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Dyslexia

What if what we call a “disability” is actually a different kind of strength?

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Richard Winfield
Jun 19, 2025
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Dyslexia is typically seen through a narrow lens: as a reading difficulty, a learning challenge, a disadvantage to overcome.

But that perspective misses something important.

Dyslexia often comes with enhanced visual thinking, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to connect ideas in novel ways. Many people with dyslexia process the world differen…

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