. don't cry mate, try to understand that your special. :) btw im in my 30s now.
U got it & now I understand why I am the way am. Comedy has always been my favorite distraction, from all our other talents. We have grown over the years to allow us to change our world, to have the ability to live, work and enjoying our lives in an insane 🌎 ! ✌
I learned how to survive school when I was about sixteen. I learned never to miss a single question, and just what to compose and present. I never learned how austic I was, until I was almost fifty., I still don't know how to interact, but I do understand your situation. I wish I'd known earlier, as I've found that I have a real affinity for Physics, but that's a methane river running under a bridge on an alien planet, so I'll just carry on. At Seventy, there's really not much else to choose. Oh, and something I've picked up along the way is that Dyslexia means you think in three dimensions. so that when you see something written you actually see it as a three dimensional object. You won't be able to read this, but if you do, then know that Dyslexia is actually a step up in the mental process.
Thanks Liz, I love your standup and it led me here. I don't have dyslexia but you have achieved so much more than I do. You are my role model. Hats off
I only discovered Liz a short time ago and thought that her comedy was brilliant. And now after hearing the stock I have so much respect for her as well as looking up TH-cam to listen to her comedy. Thank you Liz
What an overcomer, a true survivor and she will definitely be alright no matter what. A very charming well spoken young woman and now she is a teacher of others. I saw her stand-up, and I loved it. She is hilarious. I hope her dreams are fulfilled. 😁
From one dyslexic person to another, you will always be misunderstood always. It's a curse as a child to have it, not all master their challenges given them. Great talk. You have a wonderful platform to share our struggles.
Thanks so much for sharing your story. Your journey of self discovery is an inspiration to some, and a wonder to the rest of us. Congratulations and best wishes for a great career.
Thank you for your honesty and bravery in speaking so eloquently about your life Liz. My son is dyslexic, and I need to be constantly reminded how difficult and exhausting life is for him. He's not very articulate and still has not found his voice. Your stories are really good at helping me remember how hard he works to have a 'normal' life. The 'funny' difference between my son and you is that he loves Maths and is studying robotics, but he still can't tell the time or do arithmetic. Thank you again.
It always takes a while but he will get his footing and get a grip on life and soar. I didn't begin to Blossom until I found a job that challenged me in exactly the right way. After 40 Years of diagnosing, disassembling and repairing automatic transmissions I finally found my niche
Good on you. I can relate to adapting giving people what they want and not really learning the subject. For me computer programming was what got me through dyslexia as the subject matter had real meaning. Also a speed reading course helped enormously, where you don't read words, or even sentences, you read whole paragraphs (there is more to it than just that).
I have read the first three pages of Genesis at least 40 times and same with revelation 5 or 10 times and possibly speed reading would help. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@davidbusen545 It took me a few years to move from technical subjects to novels but I now read a lot of novels (and still way too many technical papers). I feel the desire for self improvement is the key. I did all this back in the mid 80's when there was no internet for searching. I got lucky with a TAFE teacher in one of my courses who recognised my problem and pointed me in the right direction. Good luck. BTW Speed reading has not worked for my 31 year old son. Computer gaming has helped a bit, but now he is addicted to gaming.
As someone with ADHD who has being seen as a failue many times, I can relate with everything you said. I dont see my ADHD as a disability anymore, I see it as a superpower that I will not want to get rid off! I think you see you dyslexia in the same way! Thanks to my ADHD I am like the litle energyzer bunny, I only need 4 hours of sleep! The trick is to spend the time learning about yout 'disability' and figure out a way to use it in your own advantage.
WOW!, So incredibly moving.Listening to you made me think you were talking about me in school.You made things clearer for me.You are an inspiration to anyone going through the same type of life struggles.I wish you all the best and hope to see one of your shows in NY or NJ.
In the seventh grade I happened to be a problem student to one of my teachers - they didn't feel that I should have been in their class. So I was given a IQ test (I still remember this and found out later it was the WISC), and my parents were informed that I probably wouldn't graduate from high school, and going to college was out of the question. In 10th grade, my French Teacher sees me struggle learning french and requests that I be tested again. After some more testing, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. Not only did I graduate from a 4 year college, but I eventually got a masters degree from Penn. 7th and 8th grade were a bit painful accademically and socially. Actually, a very similar experience. The funny thing is my mother still remembers what my teachers stated, and has occasionally said to me, oh I ran in to so and so, and mentioned that you had gotten (fill in degree). Their response is, always knew he could do it. I have the feeling that if someone would go up to them went to them suggesting that I was being investigated - I'm sure they would state that they always knew something was off with me.
i remember to this day when i would sit in class and as we were suppose to read quietly i was always the one just looking around wondering how they could just sit there and read. now i know why.
Great talk, Thanks Liz. I’m so proud of you. I too had/have had hard times, (couldn’t learn to read English till I was 10). But similar to you I use my knowledge from different areas and apply to improve or make something better. Thank you for sharing your lovely story.
Thank you for Explaining my existence. You're even explained special ed perfectly. I was among criminals and other discarded kids .We were Ostracize by others kids. At one point my mom got me in to some kind of Dyslexic Research programs in Los Angeles 1959 ? Who knows, I maybe a Founding Member of the dyslexia club lol. I've never heard anybody explain Dyslexic so well .I've tried to explain it I'm not good at it.
