Learning about Dyslexia, Day 1

Okay. Once I have my mind set on something, I can't wait to get started. So I went to the library and got my first book on Dyslexia. It's the only one they have that's not checked out. It's called The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia.

The first thing I did was overwhelm myself with the table of contents--not a good idea. Next, I turned to the back of the book, and found quotes from the following people, who are all reputed to have been dyslexic. I liked the quotes. There's nothing like a little humor to divert a stressful situation.

Leonardo da Vinci
"You should prefer a good scientist without literary abilities than a literate one without scientific skills."

Andrew Jackson
"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

Thomas Edison
"My teachers said I'm addled... my father thought I was stupid, and I almost decided I must be a dunce."

George Burns
"For me the toughest thing about dyslexia was learning to spell it."

Reading about successful people that have made it is the easy part, now on with the more difficult--the in-between chapters.