FAMOUS PERSONALITIES WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

MADE BY MISS SAIMA KHALIL

الرحيم الرحمن الله بسم

-In the name of Allah the most merciful the most

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-Famous Personalities With Their Learning Disabilities-

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Napoleon’s hypersensitivity to touch and his military strategic genius are two of the many symptoms that have led some modern scholars to suggest that he was a high-functioning autistic.

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Brockovich is a former legal clerk whose success in building a case against illegal groundwater contamination led to a major motion picture starring Julia Roberts. Brockovich is dyslexic.

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Walt was fired from the Kansas City newspaper for not being creative enough and was considered “slow” as a child. He is now considered one of the best known motion picture producers in the world, and holds the record for the most awards and most nominations.

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A billionaire businessman, Branson credits his business intuition and unique perspectives to his early struggles with dyslexia, which affects the way he visualizes words.

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Bell invented the telephone, but struggled with traditional schooling. It’s believed that he had some form of learning disability, possibly dyslexia.

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The NFL host and former player was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Cruise is among the most recognizable actors in the world. He has dyslexia and has spoken publicly about his disability.

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Cher is one of the most iconic performers, singers and actresses in the world. She has a form of dyslexia that makes it difficult to remember numbers or to perform basic mathematics.

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Einstein himself told his biographer, Carl Seelig, that “my parents were worried because I started to talk comparatively late, and they consulted a doctor because of it.” – Einstein’s parents once thought that he was mentally retarded due to his odd habits and difficulties in school. If he were born today, Einstein would probably be diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism.

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He is a singer and songwriter and still alive today, is suspected to have Asperger’s syndrome. He probably felt alone as a child

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Christie was the most famous mystery novelist of her time and developed a rich writing style that has impacted almost every mystery writer of the 20th and 21st centuries. Christie had dysgraphia, a learning disability that affected her ability to understand written words.

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Edison is believed to have had dyslexia and possibly ADHD. His mother took him out of school at an early age, and Edison was home-schooled. He developed a voracious appetite for reading and made major scientific breakthroughs with his unusual methodology.

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One of the greatest American authors of all time, Fitzgerald was expelled from school at the age of 12 for an inability to focus and complete his work. It’s likely that he had ADHD or a related disorder.

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Hrithik Roshan has been dazzling the fans with his killer looks and performance. Hrithik has a speech disorder known as stammering. Hrithik used to stammer since he was a kid, as a result of which he became a shy and introvert child.

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Glover has starred in the popular “Lethal Weapon” franchise and in dozens of other films. He is a dyslexic and frequently discusses his challenges in overcoming his learning disorder.

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Comedian, actor, and game show host Howie Mandel who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), publicly revealed his diagnoses to the world on an impulse.

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President Kennedy may have had a form of dyslexia, but it didn’t keep him from pursuing a successful education. He graduated from Harvard and won the presidency of the United States in 1961.

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Benjamin Franklin It’s likely that the eccentric, brilliant founding father had a very mild version of autism.

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Abhishek Bachchan was suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability, when he was a child.

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The star of “The Great Escape,” Steve McQueen had a language-based learning disorder.

Made BY: Shafaq Shahzad Qureshi

(3rd Year B.A Honors)