"Cake" star and former "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston reveals how dyslexia affected her life, and how she overcame the learning disability.
After making waves in the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards with her fabulously vintage John Galliano gown, Jennifer Aniston reveals more than her nomination-worthy work in "Cake."
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, former "Friends" star reveals how she found out she had dyslexia. She said that "the only reason I knew [that I had it] was because I went to get a prescription glasses in my mid twenties."
She continued and said, "I had to wear these Buddy Holly glasses. One had a blue lens and one had a red lens. And I had to read a paragraph, and they gave me a quiz, gave me 10 questions based on what I'd just read, and I think I got three right. Then they put a computer on my eyes, showing where my eyes went when I read. My eyes would jump four words and go back two words, and I also had a little bit of a lazy eye, like a crossed eye, which they always have to correct in photos."
Prior to learning about her disability, SAG nominee Jennifer Aniston expressed how difficult it was to be in school when she was younger. In the same interview, she said "I thought I wasn't smart. I just couldn't retain anything."
Following her diagnosis of dyslexia, Jennifer Aniston shared, "Now, I had this great discovery. I felt like all of my childhood trauma-dies, tragedies, dramas were explained."
Dyslexia is a learning disability or what is known as a "developmental reading disorder" that happens when certain brain functions do not allow the patient to properly recognize certain symbols. This includes letters and numbers, and affects reading and sometimes even data retention.
Other celebrities diagnosed with dyslexia include Whoopi Goldberg, Keanu Reeves, Jay Leno, Tom Cruise and Vince Vaughn.
