What do these famous people have in common?

• Thomas Edison
• Albert Einstein
• Charles Schwab

All had dyslexia.

People with dyslexia have difficulty reading; however, “Dyslexics often have enormous talents in other parts of their brain and shine in many fields“, notes Virginia Berninger, a Professor at the University of Washington.

Clearly, dysfunction in one area of brain function does not mean dysfunction in all areas of brain function.

Instead of thinking of the brain as one processing unit, or a single computer, it is sometimes better to think of the brain as being composed of many different processing parts, each of which is skilled in one particular area.

Therefore, if one specific processing part is not working all that well, that doesn’t mean other processing parts can’t work normally. In fact, there’s reason to believe if one specific area is faulty or damaged, you may have 1 or more other processing parts that are functioning at a supranormal level.

Take for example, the uncanny ability of some blind people to navigate based on echolocation. People Magazine recently had an article about an amazing boy named Ben Underwood. Blind since 3, Ben can not only use echolocation to get around (without a walking stick or navigational dog), but he skateboards, rollerblades, and plays basketball with his friends. If you’d like to read the story, click here.

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