Maya Hawke says she was 'kicked out of school for not being able to read' as a child
The star said she had a 'deeply difficult' time at school and even faced 'bullying'
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Maya Hawke had a rough go in school as a child.
During a recent interview with NPR, the 22-year-old "Stranger Things" star -- also the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman -- delved into her experience with dyslexia.
While it was "deeply difficult" to live with the learning disorder, Hawke also finds it to be "one of the great blessings of [her] life in a lot of ways."
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MAYA HAWKE ANNOYED WITH HER FAMOUS PARENTS' GENERATION: 'THEY REALLY F---ED US'
"But I did get, like, kicked out of school for not being able to read when I was a kid," the "By Myself" singer confessed. "And I went to a special school for kids with learning disabilities."
She added: "And it took me a long time to learn how to read, and I still am limited."
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These days, however, there are "so many options" out there that have helped her to put her dyslexia to good use.
"There's something about having had a limitation in regards to my ability to produce and take in stories that made me even more determined to love them and understand them and grow in them," said Hawke.
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The star said she faced "bullying" when her classmates would find out about her struggles to read, but explained that her famous "parents did a wonderful job of encouraging [her] to be creative."
The star has been keeping busy in quarantine by tapping into that creativity and making music with her family.
Back in March, Hawke shared a video of herself singing with sisters Clementine and Indiana, as well as her father. They were all accompanied by her brother Levon.
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The family performed "To Live Is to Fly" by folk musician Townes Van Zandt.