Well done Liz -- love your powerful testimony about being dyslexic and even more so your ability to understand yourself and make life work for you -- Give it stick !!!
I came here because I just discovered Liz and she is a really good comedian. Knowing her dyslectic background just makes her even more impressive.
Me too. She's very cool.
same here
Just discovered her the other day. She's amazing. Hope she gets a Netflix special one day.
Incredibly accurate 🤩💜
Agreed!
She is so amazing! I am 70, and when I was a kid, they knew nothing about this stuff, and I didn't even find out what it was until my youngest son was diagnosed with it in school. So, when I was a kid, I was stupid. That was even the school's attitude towards it. I wasn't worth the effort to teach, and I made poor grades and was ridiculed, by the kids and the grownups. On my own I learned how to compensate and how to do well enough to get through college. Then my third-grade son was diagnosed with this, and when they explained to me what it was, I said, well shoot, I have that. And now I know. I stand behind this young lady 100% in her efforts and have nothing less than immense praise for her. She is an amazing human and a hero! And funny, and talented, and gorgeous, and ...
I knew and enjoyed your gnarly humor. I loved your smile. Now I have been blessed by your story. Thanx.
if you are dyslectic and you wrote that, you are incredible at hiding it. that must take so much effort.
I'm 76. I went through the same thing. School was horrible.
She is amazing. I too have this. I was also just stupid. Told to read more... like that would help my spelling.
At 67 I look back and see the same thing. Dyslexia was treated with violence and humiliation. To this day I have no sympathy for the "teaching" profession.
I was 40 before I discovered self worth and went on to create a very successful business then retired at 57 to become a recluse.
First she's a brilliant comic. Now I also know she's an awesome human being. I am definitely a huge fan!
Ditto for both!!
She's great!
Comedy is a hard road, when you go through that much adversity to be allowed to do what you love.... you dont have a lot of time to judge or look down on others, you just try to survive and prosper. Really almost all of them are good, sympathetic people. Not all, im sure, but i'd say a majority.
yup!
We on the same boat
Liz...you just validated my entire life!!! My dyslexia destroyed my childhood.. even now I over explain EVERYTHING! I TOO still have to go around the block to get across the street! I am a reclusive man because people think I'm strange. I have no simplicity. My dog , however, adores me. I honor your bravery! I too use dark humor.. often misunderstood.. I would say I am the most misunderstood person I know... Im an old man now... Wish I'd known your courage back in the day!
God bless buddy. I’m older as well. Haven’t really been happy with the life I’ve had. Although I’m sure it wasn’t nearly as rough as yours.
God gives me constant light thru the darkness. I wish for you the same.
I'm a therapist, worked as a school social worker for many years & saw - even now - kids who struggle with AD/HD, learning disabilities, etc. Also adults just diagnosed in their 30s, 40s & 50s. You are probably not as weird as you think you are! I love dark humor - it takes wisdom, awareness & a deep understanding of the nonsense that is so abundant in life.
I'm with you Wayne. I'm also reclusive. I have little time for society.
Well, that's a wonderful piece of text! The phrase "my dog, however, adores me" suddenly made me tear up. Thanks.
Don't be reclusive because others think anything! Find people who are mature and know how to love and be loved. I still struggle.
I was looking for stand up comedy and instead learned about dyslexia. Learned quite a bit, thanks for the speech!
Me too - very good.
Same here.
She's great, you can now check out a full hour, "Emotionally Exhausting" on TH-cam. She put it up for free during the lockdown.
@@TheCalvinProblen Thx
@@TheCalvinProblen 👍✌...
3:00 I am an avid reader; I am a mean Chess player; I can solve the Rubik's Cube in less then 3 min; I am an accomplished computer programmer. I play a little acoustic guitar and have thought oil painting in the past. Portuguese is my native language and I speak fluent English. In addition, I can communicate reasonably well in Spanish. I am, also, Dyslexic.
When I heard your testimony, I was in tears...
Thank you for making me feel a little less lonely.
Well-said! 😀
I do not have dyslexia, in the way I know it, but some of the things that you have mentioned, hit me like a brick. I don’t and can’t organize like other people. If I have put something someplace PLEASE DON’T MOVE IT, I’ll never find it again even if you show me.
I have been diagnosed with seizures, and because of that have lost my pilots license. I can’t drive, very seldom am I allowed to go to the store by myself. You mentioned meltdowns, I feel now that I’m not alone, that there are people out there like me. We may not have the same problems, but don’t look at us as stupid, our brains just don’t work the same.
A quick story. I use to work at an office supply store. I could really care less how everything looked, EXCEPT the post it’s. I had to have them square to the edges, one pack separation. I know one co-worker would move them just a little to cause me problems, every single freaking day!
Liz, thank you!
How is this not a TED talk? ❤
Seconded. This is very insightful from a cognitive science point of view. She's describing a different OS that has been built adaptively on the fly and is highly functional in our network (society). There should be something in there about rewiring the brain / neuroplasticity too. She's faced hurdles similar to those by TBI or dementia and worked around those problem areas / circuits to make new pathways.
Totally. But i love this woman so my opinion is biased
I agree!
That is a fantastic observation. It most definitely SHOULD be a TED Talk! No doubt about it!
