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The Pretenders(1st Edition)
Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning
by Barbara Priddy Guyer, Sally E. Shaywitz
Hardcover, 197 Pages, Published 1997 by High Tide Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653744-1-5, ISBN: 0-9653744-1-6

"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 ar ..."

The Pretenders
Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning
by Barbara P. Guyer, Sally E. Shaywitz
Paperback, 177 Pages, Published 1997 by High Tide Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-892696-06-9, ISBN: 1-892696-06-1

"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 i ..."