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ERIC Number: EJ382149
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Specific Reading Disability in Historically Famous Persons.
Aaron, P. G.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v21 n9 p523-38 Nov 1988
The possibility that four famous men--Thomas Alva Edison, Woodrow Wilson, Hans Christian Andersen, and Leonardo da Vinci--might have been reading disabled is considered by examining information concerning: (1) biographical records, (2) cognitive characteristics, (3) neuropsychological characteristics, and (4) biological characteristics. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Biographies, Biological Influences, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Gifted Disabled, High Achievement, Learning Disabilities, Neurology, Reading Difficulties
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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