What's common between these highly successful personalities?

David Bois, celebrated trial attorney, best known for the guy who beat Microsoft. Charles Schwab, CEO Cisco. Scott Adams, creator of "Dilbert". Whoopi Goldberg, successful Hollywood actress. Winston Churchill, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Michelangelo, Woodrow Wilson etc.

They were all Dyslexics. Better still, they were "Dyslexic Achievers".

They seemed hopeless as kids. Most of them were spanked by their teachers for bad grades and poor attitude. Some dropped out of school at an early age and some thought that they'd never make it through grade school. But they are through it and wildly successful in their chosen fields. Most of them decided to speak up for the good of the kids and parents suffering from Dyslexia.

What is dyslexia? It could be a difficulty in reading, math, spelling, memory retention, poor auditory processing and weak organizational skills. No two dyslexics are alike. Dyslexia has nothing to do with IQ; it's a learning disability not a mental retardation. It doesn't mean you can't think; many smart accomplished people like the ones in the list above including the genius Albert Einstein, who recorded one of the finest IQ scores, have had it.

Dyslexics are usually insightful, they think out of the box says, Shaywitz, co-director of the Centre for Learning and Attention at Yale. "Many times in business, different is better than better. We dyslexics do different without blinking an eye", says Bill Samules Jr. president of Maker's Mark, with his son Rob, who is also a dyslexic. Some people didn't realize they were dyslexics until their own children where diagnosed with the disorder. It is a disorder which is often inherited.

How to overcome dyslexia?

With patient training and dexterous tutoring dyslexics can learn to manage. Dyslexics find difficulty learning through conventional methods. Ergo, new methods which suit their learning ability should be adopted.

Dyslexic business leaders say that attention should be paid to help dyslexics specialize in their strengths, develop special abilities through patient and diligent training. Forge a partnership with teachers to help those differently to learn differently. Learn your child's passion and play to his strengths.

What's most important is to encourage, believe and assist your child's natural talent development. Don't ever let dyslexia define your kid.

Orfalea's mother said, "When everyone grows up, the A students work for the B students. C students run the business. D students dedicate the buildings."

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Source: Fortune, Overcoming Dyslexia, May 13, 2002.
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Helpful Websites: www.allkindsofminds.org
www.schwablearning.org
www.cyberwink.com
www.interdys.org (International dyslexia association)
www.ncld.org (National Centre for learning disabilities)

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