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Famous Dyslexics
Cher, Singer, Actress
Cher has been in show business since she was 18 years old starting with It Ain’t Me Babe which launched her career. Although a famous actress and singer Cher was “unable to read even through high school, Cher was an undiagnosed dyslexic. She was consistently told by teachers that she wasn’t living up to her potential” – The Power of Dyslexia (tinyurl.com/kau5jbd). Despite her struggles, Cher persevered going on to be a famous recording artist for 5 decades.
Albert Einstein
(1879-1955)
German Physicist Albert Einstein didn’t talk until he was 4 years old and spoke haltingly until he was 9, afterwards he would respond to questions only after much deliberation. Einstein couldn’t read until he was 10 and even in his adult years his wife would write his books and papers for him because he couldn’t spell well. When he gave lectures, his aides would erase what he wrote and re-write on his blackboards because he couldn’t transfer what was in his head into print. His poor performance in all his classes, except math, prompted a teacher to ask him to drop out of school, telling him he’d never amount to anything. Today we still use his theories in Quantum Physics and he still continues to have an enormous impact in the science field.
Thomas Edison
(1847-1931)
U.S. Inventor, Thomas Edison’s teachers described him as ‘addled’ and his father thought he was a ‘dunce’. Edison’s headmasters warned him that he, “would never make a success of anything.” He was fired from his first two jobs for being ‘non-productive’. Even though he is most famous for inventing the light bulb he made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts, which he later reported, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.”
Whoopi Goldberg
Actress Whoopi Goldberg has struggled with dyslexia her whole life. She was labeled as “dumb” and “retarded” while growing up, yet she had a mother who told her that she wasn’t stupid and could grow up to be anything she wanted. She is known for her roles in The Color Purple, Ghost, Sister Act, Star Trek: Generations, and Star Trek: Nemesis.
Orlando Bloom
Actor Orlando Bloom stated that dyslexia is “ . . . a very great gift, which is the way that your mind can think creatively.” – The Power of Dyslexia (tinyurl.com/lfkezqq). He is most famous for playing Legolas in Lord of the Rings and playing Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean. Orlando Bloom took an IQ test in elementary school, scoring high, even though he did not do well with his reading or spelling.
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“I was considered smart and hard-working, but I always felt cheated. I thought other kids were having fun while I had to study so much harder than anyone else to get good grades. Some teachers claimed I was not motivated.
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“I was reversing words and letters when reading and writing. It was really hard to concentrate. I was scared of my teacher, who yelled a lot. I couldn’t go into the learning disabilities program because you needed to be two grades behind, and I was behind one, getting Ds and Fs though I tried to do well.
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