Comments on: 70 Famous Dyslexics

By: Jennifer Pritchard

Jennifer Pritchard — Wed, 25 May 2011 06:26:48 +0000

I am an English woman who lives in Western Australia and my friend is currently fighting for THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Dyslexia in WA is currently not seen as a Disability so no funding or help is available to our children. We need a public figure to help bring some attention to our cause. If you could help us please contact me. Thank You

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:32:11 +0000

I have dyslexia. Many people think that it’s all about spelling and grammar, but that’s only part of it. A dyslexics persons brain has to work 3 times as hard than a normal persons brain even just for every day activities like watching a movie or learning a poem. This means that someone with dyslexia can physically get 10 A’s in the leaving cert, but they would need the right learning techniques and it would probably take them 10 years to do – not the designated 2 years

By: hannah.

hannah. — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:17:05 +0000

I have dyslexia, and it is soooooooooo hard to read!

By: ashdjkadh

ashdjkadh — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:17:45 +0000

I am dyslexic and it hard in school, i knew the stuff i just hard too read it. then in 4th gr i was at a 5 year old (even younger reading level! witch i found out i had it!

at first i was mad, but i know i realiz i have i mildy and there are people worser and there are people that know what it is like.

i go to reading, get different spelling word, go to get my hand writing neater at this 1 class, and get test read and books on tape, and teacher dont let me read out lound, and i dont get speeling or grammer counted. So if you are dyslexic you are not alone.

By: SloDawg7

SloDawg7 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:07:51 +0000

I’ve found if you have a problem with d or b think of the capital letter B then I can get it straight

By: MotherLioness

MotherLioness — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:16:37 +0000

People with Dyslexia are GIFTED! PLEASE read “The Gift of Dyslexia” by Ronald D. Davis. Visit the website http://www.dyslexia.com for more info. It is amazing, informative and will show you that brilliant people did great things BECAUSE of their Dyslexia …. not in spite of it. Dyslexia does not need to be stomped out of people, nor do they need to be “cured” of it. They just need to be corrected in how Dyslexia effects there perception of symbols (letters, numbers, punctuation etc.) My 8 year old daughter is Dyslexic and The Gift of Dyslexia has thrown me a life line of hope for her and her future.

By: believe in yor self

believe in yor self — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:36:13 +0000

i am 14 and i have dyslexic and i have struggled through school mainly secondary school in northern Ireland my schools in Carrickfergus its called Downshire and it wont help people with dyslexic if they are in the top class they told me their as no such thing as dyslexic in their school not right but i do have this to say go for it you may feel stupid but you not.

By: Cell phone tracking

Cell phone tracking — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:29:23 +0000

People struggled to their success, I do not think that anyone make achievements just because of his/her talents.

And those who are not “normal” peopel tend to be more successful because the work harder.

By: Warren N MacKenzie

Warren N MacKenzie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:59:33 +0000

I am a really, really old man and after seeing the 70 dyslexic persons,the photos, no amount of words have help me know………..”I AM” OK! So many years of self condemnation by the man who should of been a mentor. Hop Scotch, skipping rope was a life style because I was tough shame, blame, humiliation. I always say: “we dyslexics start slow, go slow but always get there on time!”

I believe I have now a purpose in life and in part, it is one of the last things I do is to broud cast, pulish
to the public and dyslexics a like: ignorance or lack is coming to an end. I have some ideas how to do this, but I will take any and all information that will help me in this “ministry” at goodsuccess@usa.net What a blessing this site has been to me.

God Bless WNM

By: Sheena

Sheena — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:39:50 +0000

I am a support assistant in a secondary school in Scotland. I work with children with varying levels of dyslexia. I learn from every child that I work with and try to get them to use different coloured highlighters to help break down bigger pieces of text into small bits. It seems to help if work is more spaced out or large print photocopies.
I love my job and feel very privileged to be a part of children’s education.