Hollywood heartthrob Channing Tatum is on the record about how his struggle with ADHD and Dyslexia affected him during his school years. Here’s an excerpt from People.com’s feature, and you can click through below to see the full story– and remember, if you’re in the greater Cleveland area in Ohio, the Center for Effective Living offers testing for learning disabilities.
“Not having early success on that one path messes with you,” he admits. “You get lumped in classes with kids with autism and Down syndrome, and you look around and say, ‘Okay, so this is where I’m at.’ Or you get put in the typical classes and you say, ‘All right, I’m obviously not like these kids either.’ So you’re kind of nowhere. You’re just different.”
He believes “the system is broken. If we can streamline a multibillion-dollar company, we should be able to help kids who struggle the way I did.”
Now, as a top-earning actor and Hollywood producer (who made millions when Magic Mike became a smash hit), the 34-year-old credits the arts with helping him find his way out of the confusion he felt.