Advocate

I am a strong Advocate for 'the Gift' usually known as Dyslexia as I have the gift myself.

Many people believe that Dyslexia is a disability when in fact, it is nicknamed the gift for a reason. Dyslexia literally means ‘trouble with words’. It is a term used to describe difficulties with reading, writing, spelling and mathematical symbols.

However, Dyslexic people are visual, multi-dimensional thinkers. We are intuitive and highly creative, and excel at hands-on learning. Because we think in pictures, it is sometimes hard for us to understand letters, numbers, symbols, and written words.

Tapping into the way dyslexics think may help solve some of the world's remaining mysteries - at least that's what some Gurus in the dyslexic world say.

Some of my Peers:

Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders:

•     Richard Branson,Founder of Virgin Enterprises.
•     John T Chambers,CEO of Cisco Systems.
•     Henry Ford.
•     William Hewlett, Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard.
•     Craig McCaw, Telecommunications Visionary.
•     David Neeleman, CEO of jetBlue Airways.
•     Paul J. Orfalea, founder of Kinko's.
•     Charles Schwab, Investor.
•     Ted Turner, President, Turner Broadcasting Systems.
•     F.W. Woolworth

Actors & Entertainers:

•     Harry Belafonte
•     Tom Cruise
•     Danny Glover
•     Whoopi Goldberg
•     Jay Leno
•     Keanu Reeves.
•     Kiera Knightley
•     Oliver Reed.
•     Billy Bob Thornton.
•     Robin Williams
•     Henry Winkler

Artists, Designers, & Architects:

•     Ansel Adams, Photographer.
•     Leonardo da Vinci.
•     Tommy Hilfiger, Clothing Designer.
•     Pablo Picasso.
•     Andy Warhol.

Athletes:

•     Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Champion Boxer
•     Magic Johnson
•     Greg Louganis
•     Jackie Stewart, race car driver.

Filmmakers:

•     Walt Disney.

Inventors & Scientists:

•     Ann Bancroft, Arctic Explorer.
•     Alexander Graham Bell.
•     John Britten, Inventor.
•     Thomas Edison.
•     Albert Einstein.
•     Paul MacCready "Engineer of the Century."

Law & Justice:

•     Erin Brockovich, Investigator.

 

Useful links for Dyslexia are:

America: www.dyslexia.com/

Australia - Melbourne: www.dyslexiamelbourne.com/

Australia - Sydney: www.focusonlearning.com.au/

Britain: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

New Zealand: www.dfnz.org.nz/