i want to be sucessful but i was told that i have a learning disability
2006-09-27 14:49:29 · 13 answers · asked by lynia_edwards 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
yes u definitely can. but u must believe that u can and work towards it. u won't get everything right away because no one can. learn to be patient with yourself, set small goals that u want to reach into becoming successful... i have a lot of confidence in you that u will get very far! Just remember to be patient with yourself and those that try to help you... i hope u get very far in life...think positive 2....i hope this helps.... i have a lot of confidence in you that u will acheive all your goals!
2006-09-27 15:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by hot_mama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few successful people that had a learning disability. So, what do YOU think, can YOU be successful just like these people were?
Albert Einstein, Nelson Rockefeller, Galileo
Thomas Edison, Sylvester Stallone, Mozart
Gen. George Patton, Wright Brothers, Leonardo da Vinci
John F. Kennedy, Cher, Whoppi Goldberg
Bruce Jenner, Gen. Westmoreland, Tom Cruise
Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Schwab, Henry Winkler
Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walt Disney, John Lennon, Robin Williams
Steve McQueen, Greg Louganis, Louis Pasteur
George C. Scott, Winston Churchill, Werner von Braun
Tom Smothers, Henry Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Suzanne Somers, Robert Kennedy, Lindsay Wagner
Jules Verne, George Bernard Shaw, Alexander
Graham Bell
"Magic Johnson", Beethoven, Woodrow Wilson
Carl Lewis Hans, Christian Anderson, Wrigley
2006-09-27 14:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by Michael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is YES!!! Einstein had a learning disability and he was very successful. So have many actors and politicians and writers, etc.
Research information about the learning disability you have since there are a ton of them. Then, since I guess you are still in high school, ask for help under the Federal guidelines of ADA.
Be realistic as YOU chose your life goals, but don't let a "label" stop you from reaching to the stars. I did!
2006-09-27 14:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be successful, but it may be more difficult for you than other students.
It all depends upon your disability. Something like dyslexia is well understood and consequently easier to overcome. Other learning disabilities and cognitative disabilities (like autism or ADD) are still being studied and are harder to overcome.
It also depends upon how you define successful. I'm a school principal, which I define as very successful. Yet I cannot do math to save my life! I recommend trying to find your strengths--what are you good at--and see if that makes you "successful." Just remember that successful can mean being a good person, not just someone who gets lots of A's or money.
2006-09-27 14:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by PopeKing 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a PHD and 4 other minor degrees, speak 3 languages, and could never learn algebra or science. I have a learning diablility to this day. General George Patton was dyslexic. A very bad disability. He did okay.
2006-09-27 14:52:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea. I used to watch this show called "Life Goes On." There was this kid Corky on there. He was retarded or something. He had a learning disability and he's a TV star! Never give up.
2006-09-27 14:58:49 · answer #6 · answered by DirtMcGirt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little brother, and sister, both have learning disabilities. Both are currently maintaining a 3.7 and higher at UWF. One is majoring in the arts, and the other in electrical engineering.
You can acheive, whatever you decide you want to, and my parents understood that, and made it know to my sister and brother.
2006-09-27 15:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by Christi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
despite having a learning disablility anyone can be sucessful if they put their minds to it and work hard. It won't be easy but if you're willing to work for it you can be anything you want. It's a disablility not a life sentence.
2006-09-27 14:58:08 · answer #8 · answered by Gent Of Style 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the man that started Kinko's, he has dislesxia. He dropped out of college and started a copy business outside of one the buildings on campus where he attended college, made million, and sold out to Fed Ex I believe is the way it worked.
2006-09-27 14:58:27 · answer #9 · answered by mrykyldy2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to be successful, all you have to do is work at it. One persons view of success differs from others. Maybe you could even use your disability to your advantage!
2006-09-27 14:57:45 · answer #10 · answered by Suse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