“Willy’s main problem was hearing the speech of others clearly,” his mother explains. “I might say the word ‘copy,’ and he would think I said ‘coffee.’ If there was any background noise, it was especially hard for him to hear. Kindergarten was depressing. You could see his insecurity. He got into nervous habits like chewing on his clothes, or his sleeve, because everybody else was getting the answer right, and he wasn’t. The teacher had actually talked about holding him back in first grade.” Willy had trouble reading, both to himself and aloud.
