How To Be A Successful Adult With Dyslexia

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If you struggle with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD or other so-called learning disabilities you may be considered lazy, unmotivated, stupid or other ways people make us feel inferior. .

Even though you may feel let down by the educational system the majority of assistance available is to help parents and their children. There is little assistance offered to adults. You may had been a full grow adult until you discovered your so-called learning disabilities.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia in first grade however, I did not discover I also had ADHD until I was a full-grown adult. However, I did not understand the advantages that dyslexia gave me because so much emphasis was given to my disadvantages.

If you struggle with dyslexia like me, people like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney are held up as shinning examples of successful dyslexics to give us hope.

But that is not the reality most dyslexics face.

The organization “Made By Dyslexia” held an event to celebrate the achievements of dyslexia because we live in a world made by dyslexic individuals like Henry Ford who developed the automobile, Thomas Edison who discovered Electricity, Steve Jobs who developed the smart phone, and civilization space travel with people like Elon Musk and Richard Branson with Space X and Virgin Galactic.

The research shows that dyslexics are 400% more likely to become millionaires however, as Matt Hancock Sec of State Health & Social Care spoke at the 2019 dyslexia summit address we are here to celebrate the achievement of those successful dyslexic who became successful inspire of their dyslexia.

He went on to emphasis that we are the privileges ones who made it despite a system that has bet on us to fail. We became successful despite the odds being against us.

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He went on to emphasis that we are the privileges ones who made it despite a system that has bet on us to fail. We became successful despite the odds being against us.

Some dyslexics have taken their success for granted because the difference between a dyslexic being successful and failing is the type of support they received.

Weather you have had to struggle with dyslexia, ADHD or another so-called learning disability you may had been blessed with a series of particular set of circumstances that set you up for success despite your dyslexia.

In Samantha Coppola Ted Talks video she’s shows the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 is currently $245,000 however, to raise a dyslexic child is $400,000 to provide the resources to be a successful and productive member of socity.

I do not know many parents who have the resources to invest $400,000 into their kids. Dyslexia runs in families. Chances are if you have one child with dyslexia, if you have more than one child there is a pretty good chance they will have dyslexia too.

Because dyslexic children lack the resources to set them up for success according to the institution of educationsciences.gov

when they enter the real world Dyslexic are also more likely to end up in jail, prison, drugs, and more likely to engage in self harming behavior like beating or cutting ones self, and more likely to attempt suicide.

(See article https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1122799

According to eduationupdate.com shows that 48% of dyslexics are in prison because if you have poor reading and writing ability it is almost impossible to get a job.
Many times it is not that dyslexics can’t read but many times because of the way their eyes are communicating with the brain. Their brain does not see what is on the page and will even make up word that are not on the page

(See article http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2008/DEC/html/spec–dyslexia.html

My parents were not rich however, I qualified for a scholarship for a special school that helped me to learn so I could do better in school to get me out of special ed.

If you did not get the proper resources to set you up for success. You may become resentful. Kirk and Reid conducted a study that found that up to 50% of the prison population had some form of dyslexia.

(See article https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/04/people-in-prison-are-way-more-likely-to-have-dyslexia-the-justice-system-sets-them-up-to-fail/

I was prescribed medication as a kid that creates drug addiction. Once into their teens many dyslexic kids cannot withstand the draw of drugs. Partly because of the way I was raised I knew I had a unbalanced draw to alcohol and drug. I knew if I ever started I would become addicted to it.

The best way I can describe it is you know how you feel when you smell a batch of chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the over. This is how I felt when I smelt alcohol. My mouth would watcher and I was draw to it.

But I always stayed clear of it because I knew once I started I would easily become addicted. Once in my 30’s I felt I could control myself enough to avoid becoming addicted.

I was able to withstand drugs, crime and going to jail but I was not able to avoid homelessness. In Barbah Cocrain Ted Talks video she explain that one thing that dyslexics are very good at is failing One of the reason people are not more successful than they are is because they are unwilling to fail

Dyslexics have failed so many time that failing is not a big deal for them. However, they learn from their failures until they become successful. Because so many dyslexics have become homeless from Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Steve Harvey, and Paul Mitchel I looked at my time in homelessness as a right of passage because there was a study published by Semanticsscholoar.org that showed the connection between dyslexia and homeless in which 52% of the homeless that took part in the study showed signs of dyslexia.

(See article https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/04/people-in-prison-are-way-more-likely-to-have-dyslexia-the-justice-system-sets-them-up-to-fail/

Most people when they go homeless; give up. I saw going homeless is just part of my journey to become successful. During the time I was homeless living out of my car. I never begged for money. Being homeless actually made me less tolerant of other homeless beggars because I did not rely on the pity of others.

I looked at the resources that were still available to me. I had my computer and I had my skills. During this time I would get something to drink at Targets cafeteria and use their free wifi and power to charge up my laptop and I worked hard to make money online.

I did not have the resource that people like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk had. However, I am thankful for the support I received from my parents, especially my mom. Even though I lacked resources I still have to acknowledge that I received more support than many other children with dyslexia face.

I have been called lazy, stupid and all sorts of name because I failed to get a job for a long enough period of time I went homeless because of my dyslexia. I even failed the test at a job staffing service.

I have also be called names because I am driven enough to work hard and learn how to overcome my disadvantages that dyslexia gives me.

I can’t win I either a loser lazy, and worthless, or materialistic.

To be successful adult with dyslexia you need a team, without a team you fail.

I worked and studied hard to achieve the level of success I did. I got married and after my mother passed my wife For a time gave me the support I need by working together as a team where I worked as a business strategist for a $400 million dollar marketing firm. Many times working with executives from multi billion dollar companies.

However, after my divorce and the loss of my support system I failed because as Person with dyslexia with a support system you succeed without a support system you fail!

It took me almost 5 years after my divorce to rebuild my support system. Paul Gonzalez is my support system by working together as a team we have taken on clients like Christopher B Pearman who is a producer, director, author, entrepreneur and father of Raven Symon of hit TV shows like “The Cosby Show”, “Thats So Raven”, and “The View”.

No matter your background we have built this online community to give you the tools, resources, and support to be successful despite what ever so-called label society has given you.

Because just as Steve Jobs said: Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits, the rebels, the trouble makers, the round pegs in square holes. We are The ones who see things differently, were not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or villify them, but the one thing no one can do to you is ignore you, because you change things… Because the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.