All of these extremely accomplished and well-known people have been reported to share something in common…The GIFT of Dyslexia.
Although many would believe that their success was obtained DESPITE Dyslexia, we contend that their success was obtained BECAUSE of their gifted, multi-dimensional, thinking style.
- Muhammad Ali
- Hans Christian Anderson
- Harry Belafonte
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Orlando Bloom
- Richard Branson
- Erin Brockovich
- George Burns
- Jim Carrey
- Cher
- Agatha Christie
- Winston Churchill
- George Clooney
- Tom Cruise
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Patrick Dempsey
- Walt Disney
- Thomas Edison
- Albert Einstein
- Henry Ford
- Danny Glover
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Anthony Hopkins
- Bruce Jenner
- Magic Johnson
- John F. Kennedy
- Keira Knightly
- Jay Leno
- Greg Louganis
- Jack Nicholson
- George Patton
- Picasso
- Daniel Powter
- Keanu Reeves
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Nolan Ryan
- Charles Schwab
- Will Smith
- Jackie Stewart
- Quentin Tarantino
- Liv Tyler
- Usher
- George Washington
- Robin Williams
- Woodrow Wilson
- Henry Winkler
“…At dyslexia’s root is a natural ability, a talent. The gift of dyslexia is the gift of mastery.”
– Ronald D. Davis
These famous people are gifted with visual/spatial/picture thinking. This means that once anything is ‘learned’ it has become a permanent, integrated part of that person’s thinking – no repetition is needed – THIS IS MASTERY! You have mastered walking, riding a bike, typing, and many experiences where you don’t need to engage deliberate thinking. What happens in a Davis program is mastered.