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Successful Dyslexics

  • Richard Ford

    This award-winning novelist wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until his late 30s.

    November 13, 2024
  • Laura Grey

    Despite a late diagnosis at age 39, dyslexia hasn't stopped this graduate student from learning eight languages.

    November 14, 2024
  • JF Lawton

    Hard work brought this producer/director/screenwriter from school struggle to Hollywood success.

    November 14, 2024
  • Byron Pitts

    Despite not learning to read until he was 12, this Emmy-winning journalist and author never let go of his dream of working on CBS's 60 Minutes.

    November 14, 2024
  • Jane Elson

    Once uncertain writing one book was possible, this playwright and children's author has since published five books and counting.

    November 8, 2024
  • Nicole Betancourt

    Emmy Award-winning producer and director thinks "being dyslexic also can be an asset in many ways"

    November 8, 2024
  • Ben Worthington

    This is a brief story of how a guy with dyslexia turns so called deficits into veritable strengths, from Captain Chaos to Mr. List, who eventually becomes the proud owner of a fine website selling online courses for IELTS.

    June 16, 2025
  • James Lovelock

    Scientist and environmentalist struggled with math due to dyslexia but relied on his strengths in chemistry to advance foundational theories of climate change.

    November 8, 2024
  • Henry Franks

    Award-winning designer has found great success by incorporating his dyslexia into his work.

    November 8, 2024
  • David Neeleman

    Founder of three airlines asserts “I knew I had strengths that other people didn’t have, and my parents reminded me of them when my teachers didn’t see them”.

    November 8, 2024
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