There are many examples of people with disabilities who reach peak levels. These people are working hard to reach the summits, even ...
There are many examples of people with disabilities who reach peak levels. These people are working hard to reach the summits, even though they lack skills that others take for granted. In this sense, we have selected several geniuses with learning difficulties who have used their extraordinary talents in creativity, athletics, visualization and leadership.
How do we know that these people have a disability, especially when some of them were born before this disability was named?
Biographers search in writings and letters for clues as to whether they can decipher and name the disadvantages of the geniuses of the past. Some people on this list belong to this category, even if their diagnosis was not made by a specialist . But they had challenges that made their achievements even more remarkable.
1. Charles Darwin
It is well known that Charles Darwin has contributed to the basic science of evolution and claims that all kinds of life derive from a common ancestor over time. Professor Michael Fitzgerald is the author of a book titled Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link Between Autism in Humans and Extraordinary Ability? He claims that Darwin had Asperger syndrome and that this disease explains his weak social skills and obsession with investigating and explaining the complex problem of evolution.
2. Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is one of the most widely-publicized writers who has sold more than 2 billion copies of her novels and stories. His work has been translated into 103 languages. Agatha Christie suffered from dyslexia and dysgraphia, which made writing difficult. To overcome his difficulties, he dictated his stories to a typist.
3. Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics. There is disagreement over whether Einstein had a learning disability or not. He fought at school mainly with memorization. He also stated that he had difficulty learning. He had antisocial habits when he was young and socially eccentric. Her characteristic disheveled hair and her still dark wardrobe reflect her lack of interest in her appearance. He also said he thought non-verbally. He would have to search for words to express his ideas after making progress. He was characterized by spatial thinking and imagination. People who try to diagnose Einstein's problems are between autism and dyslexia. Others like to believe that their difficulties were in the normal range of performance.
4. George Washington
It is believed that George Washington, the first president of the United States, suffered from dyslexia. He fought grammar and spelling throughout his life.
5. Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a prolific genius who excelled in many areas of science and literature. He had an unpredictable spelling and practiced the mirror writing with his left hand. Although his writing is sometimes strange, his drawings were always detailed and well presented. It was believed that ADHD was reflected in the fact that it had started many projects and had left few behind. It may not be clear if Leonardo da Vinci had a disability, but his genius is undeniable.
6. Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with 28 swimming medals. He was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in sixth grade. By then he had achieved national records in swimming. He also said he was fighting depression.
7. Helen Keller
Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from the university. She has published 12 books and was a productive speaker.
8. John Lennon
John Lennon was possibly dyslexic. He was an outstanding artist but had little academic success. John Lennon was not officially diagnosed, but biographer Albert Goldman believed that Lennon had dyslexic symptoms. Despite these difficulties, he has become one of the most commercially successful musicians.
9. Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh is one of the symbols of the genius of Western art. It was mostly self-taught. One of his many famous paintings is Starry Night, 1889. It is believed that Van Gogh suffered from acute intermittent porphyria , but others suggest bipolar disorder or epilepsy.
10. Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven composed some of the best-known and most acclaimed classical pieces of music, including the Ninth Symphony . He suffered a severe hearing loss. There are many speculations about the causes of your hearing loss, including multiple illnesses.
11. Frida Kahlo
Famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, known for her daring and provocative self-portraits, suffered from multiple disabilities. Kahlo was diagnosed with polio at the age of six. His polio made his right leg thinner than his left. At the age of 18, after a tram accident, she had a broken pillar, a broken pelvis and a perforated abdomen. After the tragic incident, he suffered in the affected areas until the end of his days. This did not stop him from being one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
12. Edgar Allan Poe
It is believed that the nineteenth-century American writer, whose dark poems and new showers have repeatedly filled readers with fear and fear, has suffered from epilepsy. Poe's reports of frequent unconsciousness, confusion, and paranoia have led healthcare professionals to believe that the famous horror writer suffers from epilepsy.
13. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga's talents go far beyond her ability to sing and to compose, because she is not only music, but also actress, dancer and fashion designer. She has several awards, including an Oscar and 9 Grammys. Most recently, his fight against fibromyalgia, a disease that causes pain throughout the body, has been revealed. Like other people with this disorder, Gaga suffers from extreme fatigue, increased sensitivity to pain and muscle stiffness. But as a fabulous artist, she overcomes the pain.
14. Steven Spielberg
Legendary filmmaker Stephen Spielberg, known for planning classic films like Indiana Jones: The Lost Ark Adventurers , Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan, is dyslexic. He learned to read for two years after his classmates, which made him the target of bullying. Spielberg is currently perhaps the most famous director in Hollywood. Imagine what your childhood offenders now think of him!
15. Thomas Edison
Before Thomas Edison developed more than 1,000 patents and ingeniously used electricity for human purposes, he was attacked by a scarlet fever that nearly numbed him. It is clear that the inventor did not allow in abundance that his hearing loss prevented him from being a pioneer in a new era of technology.
16. Stephen Hawking
At the age of 21, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Nevertheless, the British theoretical physicist defended a revolutionary scientific career of more than four decades. Of the 15 books he has written, his short history of time , the universe in a few words and a brief history of the time are the most notable. Together, the three books present Hawking's theory of the creation of the universe.
17. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
While Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) led the US victorious in World War II, he led a more personal fight: polio. Before he was elected president, the FDR got 1921 polio. To facilitate mobility, he often used a wheelchair or rails that ran along his legs. While the FDR's political opponents often cited their polio as proof of their inability to govern the country, their efforts to prevent the White House's victory were in vain. FDR was one of the most popular presidents in the United States with a total of four terms as president.
18. Dear
Cher, winner of an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, suffers from dyslexia. Although he did not know he was a dyslexic at the time, Cher found the school difficult. According to his autobiography The First Time , he found that timely reading and completing homework was a challenge.
19. John Nash
The mathematician John Nash suffered from schizophrenia. But his delirious phases could not distract him from his work. His theory of "Nash equilibrium" assumes that an individual in game theory, regardless of his approaches, can not make a profit unless the other parties change their approaches. This simple but ingenious idea earned him the Nobel Prize in 1994.
20. Stevie Wonder
Musical genius Stevie Wonder has won 22 Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The blind singer and songwriter debuted at the age of 11 years. He is the only other artist besides Frank Sinatra, who won the Grammy Award Album of the Year. His timeless successes include "My Cherie Love," "Sir Duke," and "I just called to say I love you."
