hidden talents

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Hidden Talents

          They often didn't learn to read and write until they were older. Their parents often thought they were stupid and their best friends laughed at them. Some of them hated their schooldays and decided to drop out of school as soon as possible. In short, they had unhappy schooldays.Some of the world's greatest composers, writers and inventors had an unpleasant time at school liike this. Later, when they became succesful, nobody was more surprised than their old classmates. Were these people stupid? No.of course not! Some people believe that they had something in common - dyslexia.

          Dyslexia is a learning disability which means that people have problems with reading and remembering written words. It is often diffucult for them to memorise things. Studies show that people with dyslexia use a different part of their brain to read and remember. Experts think that the cause of dyslexia is genetic: probably somebody else in the family also had dyslexia. Statistically, about 15 percent of people are dyslexic, but not everybody who has dyslexia knows about it.
Some people with dyslexia discover they have special, hidden talents, but only when they are older. 
A good example is Agatha Christie, one of the most succesful writers in history - two billion books published in 44 languages! At school she had problems with writing and often got bad marks for essays. Her parents were disappointed and wanted Agatha to leave school early. She only started writing because her older sister said she couldn't do it! And even when she was already a famous crime writer, she sometimes felt embarrassed because she still couldn't spell.
         There were many more examples of people like Agatha Christie: Hans Christian Andersen, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Thomas Edison; important and creative people who had problems with reading and writing when they were young. Of course, that doesn't mean that everybody with dyslexia is a genius, but it shows that sometimes people can be a lot more intelligent than they seem.


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