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Dyslexia Thailand
The Dyslexic Center in Thailand
Famous Dyslexics
Dyslexia does not limit how successful you can be. .
 Orlando Bloom, Actor"It was a struggle. It was a lot of work," "I had to work three times as hard to get two-thirds of the way." "I was frustrated with that learning disability. It makes you feel stupid." A great relief came for the actor at age seven, when he was tested and diagnosed with dyslexia, and also told he had a high IQ score. It was a blessing to get that diagnoses, he said. He knew he wasn't dumb. |  Whoppi Goldberg, Actor.She’s an Academy Award-winning actress, comedian, radio host, and television personality. She is one of the only ten people to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award; and is the first woman to be honored with the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. it’s hard to imagine that this successful woman once struggled in school, hearing words such as “dumb” and “stupid” directed at her. Whoppi is dyslexic |  Albert Einstein, Mathematician.At the age of 26, the patent clerk Albert Einstein emerged with a couple of scientific papers that soon would be considered products of an extraordinary creative mind. How does that match the image of the young Albert labeled dull, dyslexic, even autistic or schizophrenic, by a considerable number of today's experts and interested parties? |
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 Jennifer Aniston, Actor.“I thought I wasn't smart. I just couldn't retain anything,” . “Now I had this great discovery. I felt like all of my childhood trauma-dies, tragedies, dramas were explained.” |  Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist.Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter, designer, scientist, futurist and thinker. He also had the gift of dyslexia. One indication that Leonardo was dyslexic is in his handwriting. Leonardo was constantly sketching out his ideas for inventions. Most of the time, he wrote his notes backwards. This is a trait shared by many left-handed dyslexic people. Most of the time, dyslexic writers are not even aware that they are writing this way. |  Steve Jobs, InnovatorSteve Jobs struggled in school. From his early days in elementary school, where dropped out. He later became CEO of one of the world’s most innovative technological companies. "At school I was the outsider, the odd one, the word-blind child who didn't fit in. I lived in my head – a dreamer, a dyslexic teenager, a round peg in a square hole who was told I would be I would be lucky to get any qualifications, let alone a job. |
 Erin Brockovich,Lawyer.Erin Brockovich, a famous lawyer who helped win a $333 million class-action lawsuit – the largest of its kind in U.S. history – was told by her teachers that she would never even make it through college. For her case, she had to read through thousands of pages of medical records and legal briefs. This was a feat that none of her teachers would have believed possible of her. Brockovich is dyslexic. She was teased by her peers and negatively labeled by her teachers while growing up. |  Richard Branson, Businessman.At the age of 26, the patent clerk Albert Einstein emerged with a couple of scientific papers that soon would be considered products of an extraordinary creative mind. How |  Steven Spielberg, Director.Steven Spielberg the director of "Jaws" and "Schindler's List" believed making movies helped him cope with his dyslexia."It was like the last puzzle part in a tremendous mystery that I've kept to myself all these years," . As a child, Spielberg said he learned to read two years later than his classmates, which made him subject to teasing and caused him to dread school. Spielberg went back to college in his 50s to complete the bachelor's degree he abandoned in 1968. |
 Andy Warhol, Artist.Andy Warhol, was a famous American printmaker, artist, and filmmaker and was a leading figure in the Visual Arts Movement also known as Pop Art. Andy Warhol was and ideal example of a dyslexic person soley based on the fact although some people thing dyslexia is a hindrance, it is really a tool in which learning might not be easy but the sense of creativity is heightened. In Andy Warhol's case art was his creative point that allows him to think outside the box. |  Tom Cruise, Actor.Cruise spent his childhood trying to hide his dyslexia from his peers. Diagnosed at the age of seven, Cruise describes his younger self as a "functional illiterate". He could barely read in high school or through his earliest roles. Cruise got his first big acting job at the age of 19. As he started to embrace his love of acting, Cruise realized that his inability to read would hold him back if he didn't work hard at it. |  Thomas Edison, Inventor.When Thomas Edison was six years old his teacher sent the following note – “He is too stupid to learn.” He later developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Edison was dyslexic. |
 John Lennon, Musician.John Lennon's beautiful music with the Beatles would not have existed without his perseverance through dyslexia. Some teachers noticed his difficulties with school and would encourage Lennon to express himself. Thus, Lennon let his talent shine through his music and writing. His lyrics and political activism were grown from his perseverance through dyslexia. |  Magic Johnson, Basketball Player.After opening up to the public in 1991 about his infection, Magic Johnson may be most famous for his project in public awareness to help combat HIV. But there was another disability Johnson struggled with in his youth — dyslexia. In school, Johnson struggled with reading but took classes in the summer to catch up. His classmates gave him a hard time because of his struggle. "The looks, the stares, the giggles...I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read," |  Agatha Christie, Writer.Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time, with about four billion copies sold and translations into 103 languages. She is best known for her detective novels. But at the same time, she couldn’t even balance her own checkbook due to her learning disability, believed to be dysgraphia. She had a hard time spelling correctly, as a self proclaimed “extraordinarily bad speller” and was not good about remembering numbers. |
 Winston Churchill, PoliticsWinston Churchill had an awful journey with school. He overcame dyslexia to turning into one of the greatest leaders in British and World history. It is amazing how many dyslexics overcome reading difficulties and become leaders in their field. Adolf Hitler's challenge brought him to leadership of a nationwide coalition in 1940. With Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin he then formed the Alliance in World War II. |
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