Comments on: 11 Celebrities Who Overcame Dyslexia

By: CYNTHIA

CYNTHIA — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:22:34 +0000

I BEEN LIVING WITH DYSLEXIA FOR 26 YEARS AND I NEVER TOLD ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE I THOUGH THEY WERE GOING 2 MAKE FUN OF MY ONLY A FEW PEOPLE NOW I DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I WASN’T GETTING BETTER OR UNDERSTAND ANYTHING AND IT KILLED ME WHEN MY TEACHER ASKED ME TO READ OUT LOAD I READ EVERYDAY NOW BUT I WISH IT GET BETTER….

By: Roland

Roland — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:19:52 +0000

I’ve been fighting dyslexia all my life. I’m 50 and have known about it since I was 10. Still, I am a manager at a supermarket, ride motorcycles, play guitar, and managed to graduate college. Most people don’t know that I have it. I have to make a conscious effort when writing in public such as on a white board. Computers have been a tremendous help.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:32:41 +0000

A. J. Buckley is also a dyslexic.

By: sr

sr — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:28:18 +0000

I am gkad so many people have found ways to help their self. I am dyslexic with also other LD related issues. I still can’t pass my English exit exam for college. Every paper I write or email I have to have someone check it. I have had over 40 jobs and I am 40 years old. I have never had a career job. I want one. I want benefits. But I end but messing up and quiting. Even when you tell people what is wrong at least for me they say it is okay but most services jobs needs youto work fast, I can’t work fast not when I have to write. I still can’t do fractions. I can’t pass College Algebra. I have taken is 5 times. Failed 5 times. Had tutors. I can’t remember grammer rules. I try and try hard. I am great at organization. I am good at essay questions but not writing them. I made a 400 on my SAT back in the 80′s. The only way I got into college the first time was I knew the addmissions person.When people tell me numbers verbaly I write them backwards.

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:34:45 +0000

Oops! Jamie Oliver’s story was in the 10-11 magazine.

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:31:34 +0000

Read about regular folks who have faced the challenge of dyslexia and persevered. I’ve written two books profiling children and adults with learning disabilities (the most common being dyslexia). If you check out my web site, http://www.jilllauren.com, you can download pdfs with additional success stories.

Also, the New York Times magazine just wrote about Jamie Oliver, a famous British chef who is dyslexic, in the 10-13 issue.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:37:19 +0000

I’d like to seen an article on Dyspraxia someday.

Every time I talk about Dyspraxia, I hear “Oh! You mean Dyslexia?”

By: VScott

VScott — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:31:00 +0000

I loved this article. My brother is very dyslexic and also one of the most intelligent and creative people I know!
Lance, I would love to hear more about your reference to no dyslexia in countries that have writing based on chinese characters. Do you have any links or articles about that? I have long believed that dyslexia is probably more about a different learning style than a disorder. Hey, maybe we are all the one’s with a learning disability!

By: Gary Brannigan, Ph.D.

Gary Brannigan, Ph.D. — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:23:18 +0000

People should know that there is much that can be done to help children with dyslexia. My colleague and I have developed a free website and blog (reading2008.com/blog) that addressed many of the concerns parents have about reading disabilities and helps them to get the services their children need to become successful readers.

By: gckittehmom

gckittehmom — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:19:18 +0000

My husband and son have mild dyslexia. They see the beginning and end of a word and cannot read correctly aloud. The meaning is usually similar, but not always. My husband has persevered and has a college degree. My son has an iq of 128 and is in gifted and advanced classes, including language arts.

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