Information on "Learning Disabilities"
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What society has negatively labeled as “Learning Disabilities” are really just “Learning Differences” and alternative ways of thinking that often come with great gifts. This simply means, in most cases, the cookie-cutter teaching methods that work for most everyone, just need to be altered to reach these people. If we can master educating this group, it will help our society, for many, if not most, of our greatest achievers and thinkers, have one or more of these issues.
Common Learning "Differences" Include:
- Dyscalculia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyslexia
- Oral / Written Language Disorders
- Specific Reading Comprehension Deficit
- Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities
Some Other Related Challenges:
- ADHD
- Autism
- Dyspraxia
- Executive Function
Below is a list of SOME people who have one or more of these issues yet are considered great leaders, achievers, geniusese and leaders:
- Agatha Christie,
- Albert Einstein,
- Alexander Graham Bell,
- Anderson Cooper,
- Andrew Calderella,
- Charles Schwab,
- Cher,
- Daymond John,
- Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson,
- Elon Musk,
- Erin Brockovich,
- F. Scott Fitzgerald,
- Gavin Newsom,
- George Patton,
- George Washington,
- Greta Thunberg,
- Harry Belafonte,
- Henry Ford,
- Henry Winkler,
- Jay Leno,
- John F. Kennedy,
- John Lennon,
- Justin Timberlake,
- Keanu Reeves,
- Keira Knightley,
- Leonardo da Vinci,
- Ludwig van Beethoven,
- Michael Jordan,
- Michael Phelps,
- Muhammad Ali,
- Octavia Spencer,
- Pablo Picasso,
- Richard Branson,
- Richard Engel,
- Robin Williams,
- Solange Knowles,
- Steve Jobs,
- Steven Spielberg,
- Stevie Wonder,
- Temple Grandin,
- Thomas Edison,
- Tim Tebow,
- Tom Cruise,
- Tommy Hilfiger,
- Vince Vaughn,
- W.B. Yeats,
- Walt Disney,
- Will Smith,
- William Hewlett,
- Winston Churchill,
- Woopie Goldberg.
In light of these facts, we are developing these resources to help those with these differences and gifts reach their full potential. We are also working to develop our society in ways that creates a better experience for everyone. We are partnering with organizations, businesses, groups, and people all over the world to accomplish our goal.
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