My older brother is now 61, so when he was growing up and struggling, nothing was known about ADHD or Dyslexia. Unfortunately, my older brother was punished by everyone, other children, teachers, and my parents were instructed by a psychiatrist to "not" coddle him, but instead to constantly dicipline him.

It took a lot of years before my older brother was exposed to a tutor that actually HELPED him. He put himself through college in spite of how it was hard for him to learn. He became a successful salesman and still travels all around the country. He does have deep scars however from the abuse he suffered. He did have to reach out to get help for that.

I have been challenged with individuals that struggled with these learning challenges all my life. It turned out that my husband also struggles with Dyslexia and ADHD and my daughter struggled with Dyslexia.

I was very lucky that enough was learned about Dyslexic children that I could help my daughter with her learning. Learning disabilities do not mean an individual is stupid, often these individuals can actually excell in areas others who learn normally can't. It is common however for these individuals to have some deep self esteem challenges as they do know they are different and tend to feel it is a disadvantage they have to try and hide. So, often there are some narcissistic weaknesses that are notoriously misunderstood.