Thank you for explaining why I am the way I am. Dyslexia wasn't an available diagnosis when I was a kid, I was just stupid and lazy. Top it off with ADHD and you can imagine how much fun I had. Hopefully what you shared will help another child understand that different doesn't necessarily mean bad.
"I know how to spell museum 10 different ways. You know one? You're not even trying." 🤣 Yeeeeeesssssss!!
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It's not for everyone to pinpoint and considering possible reasons according to the person's experience and knowledge if the idea is to correct someone or lose focus on the actual assignment surely shows teaching is not the individuals specialty. correcting a person helping or teaching their child or children
It may be a great way to get to know someone better that truly cares and concern thereselves with your same priorities
Thank you for sharing your experience and another condition to be considered
Liz has just described my learning/school experience. I was never diagnosed with dyslexia because it wasn't on anyone's radar in 1963. In an algebra class I could come up with the correct answers but not the way the teacher wanted me to. He said that's just dumb. Stop being dumb. I decided, OK, I'm dumb, so I taught myself to do what I needed to in order to get through school and graduate. I didn't think I was really dumb because I had a strong interest in science, and I was very mechanically incline. I was fascinated with how things worked. If there was a way to treat or teach dyslectics back then I think I could have done great things. It didn't work out that way and now it's too late. Thanks Liz. I feel a little less lonely now.
A good teacher would know there is always six way to solve any problem. And no good teacher would ever call a student "dumb". As a dyslexic, I've found work arounds to be able to get through life. I also am good at mechanical things. I think it is because we are good at 3 dimensional perception, just not left and right.
@@LynnaeaEmber yup, we all have a story to tell. I concur 💯with what you are saying. We are far more capable than a lot of people give us credit for.
This was me as well & am a Microbiologist-Social Worker and ADHD!
I hear you! In grade 1 my teacher asked me to draw a tree and I drew a wagon! She marked my picture with an F in bright red! My mom asked me why I drew a wagon? Told her that’s what you do with a tree! She thought this was a good answer! 😅
David, my name is David also and my story is near identical to yours. Please never say it's too late because what we find as dyslexics is that we are tremendous problem solvers by trade. We've spent our lives finding alternative paths to the same outcome as other people who go straight for the answer. I have a brother who at the age of seven was deemed a genius with 140-plus IQ and he will come to me with problems in his neuro research and after hearing it I will come up with something that brings him directly to the algorithm to solve said problem. You are probably brilliant in your own way just as I am
I worried my daughter might be dyslexic when she started school (her father was an undiagnosed dyslexic). Half way thru 1st grade I got called in for a conference. The teacher hadn't discovered until half way thru the year that my beautiful and brilliant 6yr old was giving her papers to the girl next to her to write her name for her and during reading, she'd memorized what the book said from listening, so that when it was her turn to read, she'd just recite what came next. She wasn't dumb, she had brilliant creative mad survival skills. Dyslexics tend to be extremely intelligent, it's just that their brains are wired differently, so they think and problem solve differently.
being dyslexic brings out lots problem solving and creative skills. skills most people take for granted take some creative problem solving for us to use. Getting into writing really does help. That and encoragement. very powerful tools.
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Don't be worried that your daughter might be dyslexic. A little help and understanding will turn dyslexia from a massive burden to a minor frustration. My teachers at school would call me stupid to my face. In my experience, it's the world that sucks for dyslexics, way more than the dyslexia. The Dyslexia Institute (UK) called me the most dyslexic person they had ever seen. I worked jobs from 16 as a gardener, lifeguard, unlicensed bouncer, because I figured I could do those in a world where people endlessly thought I was (and often called me) stupid or slow. I'm in my mid-30s now, I have an IQ of 150, I've been through university, I got a first with honours, I've been working as a software engineer for many years because that suits the way my brain works. The absolute best thing for your daughter (as Liz Miele talks about in the video) is to find her own way to reach an objective, dyslexia can be a superpower, we just sometimes need a little help and patience to find it, although it sounds like she may have already figured that out for herself. Highly recommend the book, "The Gift of Dyslexia" for you and your daughter, it is a great resource for explaining the mechanics of dyslexia not just in the negative light it is often displayed, but all the things a dyslexic brain does better than 90% of the population, e.g. brain speed is often between 400 - 2000 times faster than most neurotypicals. Finding a thing to learn that is fascinating or something a person can obsess over is a great way to keep attention and motivation, which in turn is a fantastic medium for discovering one's own learning style that can be applied to less or uninteresting subjects. As you can tell my English is pretty good the Dyslexia Institute helped A LOT with that. After my diagnosis (with a little convincing) my school allowed me to finish my classwork at home, instead of giving me homework, that reduced pressure made learning a chore, sure, but less pressured and less of something to fear the consequences of failing at. Which would be both social, educational and a massive hit to my self-esteem. Anyway, I really hope this helps ease your worries a little, it's a journey like anything else in life. She'll find her way and she'll be fine, help her if you can. And get the book!
It made me tough for what was to come both parents dieing before I was 13 asbestos of the lungs
"I would count the words." Ugh, that one got me. This took courage. Following you for comedy; inspired by you for your humanity.
yeah the high humanity
This kind of thing maybe can save us , redeem us. we need this in the neighborhood
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This was so amazing. I appreciated the stories about dyslexia. Nice to get that perspective about how it helps with making connections in comedy. She is an amazing comedian and writer.
