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NPR News - Morning Edition , December 26, 2007 · A surprising number of icons in the business world have overcome dyslexia. In fact, it could be argued that dyslexia offers some advantages in the business world. Julie Logan of London's Cass School of Business ...

Earthtimes - New Delhi, Dec 26 - Does Y come before X, or vice versa? This problem of sequencing that the protagonist in Aamir Khan's latest 'Taare Zameen Par' faces is typical of children suffering from dyslexia, or learning disability, and reflects in their ...

Bloomberg - While dyslexia is the specific ailment in Ishaan's case, Khan's film is about something more than that. ``Taare Zameen Par'' is a critique of a culture that prizes learning by rote, loads children up with the burden of expectation and writes off ...

New York Times - To overcome severe dyslexia that has him reading at a junior-high level, Thomas receives 12 hours of individualized tutoring every week and sees two specialists. The right knee injury, sustained in a pickup game in the spring, has left Thomas, a ...

Newsday - Sorenson had dyslexia, a condition that can make words and letters look jumbled and makes reading and writing difficult. Sorenson overcame the challenge and went on to become an astute problem solver, a talent that bolstered him throughout his career. ...

L'Express - If the movie focused on a child with dyslexia, the debate could be extended to all children suffering from such disabilities. The film is about Ishaan, a nine year-old boy sent away from his home by his parents because he was seen as a failure at ...

St. Petersburg Times - A child model and a bit player in the shows Second Noah and Thunder in Paradise with Hulk Hogan, Cherry overcame dyslexia with the help of his mother and earned his GED after dropping out of Durant High. His parents, Marsha and Jimmy, are white. He ...

Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Barbour said he favors a pay raise for teachers with more than 25 years of experience, dyslexia screening for students at risk of failing academically and better use of the existing early childhood programs. The state Department of Education has ...

Natchez Democrat - He also repeated his call for one of his proposals that died in the House last year — a plan to screen first graders for the reading disorder dyslexia. He said Medicaid is ‘‘the biggest budget challenge we face,’’ acknowledging that the ...

Austin American-Statesman - He struggled with dyslexia and would sketch to help himself remember things. At age 12, he tried to go to art school but was told that he wasn't talented enough; he received the same reception when he tried again as a teenager. The disappointment led ...