Jennifer Aniston Talks About Her Dyslexic Childhood, Says She Thought She 'Wasn't Smart Enough'

Jennifer Aniston always thought she “wasn't smart” enough in her childhood as she could not “retain anything.” But a chance discovery by an eye testing centre found out that she actually had Dyslexia, a reading disorder. The actress went for an eye check-up when she was 20-years-old and was asked to take a quiz of ten questions. To her surprise, the actress could only give three right answers. That is when it was found that she cannot look at words like other people do.

“They put a computer on my eyes, showing where my eyes went when I read. My eyes would jump four words and go back two words, and I also had a little bit of a lazy eye, like a crossed eye, which they always have to correct in photos," the actress is quoted as saying in an exclusive interview with Hollywood Reporter. Post her diagnosis, the “Cake” actress says that everything became clear to her, including her painful past. She could immediately relate the “great discovery” to all her “childhood trauma-dies, tragedies and drama.”

The website also asks her about the obvious question of her marriage and children and the actress does not show much interest in answering them. The 45-year-old says that even if she and her fiancé Justin Theroux have decided the date of getting married, she will not reveal it to anyone. Regarding having children, the actress says that it is a very “exhausted” topic and she gets nervous answering such questions. However the actress assured that she and her partner Justin are “doing their best” in this regard.

Jennifer then talked about her latest film “Cake,” where she stepped out of her comfort zone and played the part of a bare-faced Claire. Her character becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. The actress received great reviews for her role but did not get any Oscar nomination. Jennifer said she has been told by many people who felt sorry for her Oscar snub but at the same time the actress feels that she has received much love and appreciation for her role from her fans through phone calls, flowers and messages that she does not feel bad about it.

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