"Spellcheck: if you knew what I was saying - get off my back." :-)
I love it. TFS
Right lol
Thanks for this inspirational video. It reminds me of an old girlfriend that didn't find out until she was thirty years of age that she was dyslexic. Up until then she just thought she was stupid. Once she found out and studied about dyslexia I saw a whole new person. She had a lot more confidence and her self-esteem was greatly improved. So much so that she got rid of me. True story.
I love Liz Miele .... she is quite witty & funny and easy on the eyes at the same time.... also you can tell she has an awesome personality!
i don't want to get to lewd in the comment section, lets say, i agree x10
@@watchin7029 I would bed her as well, good sir.
Yuck
Probably the best dyslexic life summary I've ever heard. Thank you, Liz.
I am dyslexic and I can totally relate to everything Liz is saying. It sounds like she has it a little worse than me but nonetheless, academics were always frustrating, embarrassing and humiliating! For many years I used my dyslexia as a crutch, as the perfect excuse for all my shortcomings and failures until I got tired of it! Now I’ve changed my attitude and because dyslexia, I have found a way that it makes me stronger and obviously, so has Liz. This video was a nice find.
Sounds nice, did not read it all....THX
Hahaha....I can read, and you nailed it!
I've got dyslexia, I think alot of how much you over come, depends on the education background you got growing up I went to 5 different high schools 2 different middle schools, parents moved alot during my 8th ,9th and 10th grade years and I found that there were different approaches with different schools on handling dyslexic kids . I over came the reading well , this cause of teacher in my 9th grade year who tought me a different strategy that no other school had tought me before, only went to that school for 4 months, but without that school I don't think I would of over come my reading issue .I can read very well now . Unfortunately tho I never got over the spelling and grammar. Thank god for smart phones or you probably couldn't even read this with all my spelling errors lol . Now people only got to deal with my brain not placing in words when I type and terrible grammar and bad punctuation. If you cant tell 😆 lol
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Overcoming dyslexia is quite an achievement, I know what you’ve been through. School was always embarrassing and humiliating! In high school a couple of my teachers realized that I had dyslexia, they sent me to a counselor and they gave me a test which showed that I was in fact dyslexic.
It was great to know what was wrong with me but from there I was on my own. For the next several years after, I used dyslexia as an excuse for my failures and shortcomings. That went on until I grew tired of making myself a victim. That’s when I started to overcome dyslexia! I still have to watch myself when I’m reading because I still see words wrong all the time. Reading signs when I’m on the highway seems to be the worst.
Anyway, I’m glad to hear from you and all your success! Thanks for your message!
@@chadinnocenti4906 lol i am going on 60 and i have to choose to write or just spend all my time editing spelling and grammer mistakes. thank god for grammerly.
One thing I noticed when I first watched an entire set was that Liz Miele is very intelligent. She is so bright and so personable, too. Sometimes she will say something that the audience doesn't respond to, and I always think "What is wrong with them?" She just said something incredibly smart and insightful that is also wildly hilarious. And lastly, not unimportant, just the least important of all the important things, she's very very pretty. I'm so glad she exists. :-)
Liz Miele is remarkably likable, intelligent, interesting and very funny. I have become a fan.
Liz is the best!
"...I learned how to survive school" hits so hard. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Worse thing about being dyslexic is not knowing about it, and in turn believing that your not very smart.
Best thing is realizing dyslexia is a thing and you have some amazing creative abilities that most people don't have. I can relate to a lot of what Liz shared. Thank you. (took me 10min to type/retype this and although there are prob still some mistakes, its all good)
My daughter and I are dyslexic and my wife often asks how I became successful and how I learn to help my daughter. This was about spot on. Thanks, I sent it to her to watch.
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It hurt to hear her stories because they are my stories also. Thank you for speaking to a subject that is so hard to explain to someone who is not dyslexic.
Same here I could relate to her stories
Need more dyslexics running the world, with the mess it's in all the bloody wars
Lizs' story hits home in its core. I'm to am dyslexic, yet I've a photographic memory, exhaustive reading and foremost memorizing would make it, for that I turned English, the US version, the British was taught to me in school in Germany. My German "mother tongue" can still do its job, but it has moved off of the first position in my life. I immigrated in to the USA and made it my forever Country. I worked myself up in to the top management of large corporations in the finance and insurance industry, providing IT knowledge to them and foremost lead people. I admire how open she can speak about it, I'm now 54, and thus I got better in talking about it, I'm still haunted by the stigma, that as a left hand writer and dyslexic guy, I'm "special".... boy did I hate those pitiful expressions from people, when my mom would tell them, that I'm dyslexic, much like I've got a transmittable disease. My biggest support came from Bill Gates and his MS Word spellchecker. that tool saved my bacon so many times, it became my staple tool, apart from me reading exhaustively... Liz, I've the deepest respect for you. I love your art, keep rocking!!!
"I found a way to understand what people wanted, fill in the blanks and give it to them. And that was my entire education."
That's what education in this country is. It's how to be a proper slave, not about truth or what's real. At least through high school and most of college.
That's the reality for the vast majority of countries in this world,but now that i think of this she would easily become an engineer she really looks like my class mates,in many different engineering courses
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Schooling is not the same model around the world. For one, the culture of respect for one another varies remarkably. The US is the worst i have seen in terms of student teacher relationship and appreciation of the classroom.
