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Dyslexia an uphill battle

RETHABILE Mokoena is among an estimated one in ten South Africans living with dyslexia, a neurological disability that is often hereditary and is associated with difficulties in reading, writing, spelling and organisation.

The 30-year-old says she is at her wits’ end, after exploring every possible avenue that could have helped her. She admits to constantly hitting a brick wall when she sought help because she is now older than 21 years

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