When your child has dyslexia, you, as a parent, often feel lonely, confused and are not sure how to make sure your child gets the very best education.

It alwagift-of-dyslexiays helps to remember that some of the world’s greatest and most successful people had dyslexia- Winston Churchill, Whoopi Goldberg, Michelangelo, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein, etc.

Just knowing this will help you understand that dyslexia can be a gift and that people with dyslexia tend to look at the world in very different ways, which is what often makes them so successful.

We found a wonderful article by contributor Ben Foss on the National Center for Learning Disabilities site and felt you might want to read it in order to alleviate some of your worries about your child with dyslexia.

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Read the article: Seven Secret Fears About Your Dyslexic Child

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