ADHD Center for Success

I recently learned of a book: “A Whole New Mind – Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the World.” In a chapter called “Symphony,” the author estimates that, “self-made millionaires are four times more likely than the rest of the population to be dyslexic. Why Dyslexics struggle with L-Directed (left brained) Thinking and the linear, sequential, alphabetic reasoning at its core. But as with a blind person who develops a more acute sense of hearing, a dyslexic’s difficulties in one area lead him to acquire outsized ability in others. As Sally Shaywitz, a Yale neuroscientist and specialist in Dyslexia, writes, “Dyslexics think differently. They are intuitive and excel at problem-solving, seeing the big picture, and simplifying . . . . They are poor rote reciters, but inspired visionaries.”

In my personal reading and research of successful adults with ADHD I find that several of the most successful adults with ADHD are also Dyslexic. Now that is certainly not to say that Dyslexia is a prerequisite for success but it appears the combination can be a profitable combination that some adults take to the bank.