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Dyslexic?

Dyslexic?. STOP!. Don’t feel sorry for yourself just yet. Some people regard your condition as a. GIFT. WHY?. It turns out there is a flip side to your disability. The same thinking patterns that make it hard for you to do some things actually make other tasks easier. . For example,.

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Dyslexic?

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  1. Dyslexic?

  2. STOP!

  3. Don’t feel sorry for yourself just yet.

  4. Some people regard your condition as a GIFT

  5. WHY?

  6. It turns out there is a flip side to your disability.

  7. The same thinking patterns that make it hard for you to do some things actually make other tasks easier.

  8. For example,

  9. Have trouble breaking things (i.e. words & sentences) into parts… Find it hard to view things from left to right… Are challenged by sequential tasks… Can find paper-based tasks difficult. Have difficulty conforming to the mold… …but are great at thinking globally and understanding entire systems. …but are amazing at visualizing whole objects. …but are skilled intuitive thinkers. …but are talented at hands-on, 3-D work. …but are creative people who excel at thinking “outside the box.” Dyslexics often…

  10. athletics music scientific research engineering computers electronics mechanics graphic arts photography architecture interior/exterior design psychology teaching marketing and sales culinary arts woodworking carpentry performing arts Because of these strengths, dyslexics often excel in these areas:

  11. Skeptical?

  12. Well, check out some of the famous suspected dyslexics:

  13. Henry Ford

  14. Walt Disney

  15. Andy Warhol

  16. George Patton

  17. Agatha Christie

  18. Jorn Utzon

  19. Whoopi Goldberg

  20. and…

  21. PabloPicasso

  22. Some people even argue that the list of dyslexics includes:

  23. Leonardo da Vinci

  24. Thomas Jefferson

  25. and TIME Magazine’s Man of the Century…

  26. Albert Einstein

  27. So buck up, little tiger.

  28. Some days might be rough,

  29. and you might feel alone.

  30. But, just remember, you have strengths you may not even know about.

  31. And you’re in really good company.

  32. Officer:http://www.trafficcop.com/images/tc_stop.jpg Bunny:http://cjchiu.angeltowns.net/Sad%20Bunny.JPG Gift:http://www.driscollchildrens.org/images/birthday%20present%207%20copy.jpg Puzzled:http://www.nationalvanguard.org/images/teaser/puzzled.gif Coins:http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/photofile-misc/coin-flip_4490.jpg Masks:http://www.timetostamp.com/catalog/catalog_misc.html Skeptical:http://www.inmagine.com/quirky-characters-photos/digitalvision-dv173 Ford I:us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/photos/assets/photos/1036.jpg Ford II:http://www.musclecarclub.com/other-cars/classic/ford-model-t/images/ford-model-t-1a.jpg Disney I:http://www.magicalears.com/clipart/Classic%20Characters/Mickey%20Mouse/mickey-003.gif Disney II:http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs/waltdisney.jpg Warhol I:http://homepage.mac.com/jenniferwheeler/iblog/B1615952645/C1762679020/E254907208/Media/Pasted%20Graphic.jpg Warhol II:http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95aug/warhol.html Patton I:http://mcmsoftware.tripod.com/patton.jpg Patton II:http://www.battlefront.co.nz/Images/Historical/Tunisia-Map.jpg Christie I:http://www.calypsochronicles.com/images/dynamic/Agatha%20Christie.jpg Christie II:http://www.tvdvd.fr/eec/Hercule-Poirot/Images/Poirot%5B1%5DEpisode%209%20TheKingOfClubs_01.jpg Utzon I:http://archrecord.construction.com/news/images/030407pritzker.jpg Utzon II:http://www.davidwyatt.me.uk/photos/australia/With%20real%20camera/Film%201/19%20Sydney%20Opera%20House.jpg Goldberg I:www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/images/vc82.jpg Goldberg II:http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030728/popup/6.html Picasso I:http://img.timeinc.net/time/time100/images/main_picasso.jpg Picasso II:http://oaks.nvg.org/picdoram.jpg Da Vinci I:sunsite.icm.edu.pl/wm/paint/auth/vinci/joconde/joconde.jpg Da Vinci II:www.armenianhighland.com/images/nkarner/nkar_2465.jpg Jefferson I:http://richmondthenandnow.com/Images/Famous-Visitors/Thomas-Jefferson-big.jpg Jefferson II: http://www.bartonmalow.com/images/specialties/historic/monticello/monticello.jpg Einstein:http://www.pd.infn.it/~loreti/images/einstein-tongue.jpg Tiger:http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~or/Little%20tiger.JPG Storm:http://www.wga.hu/art/p/peetersb/storm1.jpg Superman:http://www.supermanimagery.com/images/SIII/flying-left.jpg Photo Credits

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