https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc "Like STARS on Earth" en-us 2022-11-14 18:54:33 UTC 2025-11-02 23:19:30 UTC hello@padlet.com 1645518 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384672369 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.]]> 2022-11-15 12:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384672369 1595840 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384675991 “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.”]]> 2022-11-15 12:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384675991 1510345 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384679497  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.]]> 2022-11-15 12:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384679497 1606355 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384679948 "Tom Cruise grew up and succeeded despite poverty, frequent relocations, inadequate schooling and dyslexia".]]> 2022-11-15 12:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384679948 1641317 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384682706 Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, had both dyslexia and giftedness. ]]> 2022-11-15 12:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384682706 1670418 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384697912 One of the most popular and influential directors of all time, Steven Spielberg was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2007.]]> 2022-11-15 12:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384697912 1574333 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384701275 Pablo Picasso became a famous, trendsetting art icon despite, and no doubt because of, his apparent dyslexia.]]> 2022-11-15 12:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384701275 taynaraanibal0 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384917907 Michael Phelps is an example of a celebrity with ADHD, who dealt with difficulties in school.]]> 2022-11-15 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384917907 1596127 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384918542 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.]]> 2022-11-15 14:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384918542 1595126 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384925404 Spider-man actor got diagnosed with dyslexia at the tender age of just 7. This makes it difficult for Tom to read.]]> 2022-11-15 14:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2384925404 1645220 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385021353 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."]]> 2022-11-15 15:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385021353 1642829 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385024949 The “father of modern science” had dyslexia from a young age. ]]> 2022-11-15 15:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385024949 1600778 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385027416 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.]]> 2022-11-15 15:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385027416 1670730 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385027456 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.]]> 2022-11-15 15:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385027456 1645714 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385032112 Leonardo is also known for his dyslexia, because he wrote his notes backward, from right to left, in a mirror image.]]> 2022-11-15 15:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385032112 1653829 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385037382 Alexander Graham Bell most likely had dyslexia, and he went on to invent the first practical telephone. His learning disability didn't stop him. ]]> 2022-11-15 15:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2385037382 1707647 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2393121073 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.” ]]> 2022-11-21 19:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2393121073 sasharepin2609 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394246896 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."]]> 2022-11-22 14:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394246896 1690219 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394262671 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."]]> 2022-11-22 14:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394262671 1641226 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394556162 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.”

]]> 2022-11-22 18:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394556162 1644343 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394685544 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.]]> 2022-11-22 20:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394685544 1580432 https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394764952 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.]]> 2022-11-22 22:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/liseterainha1/f5yfc89mf5uoprgc/wish/2394764952