Rick Smith, CEO of the International Dyslexia Association, said that Newsom’s openness on the subject has been “exceptionally helpful” to spreading the word about the disability, and to helping to eliminate the enduring stigmas associated with it. His views expressed in a variety of forums over a period of many years open a window into the painful world of students who have difficulties reading, the strategies they use to avoid being found out and the humiliation they experience when they are. But to reach this point in his life - within sight of becoming the chief executive of the world’s sixth largest economy - he has had to figure out ways to manage his dyslexia. In fact, Newsom mentioned that he had the reading disorder in his speech on Tuesday night after winning the top spot in the primary election. Last fall, the California Department of Education published the California Dyslexia Guidelines, as a result of a 2015 California law, Assembly Bill 1369, intended to help improve educational services for dyslexic children. If Gavin Newsom is elected governor of California in November, he would likely be the first one to have trouble with reading, or at least be the first willing to admit publicly that he does.įor years, Newsom has been very open about the fact that he suffers from dyslexia, a neurologically based learning disability that makes it difficult to read, and which was a major contributor to making his school years miserable, even torturous.Īs governor, he would raise the profile of a reading disorder that affects between 5 and 20 percent of the population, and is only now getting the attention that it warrants. Reprinted with permission of Louis Freedberg: Advocacy Back Toolkit for Parents, Educators and Students.Toolkit for Parents, Educators and Students.
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