Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs They are two of the great references of science and technology, each one in their field. And both suffered from a disorder that affected their intellectual development in childhood and youth, and with which they lived throughout their lives. We talk about dyslexia.
It’s a learning disorder which is the difficulty in reading. People with dyslexia have trouble identifying speech sounds and learning to associate them with letters and words (decoding).
According to the Mayo Clinic, Dyslexia, also known as “reading disability,” is a consequence of individual differences in the areas of the brain that process language.
A child with dyslexia is usually slow to start speaking, slowly learning new words, and having trouble forming words correctly. When he enters school, his reading level is far below expectations, as well as difficulties processing and understanding what he hears.
Dyslexia in the cases of Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs
Einstein started to speak only at six years of age, but with later fluency: Today, speech delay is also known as “Einstein Syndrome.”
In the case of Jobs, he demonstrated his natural intelligence at an early age, but he experienced many frustrations throughout school education related to reading. as it aims the portal Divulgación Dinámica, For this reason, he turned completely to electronics with his father in the garage of his house.
But Einstein and Jobs aren’t the only notable people who suffered from dyslexia. In a long list are geniuses of science, art and technology such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Stephen Hawking, Steven Spielberg, as well as prominent politicians such as Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy.
Can dyslexia be corrected?
There is no way to correct dyslexia, but Early detection and evaluation help determine the specific needs and appropriate treatment for children.
The focus, according to the Mayo Clinic, is on learning to recognize the shorter sounds that make up words, understanding that letters and strings of letters represent those sounds and words, and understanding what you read as well as reading aloud.
An individualized education plan and total parental attention at home are, without a doubt, two fundamental pillars in the fight against dyslexia.