Excerpt of an article published on the USA Weekend website
by Michele Hatty

"Dyslexia really hurt me during auditions. There was a 10-year period where I had to memorize pages of dialogue and invest so much of my time and energy into every audition, going in knowing I wouldn't get it anyway," Patrick Dempsey says with a trace of bitterness.

Grey's creator, Shonda Rhimes, admits Dempsey's dyslexia threw her at first, particularly at the first few "table readings" -- meetings when the cast gathers to read fresh scripts aloud. "I did not know about Patrick's dyslexia in the beginning," she says. "I actually thought that he didn't like the scripts from the way he approached the readings. When I found out, I completely understood his hesitation. Now that we all know, if he is struggling with a word, the other actors are quick to step up and help him out. Everyone is very respectful."

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Dempsey Interview

Dan Malloy, running for Governor of Connecticut

Excerpt of an article on the Boston.com website
by Susan Haigh

When Dan Malloy accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for governor at this month's state convention, he mentioned how proud his mother would have been had she lived to see that moment.

As a child, Malloy struggled to read, calculate math problems, and even tie his shoes. He suffered from dyslexia at a time when the term "learning disabilities" was uncommon.

As late as fourth grade, Malloy's teachers thought he was mentally retarded. He recalls how one teacher posted his failing spelling grades on the chalkboard.

Malloy, 50, and mayor of Stamford, said "People from my childhood would not have predicted the level of success I've been able to accomplish."

To read the entire interview, go to:
Malloy Interview

Barbara Corcoran, Jersey Girl Trumped Trump with Street Smarts

excerpt from an article on the Bankrate.com website
by Jay MacDonald

As a girl growing up in New Jersey, Barbara Corcoran would gaze across the Hudson River at the Manhattan skyline, not knowing that one day, she would reign as queen of New York residential real estate. After all, she was hardly a born deal maker. Severe dyslexia earned her nothing more than straight D's in school and dire warnings from the nuns. But what she could not accomplish in school, she made up for with a winning personality and a way with people.