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"Cruise Speaks Out About Dyslexia
Tom Cruise has gone public with his dyslexia trauma in a bid to convince parents of kids with the learning disorder that there is a solution. The movie superstar grew up with learning problems, and admits he was frustrated when he couldn't keep up at school. His dyslexia almost brought his acting career to a premature end and wrecked his chances becoming a pilot - but then he found help thanks to a learning program he discovered after becoming a Scientologist in 1986. In an exclusive interview in America's People magazine, the actor says, "All through school and well into my career, I felt like I had a secret, but then a friend gave me a picture book on Scientology, and through this I was introduced to the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, who had founded the religion. Mr. Hubbard was also an educator who had been researching the field for decades. He had found that literacy and comprehension levels were declining worldwide, and he developed Study Technology." Cruise is now a board member of Hubbard's literacy foundation, the Hollywood Education & Literary Problem (HELP), and he wants young dyslexics to have the benefit of his findings. He adds, "I don't want people to go through what I went through. I want kids to have the ability to read, to write, to understand what people are saying to them, to be able to solve life's problems." "
Scientology gives me the heebie-jeebies.
"Cruise Speaks Out About Dyslexia
Tom Cruise has gone public with his dyslexia trauma in a bid to convince parents of kids with the learning disorder that there is a solution. The movie superstar grew up with learning problems, and admits he was frustrated when he couldn't keep up at school. His dyslexia almost brought his acting career to a premature end and wrecked his chances becoming a pilot - but then he found help thanks to a learning program he discovered after becoming a Scientologist in 1986. In an exclusive interview in America's People magazine, the actor says, "All through school and well into my career, I felt like I had a secret, but then a friend gave me a picture book on Scientology, and through this I was introduced to the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, who had founded the religion. Mr. Hubbard was also an educator who had been researching the field for decades. He had found that literacy and comprehension levels were declining worldwide, and he developed Study Technology." Cruise is now a board member of Hubbard's literacy foundation, the Hollywood Education & Literary Problem (HELP), and he wants young dyslexics to have the benefit of his findings. He adds, "I don't want people to go through what I went through. I want kids to have the ability to read, to write, to understand what people are saying to them, to be able to solve life's problems." "
Scientology gives me the heebie-jeebies.
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