In some places it is considered a privilege others there is a sense of brotherhood and some it is great respect for someone that brings knowledge and the respect goes both ways usually. One important point is the recognition that education is a necessary and good thing
@@qweqwe700 Where are you from by the way?I'm Greek,anyways i get your point and at least from my view what is going on with education is global as a result of globalization and the tendency of many (european) countries education systems blindly following the US education system,so yeah there are exceptions to the rule but unfortunately they are the exception to the RULE.
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That is an interesting thought. I have found though that there are differences with the concept of education in Europe and the US maybe you are right and everything is becoming homogenized. Europeans such as the French, British and Germans are not very nice to children in general and so maybe things have changed but basically it's a prison model. Maybe Italians are nicer, i don't know. A while ago when i traveled in India and had the chance to see a bit here and there some schools, I was so surprised to see such a nice atmosphere between student and teacher and a respect for the institution and one another. Latin America also surprised me greatly how there was a natural non antagonistic way. In France and England the climate is one of terror and deep anxiety and the violence between students is also high as it is in the US. In the US from what i have seen and lived, it is total disrespect and abandon and it's not a nice place to be I am not talking about the millionaire schools of course. That's sort of a slightly expanded explanation of what i was saying
Gotta prepare kids for the arbitrary authority and humiliation they'll contend with in the working world
She is a role model and source of inspiration. I get the impression she is humble and private person outside of work, but I am grateful she did this interview and talked about her experiences publicly. I just reserved a copy of the dyslexic advantage book so I can read more. Thanks Liz if you ever see this.
I loved getting you know the Liz Miele that we don't see in standup. I was just a fan before... Now... I'm a superfan.
For real! I know of a very unique career that my use her incredibly unique skill set and humor to rocket her into something awesome. I'm gunna email the right people and point this girl out. Go Liz! I'm a brand new fan and soon to be a super fan!
I laughed my head off when she said she could write her jokes and no-one else would have to read what she wrote. I can't read what I wrote 5 minutes ago but I taught myself to read at 12 -13 years old, first book Lord of the rings , took me 18 months and started over again the same day. Read it over 30 times and love reading but still can't spell the simplest words. I think the most important thing for me was to own it and not be embarrassed by it . Asking someone to write their name and address down for me was much better than not being able to send an invoice for work done because I had know idea what I had written down. It still seems weird that I can read but not spell and if I don't read for a while I'll take a while to get back up to speed.
Have always thought she was very bright. Didn't know the half of it. Liz, you are articulate, very clever and will be,a very valuable and successful part time teacher. Part time because you are so good at intelligent stand-up and we would miss you.
Been a fan of Liz for years and this is inspiring.
You made me cry. It's the first time I've heard someone explain what I deal with. I know I had some "special classes" when I was younger, but then I was dumped into the normal ones. I struggled most of my academic career. I just didn't know that I absorbed information differently. I had a girlfriend whose mother dealt with dyslexics. It was the first time I had anyone tell me why I processed info differently. You explained many of my fears and my strengths. I'm really good at putting different ideas together into parody lyrics. I can see larger patterns. I can put different idea into one! I can't spell for shit. Important emails or texts, my wife proof reads them. I didn't expect this to come into my TH-cam queue. I'm glad it did.
So many of these stories ring through with me. Especially the ones about humor relating to other things that some people can relate to and others look at you like the RCA dog.
I like how she said I survived school. 100% how I felt about my learning development.
Me too
I did not previously know there were so many of us. I have spent my life isolating, mostly, and I cannot begin to fathom the level of courage it has taken for Liz to be so open. She is a shining example of possibility I never imagined. She is my hero, and I think she should run for President! Just kidding - I would not want to wish that king of abuse on her. But I believe we can all learn from her. I support her 100%!!! I suspect she will become an icon of comedy and command immense respect in her career. She certainly has mine. And thank you all for sharing and for your support. Wow! I only had to make 56 corrections to type this! Now I want to become a vampire!
Liz that was really powerful. Being vulnerable is hard. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your stories! I figured out how to read on my own at 15. I love that my report cards always said doesn't apply himself. Maybe if I could read, hmmm.
For those feeling the same, I went on to earn an MBA from Northwestern.
You are absolutely an incredible human being and broke the mold for institutionalized standards that measure human intelligence and ability to perform and contribute. A prodigy. The best people come up from difficult circumstances and rise to greatness from their own unique path. This should be a Ted Talk. May we stop labeling unique minds that fall outside of the spectrum as “mentally ill” or disabled” and learn to appreciate that while institutions and stardardization can be helpful, it also can be blind to the genius that falls outside of the defined “norm”. You give so much through your comedy and I’m so glad I found you here on TH-cam. This was a moving and deeply impactful talk. Thank you for helping me to understand the dyslexic mind better. I have PTSD and could relate to the part about everyone else just going to the gym and working out, but having to go way around, over, and through obstacles to do the same thing. The rest I really learned from and I so admire you for overcoming the adversities and learning to express yourself.
I appreciate the way Liz is using her mind and the way she looks at things with her unique and original perspective.
She is adorable, honest and legitimately funny. Love Liz Miele. This is such a touching video.
Hi Liz, my son was found to be dyslexic at an early age... He's never been very good at writing, and he can get by on reading, but he can build computers from scratch without reading the manuals, and they always worked first time.... Dyslexics are very intelligent, and have a great sense as to how it all works....
