I have been creating since I was able to hold a pencil but I had no formal training until I entered high school and was fortunate to have an art teacher who recognized my talent and my inability to learn by conventional methods. Being dyslexic, I tend to think about things in a different way and he allowed me to learn in my own way and at my own pace.
My dyslexica has never been a disability, rather a very useful tool especially in creating sculpture. It does however present a problem when working on a two dimensional surface and it took me a while to warm up to working more...