What was the number one difficulty he had as a dyslexic?
1. He was diagnosed as being dyslexic his entire life. This happened 3 years ago.
2. He was diagnosed as being diabetic his entire life. This happened two years ago.
3. He was diagnosed as being dyslexic his entire life. This happened 5 years ago.
What was it like to make friends?
1. In his big social circle he could make friends. They could not catch a baseball, they were bad at sports. They had different kinds of disabilities.
2. In his small circle he could make few friends. They were very good at sports and they could catch a baseball.
3. He made many friends as a child and they would play baseball together and go to games with their parents.
Was there ever a teacher who said to work more in order to improve his reading skills?
1. No. They assumed he was not studying hard.
2. Yes. There was a teacher back in the 1960s, there were teachers who did not quite understand why he was behind from the rest of the class. There were many programs or books written about dyslexia. They assumed he was not studying hard.
3. Yes. There was a teacher back in the 1950s, the teachers did not quite understand why he was behind from the rest of the class. There were no programs or books written about dyslexia. They assumed he was not studying hard.
Which one of his parents was more involved in what he was doing at school?
1. Only Steve's dad. He knew a lot about History.
2. Only Steven’s mom. Leah. His mom knew a lot about English and English literature and so she was a good help.
3. Steven’s mom. Leah liked English and dad was involved with Math and History They were involved in his keeping up with his homework. So both of them helped him.
How did he deal with bullying?
1. Making movies. It was his cover-up
2. Making movies about bullying.
3. Trying to cover himself up.
What was the hardest time in the school?
1. Senior high. Kids before they start to see themselves from the point of view of others which can be very mean. Energy can be put in something else. You can become creative. He never felt like a victim.
2. Junior high 2 to 4 grade. Kids before they start to see themselves from the point of view of others, which can be very mean. Energy can be put in something else. You can become creative. He never felt like a victim.
3. Junior high 7 to 8 grade. Kids before they start to see themselves from the point of view of others, which can be very mean. He never felt like a victim.
Is there anything that he showed through a movie how he felt?
1. His first movies were imitations of the kind of genre movies he went to see. They were Westerns SCI FI. 8 mm movies way back before he became a director.
2. His first movies were imitations of the kind of genre movies he went to see. They were Dramas SCI FI.
3. His first movies were somewhat similar to the kind of genre movies he went to see. They were Westerns
Does he wish he had been diagnosed earlier? Why?
1. No he doesn't. He is in a business now where reading is very important.
2. Yes, he does. He is in a business now where reading is very important. Two hours and forty something minutes to read what most people read in one hour. He reads slowly.
3. Yes, he does. One hour something minutes to read what most people read in half an hour. He reads fast.
Why did he drop out of college?
1. He got a job as a movie director He was a sophomore when he did.
2. He started to have kids and later his kids began to consume too much time and he could not study.
3. He got a job as a director for television. He was a sophomore when he did.
What is Steven’s advice to children who have dyslexia?
1. It’s not curable. There are ways to accelerate your reading skills. You aren´t gonna have it the rest of your life.
2. It’s not incurable. There are ways to accelerate your reading skills. You gonna have it the rest of your life. You can dart between the rain drops wherever you want to go.
3. It’s curable. There are no ways to accelerate your reading skills. You gonna have to practice a lot in order to be able to do well in school.