First Person
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The Teacher Who Changed Everything
Watch as Patricia Polacco recalls the day that her teacher discovered her dyslexia.
Find strength and inspiration from these personal stories submitted to LD OnLine. Below you'll find stories that describe first-hand experiences with the challenges of learning disabilities and ADHD.
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Today's featured essay
Left Behind at the Very Beginning of the Race
By Thomas G. West
When asked to do a brief "First Person" account of my own early dyslexia and learning difficulties for LD Online, I thought first of Churchill.
All stories
- A Judge's Story, by Jeffrey H. Gallet
- A Letter to My Grandmother, by Dale S. Brown
- A Man's Reach Should Exceed His Grasp, by Henry Winkler
- A Mother’s Tale of Middle School Transitions, by A School Psychologist
- A Mother's Journey to Her Child's Success, by Beverly Weaver
- A Physician's Story, by Jacqueline Earle-Cruickshanks
- Accepting Myself Moving Through the Five Stages of Loss, by Deborah Green
- Accommodating Differences, by Donna DeSoto
- ADHD-One Mother's Perspective, by Kathleen Turner
- Advice About Being an LD Student, by Caitlin Callahan
- Allison Lee Merriweather, by Allison Lee Merriweather
- An Eye for Opportunity, by Paul Orfalea
- An Interview with Henry Winkler, by Henry Winkler
- Arcenio Nuñez, by Arcenio Nuñez
- Auditory Perceptual Problems: My Story, by Dale Brown
- Benjamin Foss, by Benjamin Foss
- Boreas, by Nicole Drumheller Gargus
- Catherine "Cat" Kelly and the Hollywood Kids, by Catherine Kelly
- Constant State of Motion, by Polly G. Haselden
- Creative Journey, by Mark Williamson
- Diana's battle with LDs, by Diana
- Different Stages in a Learning Disabled Writer's Life, by Karen Lynn-Chlup
- Dsycalculia: My Roller Coaster Ride, by Melissa R. Coleman
- Facing the Dragon: A Journey Beyond, by Sharon Snover
- Fighting The Fog, by Tom Cradit
- Finding a Voice, by Eric McGehearty
- Finding My LD Pride!, by Liz Bogod
- Finding My Way, by Tera Kirk
- Following Bliss, by Jamie Janover
- From Dyslexia to Dreams - A Parent's Story, by Raymond Gibbons
