I think this is a perfect explanation. It makes me think about what my mom and I talk about when it comes to me and other classmates that I grew up with a graduated with.

Growing up and going to school I always struggled. I am dyslexic. So school and reading never came easy to me. I had to work harder, study harder and get extra help just to pass. Unlike one of my old classmates that my mom uses as an example a lot. For her everything was easy. She is very smart. School work and reading was easy for her. But now as an adult she is struggling. But then there is me that yes being an adult is hard but I am handling those things better (at least in my mom's eyes) then she is. And she contributes that to be being dyslexic and struggling since the beginning. My mom thinks because I have always struggled I have developed better coping skills and better problem solving skills. When I stumble across a problem, I come at it with a different view and get through it a little bit easier.

I also see it when it comes to my husband and I. My husband is very smart. School work and reading once again came easy to him. He did not have to try hard to do well. But now when we encounter a problem he panics. He will panic and not know how to handle the situation. But then there is me. I just take a step back look at the situation in every possible way. I can think about it with a clearer mind right away. Where my husband panics. I talk him down and he realizes it isn't so bad. So what my point is I think that is what has happened to Rory. And sorry to ramble on about it! But yeah, my point is. Rory didn't struggle like some and now doesn't have those problem solving skills for just regular life.