Alison Gopnik

When nobody read, dyslexia wasn't a problem. When most people had to hunt, a minor genetic variation in your ability to focus attention was hardly a problem, and may even have been an advantage. When most people have to make it through high school, the same variation can become a genuinely life-altering disease.

American Psychologist

Willard Wigan

I started making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live. Then I made them shoes and hats. It was a fantasy world I escaped to where my dyslexia didn't hold me back and my teachers couldn't criticize me. That's how my career as a micro-sculptor began.

English Sculptor

Luke Campbell

I was diagnosed with dyslexia - I struggled a lot in school and didn't enjoy it. I'm not great when it comes to sitting in a classroom - I'm much more about doing things. Boxing massively helped with that frustration and anger.

British Boxer

Matt Hancock

So my dyslexia has got me into trouble, but I feel I can talk about it because I want to say to everyone who is dyslexic that the technology exists to help. The most important thing was being diagnosed.

British Politician

Charlotte McKinney

I've had such a hard time with dyslexia my whole life. When I was a child, I didn't learn to read until I was a lot older, and I was behind in my classes; it was such a challenge.

American Model

Bella Thorne

My family was absolutely supportive. I did have a fear of cold reads because of my dyslexia, but my family's support and reading classes really helped me overcome my fear!

American Actress

Michelle Carter

What I would tell a kid with ADHD and dyslexia or someone who struggles with anything in life is this: 'When you put your mind to it, you can do anything.

American Athlete

Darcey Bussell

For me, in my life, dyslexia has been a little bit of a blessing. It helped me find my strength and directed me towards what I really wanted to do.

English Dancer

James William Middleton

There is a talent in dyslexia - it can help you see things creatively. So I wouldn't change a thing.

English Businessman

Theo Paphitis

The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it.

British Businessman

Dyslexia is a specialized term used in medicine and education.

Technical Term

Dyslexia isn't about laziness or low intelligence - it's a brain-based issue.

Misconceptions

People with dyslexia may feel frustration and need emotional support.

Emotional Impact

 forget your name you just think I'm an idiot or I'm a jerk you don't you don't know that I have this disability I don't carry a I don't have a hearing aid I'm not sitting in a wheelchair and and so you assume the worst and I and dyslexia is

Why I can’t remember...

 The truth is people with dyslexia see things the same way as everyone else. Dyslexia is caused by a phonological processing problem, meaning people affected by it have trouble not with seeing language but with manipulating it.

What is dyslexia? -...

 says that dyslexia helped him write sentences. He had to embrace this challenge, and I use that word intentionally. He didn't have to overcome dyslexia. He had to learn from it. He had to learn to hear the music in language.

4 Lessons in Creativity...

 They didn't know about dyslexia or ADHD or many things. I just shut down. So I didn't talk to any adults, which made them think I was even more disturbed. But what I could do is I could talk to animals. I still stuttered,