The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning

An estimated 25 million Americans struggle with learning disabilities. The Pretenders tells the stories of eight adults who have achieved success in their careers and in their daily lives by overcoming the incredible obstacles created by learning disabilities such as dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These profiles of intelligent, determined adults who have grown up unable to learn as easily as their peers are inspirational, engaging, and informative. The shame and heartache they experienced through having learning differences that no one understood will move and enlighten you. The Pretenders is a unique book in that it addresses the question of what happens to these people once they've grown up.

Education & Teaching

Barbara P. Guyer

Schools & Teaching

High Tide Press

What would you do if, no matter how hard you tried, you could not learn to read? Would you continue to try or would you resign yourself to pretending, for the benefit of others, that you could read? The Pretenders tells the stories of eight people who never stopped trying. From humiliation in school and the anxiety of coping with everyday life unable to read street signs and menus, to shopping, driving, and working, these people lived in a world of dashed hopes and dreams regardless of outward appearances. With help from Dr. Barbara Guyer, they discovered their learning disabilities and unlocked their true gifts.

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Books by Barbara P. Guyer

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The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning

The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning