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Is Dyslexia a disadvantage?

by Martyn Wilson
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I am writing an article about dyslexia in successful business men and women for my magazine and am amazed at how many of them are either dyslexic or had learning difficulties.

A person with dyslexia is always labled as disadvantaged, disabled or inferior and yet a really high percentage go on to succeed higher than the average person.

So are dyslexia and learning difficulties really a disadvantage?

I would love to see replys from anyone with dyslexia or learning difficulties to hear your views on the matter.
#disadvantage #dyslexia
  • Profile picture of the author kochtgr
    Originally Posted by Martyn Wilson View Post

    I am writing an article about dyslexia in successful business men and women for my magazine and am amazed at how many of them are either dyslexic or had learning difficulties.

    A person with dyslexia is always labled as disadvantaged, disabled or inferior and yet a really high percentage go on to succeed higher than the average person.

    So are dyslexia and learning difficulties really a disadvantage?

    I would love to see replys from anyone with dyslexia or learning difficulties to hear your views on the matter.
    Some of the most successful people in the history had dyslexia so it's a matter of how you see it. For some this problem makes them stronger but for others it could be an excuse for not trying to succeed so it's all up to the mindset of each person...
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    • Profile picture of the author Cybria
      It seems that people with learning difficulties are forced to manage their time, learn more self discipline, and overall structure their life in a way that they can not only operate from day to day but meet their goals. I have clinical depression and an anxiety disorder and I know this is true of me. Some days I have zero energy and some days I have the attention span of a caffeinated puppy. I've learned to accept that I can't control how my depression symptoms affect me, but I can actively find work-arounds so that I can still accomplish daily tasks. I can't just breeze through the day like some people do. If I don't structure myself, then I won't get anything done.
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    • Profile picture of the author Formal Shorts
      Originally Posted by kochtgr View Post

      Some of the most successful people in the history had dyslexia so it's a matter of how you see it. For some this problem makes them stronger but for others it could be an excuse for not trying to succeed so it's all up to the mindset of each person...
      In fairness, that implies that someone who struggles as a direct result of dyslexia is using it as an excuse. For some, dyslexia can be a factor in preventing them from doing certain things, and it's unfair to suggest all of these are just using it as an excuse.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sherrill R
    Depend on how you look at it.

    May be the disorder encourage them to work harder.
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  • Profile picture of the author Martyn Wilson
    I was interviewing a guy called Nick James a couple of weeks back. Nick is a really successful internet marketer who is also dyslexic. He said:

    "I don't use dyslexia as an excuse for anything, but I'll tell you now: I don't know what three nines are, but I can tell you what three tens are minus three ones: it's 27. And maybe that's because my brain goes the long way around the houses to get to the same answer. Maybe that makes me different, I don't know. And that's true, by the way; I still don't know what three nines are. I have to do that sort of mathematical sum to get that answer. I don't know if that makes sense but it certainly helps me."
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  • Profile picture of the author gentryliving
    I don't think it is disadvantage. We all know that a lot of successful people have dyslexia.
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  • Profile picture of the author melleni
    No I don't think it's a disadvantage my daughter has it and she is on track to do a master's and is looking to do her doctorate. I do think it makes the person work harder though.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaxWMedia
    I've found that people with autism although lack the social skills needed in life, and "can" have learning difficulties, are extremely intelligent occasionally only in one subject "usually" trains, dinosaurs and disney.
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