For some fucking reason, kids with dyslexia are likely to get glue ear and ear infections , this shit has knock on effects. Personally I just have really shitty hearing now, and all my dyslexic cousins have lisps because during development stages they couldn’t actually hear the sounds their parents made.
So imma say that when Rick makes Percy repeat a name back to annabeth or whoever, it’s not the “he’s a dumbass” agenda, cos there is nothing supporting that. No, instead percy is hard of hearing, even if he’s not deaf to the point where he’s need hearing aids, and just isn’t hearing people propperly and can’t always rely on reading lips.











