Student Defiles Learning Disability
By Jennie Aho Staff Writer Daily Sundial, Monday, August 23, 1982 OK, it’s not by me — but it is about me. Odell Hathaway has written his first novel. The CSUN sophomore from Sherman Oaks is also a self-taught computer programmer and soon hopes to earn his private pilot’s license. These are accomplishments of which any young man, just short of his 21st birthday, could be proud. But Hathaway is not just anyone. When he first attempted to enroll at CSUN, his application was denied because his SAT scores were too low. With an IQ in the 130 range, Hathaway is certainly smart enough to pass the test, but he couldn’t read the questions well enough or write his answers clearly enough to get a passing score. Hathaway has dyslexia and dysgraphia. Both are learning disabilities. Dyslexia is a disturbance in the ability to read, and dysgraphia is a disorder in the ability to write. Another disability, dyscalculia, concerns difficulty with math. “For years in grade school I was kn...