Ireland Quote by Charley Boorman

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not…

— Richard Branson

I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.

— Bruce Jenner

I've got dyslexia. When I was in school, it wasn't really recognized as much as it is today; I'm really glad that people are…

— Erin Richards

I think for me I was in kindergarten, so I was very young and my teacher acknowledged that I was very dyslexic when it…

— A. J. Pritchard

“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by…

— Gavin Reid

“Individual differences—It is important to recognise that students with dyslexia are individuals and their individual learning preferences and differences need to be acknowledged.”

— Gavin Reid

When I was a kid they didn't call it dyslexia. They called it you know, you were slow, or you were retarded, or whatever.…

— Whoopi Goldberg

I'm dyslexic, although they didn't have a word for it when I was in grade school. The teachers said I had 'word blindness.

— Debbie Macomber

The normal kid can differentiate between various aspects of life, but a kid with dyslexia has to connect all those dots, and they have…

— Malik Yusef

When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories…

— Nolan Ryan

“Discrepancies in educational performances—This is often one of the most obvious indicators of dyslexia.”

— Gavin Reid

It would surprise you how many government and business leaders with dyslexia. Some people view it as a weakness, and maybe it is. What…

— John T. Chambers