Writers who overcame their handicaps
We all know stories of people who overcame their handicaps, with ingenuity, with courage, or with sheer stubbornness.
We all know stories, too, of people with handicaps who won't admit it. They're too proud, too stupid, or they think they can fool everyone else into thinking they aren't handicapped. Some of them are even successful, but they've made it much harder on themselves than they needed to. Others, not as smart as they are, or not as strong as they are, have set themselves up for a failure that might not have happened, if they'd merely asked for help.
Here are some writers who struggled against one of the greatest handicaps a writer could have: dyslexia. They struggled, and won, by virtue of knowing and acknowledging they had a problem, and getting the help they needed.
Yet for every one who is wise enough to seek help, we know there are several more who do not, and then blame everyone else for their own failures. Having dyslexia doesn't mean that you're stupid, it just means that you need some extra help learning, usually due to reading problems.
Having dyslexia and lying about it? Now THAT is stupid.
We all know stories, too, of people with handicaps who won't admit it. They're too proud, too stupid, or they think they can fool everyone else into thinking they aren't handicapped. Some of them are even successful, but they've made it much harder on themselves than they needed to. Others, not as smart as they are, or not as strong as they are, have set themselves up for a failure that might not have happened, if they'd merely asked for help.
Here are some writers who struggled against one of the greatest handicaps a writer could have: dyslexia. They struggled, and won, by virtue of knowing and acknowledging they had a problem, and getting the help they needed.
Yet for every one who is wise enough to seek help, we know there are several more who do not, and then blame everyone else for their own failures. Having dyslexia doesn't mean that you're stupid, it just means that you need some extra help learning, usually due to reading problems.
Having dyslexia and lying about it? Now THAT is stupid.