I struggled reading until 3rd grade, struggled learning to ride a bike until 10yo, tie my shoes in the 4th grade, wet my bed until 12 yo, got bullied and wanted to end my life. Then at 30yo got a BA in Computer Science, made it through AmeriCorps doing programming and social media, currently sub teach, and learning French at 38yo and working on a children's book in French and English.
Bravo to you and thanks for sharing your story. You're a survivor and you're making the world a better place!
2380Shaw Perhaps you are a late bloomer! Late bloomers are the most prized flowers in the garden because when all the the other flowers have bloomed and withered, they at last show their unique and precious beauty.
@@sherryfaye6262 thanks
I absolutely love her gym analogy, at 7:00 minutes in the video.
I have dyslexia. And when I try to explain it to people, they automatically assume that I see letters backwards.
Not all dyslexia manifests that way.
I heard a counselor once say that we just think different.
For most people with dyslexia, we take what might be a simple concept; over complicate; then we can understand the concept. Funny thing is that after we understand the "complicated" version, we can then collapse the concept in our mind to be able to explain it in simple terms to someone else.
For me, by "exploding" the idea in my mind, then putting it all back together, it allows me to appreciate the little details.
Very true!
This brings me such joy to know I'm not alone
That is one of the best descriptions of a skill that I could never put into words. I thank you for your interest spection
I can relate to Liz as I grew up in the 70's with dyslexia. I dropped out of highschool. My life took a dark turn to doing drugs and drinking way to much. Someone secretly sent me a book that changed my life. That book was The Gift of Dyslexia.
The gift of Dyslexia is by Ron Davis. I was 64 when I took the 5 day course ,now 80 and can read!
Wow I think you just told me why I’ve had such an issue with so many things in my life. I thought I may be a little dyslexic because I would see the wrong words on street signs and speak backwards. I literally failed the first grade in the 90s because I refused to read out loud but I couldn’t really read. I have always connected smaller things and associated picture’s to remember bigger things. I’m blown away. I think I may talk to someone about this. Thank you Liz
That was a good speech. That helps me understand different aspects to learning.
All people in the world has some form of dyslexia.
What she is saying is really important. I also see this at work constantly. It is called a= via. A mechanic you invent to deal with something in an indirect way. And we all do this to some degree in life, to get through situations.
Fascinating.
This is a really honest person, very rare you see someone being so honest and being so naked on stage. Well done job.
I love her work. I too came here thinking I was getting comedy, but instead was pleasantly surprised to learn more about myself and dyslexia than I have in my previous 53-years. Her outlining what she hates was as if someone was reading from my own script. Sort of an ahh ha moment for me. It just took an insightful, very intelligent 30-year old (at the time) to figure it out for me. Thank you for being you. Thank you for pushing through and continuing to create, and thank you again for the awesome work you do!
It's a form of Brilliance that you cannot find in general population
I am 73 and in love. What a mind opening, heart felt and thoughtful presentation. I was an Earth Science teacher for 33 years. I wish I had seen this video 34 years ago. I am anxious to follow your comedy career. Thank you Liz Miele.
She is a person who is brave and strong and very creative as she made the regular world work in her challenge. She deserves all rewards that comes her way and thanks for sharing.
There is a gentleman in his 70's in our little Baptist church who is dyslexic, and I don't know how, but he's a high school history teacher and reads everything he can get ahold of. Sometimes he subs for our pastor and is incredibly knowlegable and not boring. very admirable.
My respect for Liz, both as a comedian and a person, increased exponentially after listening to her story. Liz: Keep reaching for the stars.
Hi Liz! I am a former long-distance runner. I was always told that anyone that runs more than 15 miles a week was running for more than fitness!! My trainer used to ask me, "why do you run marathons?" My standard answer: a big fat guy is chasing me, and he is super pissed that I do not eat Taco Bell anymore! I relate with your inner rage. I just subscribed to your channel and will root for your continued success.
A totally brilliant analogy!
The gym analogy is also perfect for those with depression and/or severe social anxiety. Great information and a phenomenal speaker!
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It’s not sad to be emotional. It’s being real and nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed by . This woman is very talented and brave to be so vulnerable.
Wish much success for her .
Wow, sounds like me. I was the first dyslexic to be diagnosed in rural Alberta in the 70's. The struggle is so real.
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It’s great to hear this from someone else. People think you’re really smart because at some things everyone is in my dust, but they ask me to book a meeting with several people and I break into a sweat, because little boxes with writing in them is my nemesis.
I too am dyslexic. It helps to hear other successful people express the same struggles I have. Thank you for an inspiring presentation.
You can totally be dyslexic and very successful. Listen to Malcolm Gladwell"s writing about super successful dyslexic people.
Wow, what a beautiful young lady!! brilliant discription of dyslexic brain.
Loving and accepting yourself is definitely the secret of life even when others don't appreciate you. Embracing the differentness one sees in oneself is the key to untapped the gifts and abilities one has. That was deep. 🤗
WOW - THIS IS TRUE HONESTY !!!
Like many of the comments below, I came to this site to be entertained, I came away educated !!
THANK YOU !!!
Liz Miele is brilliant as a comedian & as a person !!!
She articulates so clearly. She is very impressive.
