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As a child,Ryan Gosling was diagnosed with ADHD and had trouble reading. He was bullied at school and didn't have any friends until he was a teenager.

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Jamie Oliver was so frustrated by his dyslexia that he didn't finish reading his first book until he was 38 years old. The book that kept him going? The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

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Bill Gates is adamant that his dyslexia is the reason why he became so successful. “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world, if you do so, you are insulting yourself,” the software mogul explained. “I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.”

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Aniston says she was diagnosed with dyslexia in her twenties: “The only reason I knew [that I had it] was because I went to get a prescription for glasses ... I had to read a paragraph, and they gave me a quiz, gave me 10 questions based on what I'd just read, and I think I got three right."

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Henry Ford had problems with schooling due to dyslexia but excelled in engineering.
He said: "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

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Justin Timberlake (Singer, Songwriter & Actor)

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Justin Timberlake (Singer, Songwriter & Actor)

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In 2008, Justin Timberlake revealed that he has both Attention Deficit Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and is quoted as saying “I have OCD mixed with ADD. You try living with that.”

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Alexander Graham Bell most likely had dyslexia, and he went on to invent the first practical telephone. His learning disability didn't stop him.

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Leonardo is also known for his dyslexia, because he wrote his notes backward, from right to left, in a mirror image.

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Erin Brockovich (Consumer Advocate & Environmental Activist)

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Erin Brockovich (Consumer Advocate & Environmental Activist)

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Erin Brockovich is dyslexic, “My high school teachers would not have believed I could have read all those briefs,” says Brockovich, describing her learning difficulties.

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Tommy Hilfiger still struggles with his dyslexia to some extent: “I still have trouble reading. I have to concentrate very hard at going left to right, left to right, otherwise my eye just wanders to the bottom of the page.”
However, he also credits dyslexia for his success. Because he thought differently than other designers, his brand stood out from the get-go.

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Galileo Galilei (Astronomer, Physicist & Engineer)

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Galileo Galilei (Astronomer, Physicist & Engineer)

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The “father of modern science” had dyslexia from a young age.

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Nikola Tesla is thought to have dyslexia because he describes himself as not seeing things properly saying, "In my boyhood I suffered from a peculiar affliction due to the appearance of images."

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Spider-man actor got diagnosed with dyslexia at the tender age of just 7. This makes it difficult for Tom to read.

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In 2014,  Lisa Ling was diagnosed with ADHD.  She was 40. Looking back, Ling believes her lifelong attention issues helped shape her successful media career.

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Michael Phelps is an example of a celebrity with ADHD, who dealt with difficulties in school.

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Pablo Picasso became a famous, trendsetting art icon despite, and no doubt because of, his apparent dyslexia.

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One of the most popular and influential directors of all time, Steven Spielberg was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2007.

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Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, had both dyslexia and giftedness.

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"Tom Cruise grew up and succeeded despite poverty, frequent relocations, inadequate schooling and dyslexia".

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Solange Knowles (Singer, Songwriter & Actress)

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Solange Knowles (Singer, Songwriter & Actress)

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Solange Knowles has spoken openly about her ADHD diagnosis. She was actually diagnosed two times, because she didn't believe the first doctor that diagnosed her.

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“Albert Einstein, the most influential physicist of the 20th century, was dyslexic. He loved mathematics and science, but he disliked grammar and always had problems with spelling.”

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Thomas Edison was dyslexic. Following three months of unsuccessful schooling he was taken out of school and taught at home. He overcame the difficulties imposed by dyslexia and became arguably the most successful inventor in human history he is credited with over 1000 patented inventions and started one of the world’s largest companies.