A person with dyslexia exhibits the following symptoms:

•Has difficulty learning to read

•Makes strange spelling mistakes

•Confuses letters such as b and d

•Mixes up letters in a word/words in a sentence

•Has poor sense of direction

•Confuses left and right

•Has difficulty with the math subjects

•Cannot fully understand what he or she reads

•Has difficulty remembering sequences

•Pays attention to everything

•Has difficulty coordinating movements and focusing on a task

•Lacks confidence and exhibits low self-esteem

No two dyslexics have the same needs. They learn differently but their difference brings with it a higher tendency to be innovative, creative, artistic and to offer novel solutions to their problems.

In 2005, there were 40,260 Filipino students identified to have learning

difficulties. This was according to a DepEd study for elementary and secondary children with special needs.

In the United States, studies show that an estimated one in five people has a reading disability. Up to 20 percent of people in the U.S. are said to have a reading disability and 85 percent of these have dyslexia. It’s not clear what causes dyslexia which vary in terms of severity, but some research say it is inherited. (www.wikipedia.org, www.kidshealth.org)

Some famous personalities with dyslexia are:

Actors, Directors, Producers and Entertainers

Tom Cruise

Whoopi Goldberg

Jay Leno

Keanu Reeves

Orlando Bloom

Keira Knightley

Billy Bob Thornton

Robin Williams

Steven Spielberg

Walt Disney

Inventors and Scientists

Albert Einstein

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Artists, Designers and

Architects

Pablo Picasso

Leonardo Da Vinci

Andy Warhol

Tommy Hillfiger

Athletes

Muhammad Ali

Ervin "Magic" Johnson

Political leaders

Winston Churchill

Thomas Jefferson

John F. Kennedy

Nelson Rockefeller

George Washington