 Gemma used to have to turn her computer monitor upside down |
A teenager with a rare form of dyslexia has claimed that the colour orange is helping her with reading and writing. Since the age of three, Gemma Williams from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has only ever been able to read and write words upside down and back to front.
The 17-year-old even used to have to turn her computer screen upside down to make sense of words.
By writing on orange paper and reading though orange filters, Gemma can now read and write the correct way up.
Road signs
She said: "I have had the condition all my life - in primary school I just couldn't seem to read or write and they couldn't do anything about it.
"But when I turned my book upside down, it all made sense and I could read it."
The youngster, who studies sports at Hopwood Hall, Middleton and hopes to become a PE teacher, even thinks that she may one day be able to learn to drive if she wears glasses with orange-lenses.
She added: "I have also been told I may be able to learn to drive if I wear orange glasses, because then I will be able to read the road signs."
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