During the Covid lockdown, Dawn Crowle, who was diagnosed with dyslexia as a teenager, started to notice just how much her daughter, Sophie, who was nine at the time was struggling with school work.

After learning to read at 18 years old, this researcher works to increase opportunities in education and employment for people with dyslexia and black boys.

Author of children's books incorporates her own childhood struggles with dyslexia into her popular stories.

This illustrator of countless classic children's books found success in art that eluded him in academics.

From only seeing the negatives to achieving his dream of writing a book, this author chronicles his journey in "The World Through My Dyslexic Eyes".

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

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.

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

With most discounting his early struggles as "laziness", this author found literary success with the support of his mother.

After struggling with dyslexia all throughout her life, this romance novelist found success.