Michelle Carter: Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Shotput Has Dyslexia, ADHD
Michelle Carter, the 2016 Olympic gold medal winner in shotput, grew up with dyslexia and ADHD. Reading and spelling were always a challenge for her (they still are), and it was difficult for...
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My name is Michelle Carter.I am the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, and I have ADHD and dyslexia.For a while, I really didn't know.It really wasn't made out to be a big dealuntil I got to junior high and I switched to public school.I guess that's when I really realized, OK maybe you do have an issue.It was very hard for her to stay on task.The teacher would give her instructions, for the whole class.Michelle, she would start, and then she would go to something else.My parents didn't really discuss the results of my tests to meas if I had something wrong with me.As a kid, I've always told Michelle that, "You can do it."I've always told her that the answer is yes.We kept going forward, treated it just...
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My name is Michelle Carter.I am the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, and I have ADHD and dyslexia.For a while, I really didn't know.It really wasn't made out to be a big dealuntil I got to junior high and I switched to public school.I guess that's when I really realized, OK maybe you do have an issue.It was very hard for her to stay on task.The teacher would give her instructions, for the whole class.Michelle, she would start, and then she would go to something else.My parents didn't really discuss the results of my tests to meas if I had something wrong with me.As a kid, I've always told Michelle that, "You can do it."I've always told her that the answer is yes.We kept going forward, treated it just...
