Dyslexia & Dyslexic Quotes (20) Spiritual Sayings
Summary: Definition of Dyslexia . Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities - http://www.thedyslexiaproject.com/famous-dyslexics
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“We are the visionaries, inventors, and artists. We think differently, see the world differently, and solve problems differently. It is from this difference that the dyslexic brain derives its brilliance.”
~ Tiffany Sunday, Dyslexia's Competitive Edge: Business and Leadership Insights and Strategies for Dyslexic Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and Professionals
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!
~ Bella Thorne
I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' - it's horrible.
~ Robert Benton
I just barely got through school. The problem was a learning disability, at a time when there was no where to get help.
~ Bruce Jenner
Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures I find that my imagination grasps and expands on what I read.
~ Richard Branson
The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.
~ Bruce Jenner
If you have kids who are struggling with dyslexia, the greatest gift you can give them is the sense that nothing is unattainable. With dyslexia comes a very great gift, which is the way that your mind can think creatively.
~ Orlando Bloom
I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema.
~ Joe Wright
Dyslexia is not due to a lack of intelligence, it's a lack of access. It's like, if you're dyslexic, you have all the information you need, but find it harder to process.
~ Orlando Bloom
My coping mechanism with my dyslexia is to use wit and humor.
~ Max Brooks
I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read.
~ Tom Cruise
These diagnostic profiles like depression, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, it's half science and the other half is a committee of doctors bickering over what it should be, and it has changed. It's not precise like a diagnosis of tuberculosis would be very precise.
~ Temple Grandin
I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I was younger.
~ Ahmet Zappa
You need to take small steps when you dream big dreams. I am a published author with dyslexia, a professional speaker who was in speech therapy for three years as a child because I had a lisp; and a slow stiff kid from the suburbs who became an All-Pro in the NFL.
~ Karl Mecklenburg
I guess through my learning disability, through dyslexia, I've always been a visual learner - I take in everything through my eyes.
~ Scoot McNairy
I used comedy as a way to combat my dyslexia. I was barely getting by scholastically, so I used a lot of humor.
~ Joel McHale
Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important. I don't take 'no' too seriously.
~ Richard Rogers
The illuminated ones can take any form -- a man, a woman, a child, an elder, or even a dog. It is not inconsequential that the English language allows for the dyslexia of the spelling of the word dog: God spelled backward.
~ Jean Houston
You can be extremely bright and still have dyslexia. You just have to understand how you learn and how you process information. When you know that, you can overcome a lot of the obstacles that come with dyslexia. When you figure out how you learn, you can accomplish whatever you want.
~ Tim Tebow
I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it.
~ Richard Branson
“Dyslexia is the affliction of a frozen genius.”
~ Stephen Richards
“We are the visionaries, inventors, and artists. We think differently, see the world differently, and solve problems differently. It is from this difference that the dyslexic brain derives its brilliance.”
~ Tiffany Sunday,
“Teachers should be made aware of visual stress symptoms and the potential difference coloured lights, overlays and lenses could make to a learners perception.”
~ Adele Devine,
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