Apr 10, 2015 | DM News Blog
British novelist and actress Esther Freud has written 8 books, one of which was made into a film starring Kate Winslet. And she had dyslexia, not learning to read and write well until she was over 10 years old. She attended a Steiner school, which she now describes...
Mar 27, 2015 | DM News Blog
Former Labour MP Lorna Fitzsimons was in government for 8 years, but has been a natural campaigner for causes her whole life. This is despite only learning to read at age 13 due to her dyslexia! She grew up in Lancashire and struggled mightily in school due to her...
Mar 20, 2015 | DM News Blog
British novelist and activist Erin Pizzey is famous for starting the first ever women’s refuge in the modern world. And she describes herself jokingly as “hopelessly dyslexic“! She was born in China where her family were British diplomats. In World...
Mar 13, 2015 | DM News Blog
You may not know Marc Jordan by name, but I bet you know him by song. He’s written hit tracks for Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Cher, and others, and is still composing and touring today. And he has severe dyslexia. He struggled to show his natural intelligence as a...
Mar 6, 2015 | DM News Blog
Brian Conley was once the highest paid male television performers in the United Kingdom. He’s famous for playing PT Barnum in Barnum Circus’ The Greatest Show on Earth, and has been on the West End stage more recently in Hairspray, Chitty Chitty Bang...