WOW + + +
Woman you are a wonderful and generous educator + +. Really thank you from heart 😊
Watched yr special ( you wore yr beloved old boots and shorts,etc) thought the end part of you destroying the old LIZ on the sidewalk a glee and list etc. Saw that all first then this lecture expose and was a bit overcome by the devotion and perseverence to communicate yourself , and as a good communicated to show yr mind to others and teachers so they could all do mo better . Sorry,just running my lips here . Want to simply say thank you for brilliant insightful generous open sharing. Peaceful Thank You Well Done 😀
Such a sweet young lady. Her story makes me want to cry for her. I feel fortunate that one of my first girlfriends struggled with dyslexia so I had a good understanding of what they experience but we could still use far more public awareness in regards to dyslexia.
I married a dyslexic and learned that they have their own way to communicate. I learned to read dyslexic. He could put things together in his head but could not express it. He was the best at electric things .
Great talk. Being dyslexic myself we all have our unique processes to handle daily life and activities. Comedy and her explanation of her process is really unique and great. Makes perfect sense to me Many kudos
Liz, I'm in awe with your tenacity! You are one in a million!
I hate to correct you but I think it's one in a trillion
Thank you so much for this. It helped me understand what my dyslexic friend (of nearly 40 years) went through.
Thank you for being patient enough to remain his friend for 40 years. Sometimes we're difficult to understand and we do not understand why we are.
What is so great about Liz Miele's comedy is that it comes from the heart. It's not a phony veneer, but is instead genuine and exposes her vulnerabilities. She just seems likeable. I've never heard a negative criticism of her.
So True! It's about finding out how learning work for you. This is my life too. I'm 54 and didn't read at all until grade 5 after attending a school for Dyslexic. You have succeeded because of your drive to do what you love and you figure out how to get there. Your coping skills are very similar to mine. I have an honours degree in international relation. I'm also a ballroom dancer and teacher who can't tell her right from her left. Sometimes makes things interesting and a few toes stepped on. We have more to offer the world than people know. I didn't want to take ballroom dance classes at first because of my learning disabilities but I now have people tell me take they have learned things easier because of how I break difficult things down. Thank you for this and I agree you should have your own Ted talk.
Your comment about not telling your right from your left made my heart slow down for just a second. I drive people around because they have no licenses and when they tell me to turn right the first thing I have to do is to form the feeling of a pencil or a pain in my right hand before I decide that that is the direction they've requested. Reading the comments is almost as enlightening as having listens to Liz's story and description of her methods of achieving normalcy.
They didn't even laugh at the how you became a comedian thing in the beginning. Rrrr.... (that's me growling. Lol) I did! I laughed my ass off. Haha. I love you Liz. You are always funny to me.
EDIT: Wow, so I just watched the video. I sent the comment to the wrong video. What I mean is I didn't mean to make a joke of anything for this video. Anyway... My heart goes out to you. You have made it so far; dyslexic or not, you have brought something great to all of us. I live alone and your podcasts get me through the day. :)
I understand completely I have the same problem but definitely got better with age keep up the great work girl
my son has a different brain and school was hell. But he can do so much, if only they hadn't completely annihilated his belief in his own ability. He now mostly wants to be disqualified from life. This is his life plan and we are just happy he has a life plan again. He is dyslectic too, so I cried at this speech..
To be honest I initially clicked on your link because you're gorgeous but, I do struggle with dyslexia and I can definitely relate to almost everything you're saying. sometimes it gets so bad and I feel so frustrated with this issue that I want to cry. Even as I'm writing this comment I find myself proof reading every word and Im almost sure that I'll still make some errors. Anyway thank you for the video
Gee Money i couldn't read untill i was 12 and bloody 7 year olds could read better than me.
Try downloading Grammarly It will help with the spelling! I have Dyslexia as well : )
I've seen her live, she's funny ,and beautiful!!!I also got her autograph made my day ❤❤❤
Have had the same problems writing and with math and learning. Still do but Dyslexia has helped me cultivate unique abilities though, i feel special cause i have learned so many countless things over hte years. don't cry mate, try to understand that your special. :) btw im in my 30s now.
I'm 52. I agree with what she said.i was watching a show on Alzheimer's! I'm thinking to myself. I can actually relate to these people.
U got it & now I understand why
I am the way am. Comedy has always been my favorite distraction, from
all our other talents. We have grown over the years to allow us to change our world, to have the ability to live, work and enjoying our lives in an insane 🌎 ! ✌
Very inspiring, humerous and practical advices.
I learned how to survive school when I was about sixteen. I learned never to miss a single question, and just what to compose and present. I never learned how austic I was, until I was almost fifty., I still don't know how to interact, but I do understand your situation. I wish I'd known earlier, as I've found that I have a real affinity for Physics, but that's a methane river running under a bridge on an alien planet, so I'll just carry on. At Seventy, there's really not much else to choose. Oh, and something I've picked up along the way is that Dyslexia means you think in three dimensions. so that when you see something written you actually see it as a three dimensional object. You won't be able to read this, but if you do, then know that Dyslexia is actually a step up in the mental process.
Thanks Liz, I love your standup and it led me here. I don't have dyslexia but you have achieved so much more than I do. You are my role model. Hats off
I only discovered Liz a short time ago and thought that her comedy was brilliant. And now after hearing the stock I have so much respect for her as well as looking up TH-cam to listen to her comedy. Thank you Liz
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What an overcomer, a true survivor and she will definitely be alright no matter what.
