10 celebrities who managed to overcome their disorders
Getting rid of a label is very difficult, especially when it is applied in childhood. In fact, labels are one of the biggest burdens that children with psychological disorders such as ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia must deal with. Many parents and teachers believe that they will not be able to go very far in life because their disturbances affect their learning and social development.
However, these disorders do not always have to become a limitation. In fact, there are many, many celebrities who suffer from some of these alterations and have not only managed to lead a normal life but have also developed a successful career in their respective sectors.
Celebrities who have overcome their problems and have succeeded
Will Smith
Will Smith was diagnosed with ADHD from a young age due to his attention problems and constant restlessness. In fact, as a child he could barely sit still, had trouble concentrating on assignments, and had lower academic results than his classmates. However, far from becoming an impediment, these "problems" became an incentive for his future career as an actor and rapper, which has earned him some Oscars and Grammy Awards.
Steven Spielberg
In his childhood, this renowned film director was nothing more than a child whom the teachers described as lazy and different. It took him two years longer than the rest of his classmates to learn to read. However, that same child became the adult who was nominated seven times for the Oscars, has accumulated a millionaire fortune and has been decorated with the Order of the British Empire. Dyslexia did not stop Steven Spielberg from achieving his dreams and fame.
Whoopi goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg's remarkable career has not only been based on her great talents as an actress and her incredible ability to make us laugh. Goldberg's success has also been due to her great personality and her innovative and creative capacity, which she had to develop after being diagnosed with dyslexia. In fact, when she was little kids at school used to call her dumb because of her reading problems, but instead of being intimidated, that girl learned to deal with her disorder and became one of the most famous American comedians, winner of a Grammy Award, an Oscar and an Emmy.
Justin Timberlake
Who could imagine that this famous singer-songwriter and actor was diagnosed with ADHD as a child? As a child he was not only rejected by the rest of his classmates at school but he was also a victim of bullying. He was also not one of the best in his class and had a hard time getting ahead. However, ADHD did not prevent him from becoming a recognized successful singer deserving of nine Grammys and four Emmys, creating his own record label, and pursuing a great career in business.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey himself assures that his great professional success is not only based on his talents as an actor and comedian but is due to his personality, which he describes as creative, innovative and restless, a result of ADHD. As a child he was a restless student who used to clown around to annoy others. Yet it was that funny demeanor and restless demeanor that later enabled him to become the famous multi-Golden Globe-winning actor that he is today.
Daniel Radcliffe
Who doesn't know this magnificent actor who rose to fame for his performance in the Harry Potter saga? However, what many do not know is that the same actor that we have seen facing evil and overcoming obstacles on the big screen, has had to face the problems caused by dyspraxia in real life. For Daniel Radcliffe, handwriting or tying his shoelaces can be a much more complicated adventure than protecting his friends from the terrible curses of magic, but that did not stop him from becoming a successful actor.
Keira Knightley
No one could imagine that the Pirates of the Caribbean star could barely read her scripts while rehearsing for the film. The English actress and model was diagnosed with dyslexia since she was six years old. However, her great passion for acting motivated her to overcome her difficulties with reading, in fact, she has confessed that her role in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" was an incentive to practice reading and improve herself. She did so and after that she has received several Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations.
Henry winkler
Dyslexia, math problems, and learning difficulties were not an obstacle for Henry Winkler to become a renowned actor, writer, and film director and win a Golden Globe. It was not an easy task to overcome these adversities, but he did not let himself be intimidated by them. In fact, recently during the presentation of his book on dyslexia he commented: “You are all powerful. Each one of you. And even though school can be difficult, it doesn't define us. You all have smart and wonderful ideas, therefore you are all smart. "
Michael Phelps
Swimming became a way for Michael Phelps to cope with ADHD and he did it so well that he has reached the record for the most Olympic medals. His great hyperactivity and his constant mania of running from one place to another was the driving force that he needed to win 22 medals, of which 18 gold. However, his childhood was not easy. Michael remembers that an English teacher told him as a child that he wouldn't get too far in life and the rest of his teachers didn't have much faith in him either. Fortunately, they were all wrong.
Cher
This Oscar- and Grammy-winning actress and singer was never diagnosed as a child with learning disabilities or dyslexia, but the truth is that she did not learn at the same rate as her classmates. In fact, as she confessed in her biography: “I couldn't read fast enough to finish all the homework and math was like trying to understand Sanskrit. The only way to learn was by listening to the teachers in the class. However, it wasn't until she brought her son in for an evaluation of his learning and attention issues that she discovered her own diagnosis. Fortunately, her learning disabilities did not pose a problem in her journey to fame.
