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People With Dyslexia Are Applauding Tom Holland For Opening Up About Why He Can't Host "SNL"
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“As someone who is dyslexic, I don’t know if I can love this man more.” Though it may seem incredibly outdated, the famous handwritten cue cards have been described as a “foolproof” way to avoid technical issues during live broadcasts. It also enables the show's writers to make script changes down to the very last second. "As someone who is dyslexic, I don’t know if I can love this man more," added another. "I knew this was going to be a lovely interview with Amy Poehler, but I didn’t expect it to be this good." "As an educator, I love seeing people talk more openly about dyslexia!!" echoed someone else. "It’s very common (or other learning disabilities), and being 'book smart' isn’t the only form of intelligence. People can also struggle in school and still be intelligent!" "He didn't say he wouldn't be able to read the cue cards; he said it makes him nervous. He probably reads fine in his daily life, but speed reading under pressure is different, and he shouldn't have to practice or learn that skill just for a TV show that isn't actually his job," someone else with dyslexia wrote. "Sometimes a 'reasonable accommodation' can just be a person saying, 'My disability prevents me from doing this,' and people believing them and not talking over them."
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