A very charming well spoken young woman and now she is a teacher of others. I saw her stand-up, and I loved it. She is hilarious. I hope her dreams are fulfilled. 😁
From one dyslexic person to another, you will always be misunderstood always. It's a curse as a child to have it, not all master their challenges given them. Great talk. You have a wonderful platform to share our struggles.
Thanks so much for sharing your story. Your journey of self discovery is an inspiration to some, and a wonder to the rest of us. Congratulations and best wishes for a great career.
I am dyslexic and 66 and can relate. We have great coping skills. We are smarter than people think we are.
I can definitely relate. Keep up the great work Liz!
Thank you for your honesty and bravery in speaking so eloquently about your life Liz. My son is dyslexic, and I need to be constantly reminded how difficult and exhausting life is for him. He's not very articulate and still has not found his voice. Your stories are really good at helping me remember how hard he works to have a 'normal' life. The 'funny' difference between my son and you is that he loves Maths and is studying robotics, but he still can't tell the time or do arithmetic. Thank you again.
It always takes a while but he will get his footing and get a grip on life and soar. I didn't begin to Blossom until I found a job that challenged me in exactly the right way. After 40 Years of diagnosing, disassembling and repairing automatic transmissions I finally found my niche
Good on you. I can relate to adapting giving people what they want and not really learning the subject. For me computer programming was what got me through dyslexia as the subject matter had real meaning. Also a speed reading course helped enormously, where you don't read words, or even sentences, you read whole paragraphs (there is more to it than just that).
I have read the first three pages of Genesis at least 40 times and same with revelation 5 or 10 times and possibly speed reading would help. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@davidbusen545 It took me a few years to move from technical subjects to novels but I now read a lot of novels (and still way too many technical papers). I feel the desire for self improvement is the key. I did all this back in the mid 80's when there was no internet for searching. I got lucky with a TAFE teacher in one of my courses who recognised my problem and pointed me in the right direction. Good luck.
BTW Speed reading has not worked for my 31 year old son. Computer gaming has helped a bit, but now he is addicted to gaming.
Thank you Liz for sharing your life experiences - loved your comedy before - now I just love all of you - all the best!
As someone with ADHD who has being seen as a failue many times, I can relate with everything you said. I dont see my ADHD as a disability anymore, I see it as a superpower that I will not want to get rid off! I think you see you dyslexia in the same way! Thanks to my ADHD I am like the litle energyzer bunny, I only need 4 hours of sleep! The trick is to spend the time learning about yout 'disability' and figure out a way to use it in your own advantage.
Thank you this is how we all feel!
WOW!, So incredibly moving.Listening to you made me think you were talking about me in school.You made things clearer for me.You are an inspiration to anyone going through the same type of life struggles.I wish you all the best and hope to see one of your shows in NY or NJ.
In the seventh grade I happened to be a problem student to one of my teachers - they didn't feel that I should have been in their class. So I was given a IQ test (I still remember this and found out later it was the WISC), and my parents were informed that I probably wouldn't graduate from high school, and going to college was out of the question. In 10th grade, my French Teacher sees me struggle learning french and requests that I be tested again. After some more testing, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. Not only did I graduate from a 4 year college, but I eventually got a masters degree from Penn.
7th and 8th grade were a bit painful accademically and socially. Actually, a very similar experience.
The funny thing is my mother still remembers what my teachers stated, and has occasionally said to me, oh I ran in to so and so, and mentioned that you had gotten (fill in degree). Their response is, always knew he could do it. I have the feeling that if someone would go up to them went to them suggesting that I was being investigated - I'm sure they would state that they always knew something was off with me.
I liked her comedy.
Now I love her💖
Liz Meile, Comic, Dyslexic, The Human Struggles, & Conquering Them W/Strength, Intelligence, and Humor. What an incredible woman!!
Thank you for sharing...this was really informative. I learned a lot.
Articulate, intensely intelligent, eloquent and insightful. A great talk, thank you.
i remember to this day when i would sit in class and as we were suppose to read quietly i was always the one just looking around wondering how they could just sit there and read. now i know why.
It was cool to hear such a nice description of myself from a complete stranger. Well done. Thank you.
Great talk, Thanks Liz. I’m so proud of you. I too had/have had hard times, (couldn’t learn to read English till I was 10). But similar to you I use my knowledge from different areas and apply to improve or make something better. Thank you for sharing your lovely story.
Thank you Liz Miele! Oh and wow google finally shared this wonderful talk with me personally ! I'm going to find more cheers God bless 🙏
Thank you for Explaining my existence. You're even explained special ed perfectly. I was among criminals and other discarded kids .We were Ostracize by others kids. At one point my mom got me in to some kind of Dyslexic Research programs in Los Angeles 1959 ? Who knows, I maybe a Founding Member of the dyslexia club lol. I've never heard anybody explain Dyslexic so well .I've tried to explain it I'm not good at it.
Fascinating presentation.
Very relatable in many ways. I’ve never been tested , yet questioned in my mind many times if I was dyslexic.
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How are you doing today?
Incredible. Thank you so much for sharing.
Well done Liz -- love your powerful testimony about being dyslexic and even more so your ability to understand yourself and make life work for you -- Give it stick !!!