we're continuing our discussion on dyslexia.ve heard that a new law is going into effect in the education code to acknowledge the reading disorder dyslexia in order to get services to the children who need them. now, it comes too late for the courageous students who fought to graduate. i want you to meet one of those students who is a success thanks to his dedicated mother and his own hard work. >> when i was, like, in school reading, i knew it was difficult. >> 18-year-old durrell struggled to learn to read, but he's worked hard and is excited about graduating from high school. he's an artist, creating his own comic book. he wants to be an engineer and maybe own a video-game company after college. but it's been a difficult journey to get this far. durrell learns differently than some children. his mom noticed it when durrell was in 2nd grade. he was put in special-education classes, and she kept fighting to find out why he had trouble learning. >> the school would say, "go to the doctor." the doctor would say, "the school." >>

. >> yes, jim frazier decided that he would go ahead and author a bill that decoding dyslexia california would sponsor, and that bill was assembly bill 1369. and it had over 6,500 parents and children -- dyslexic children -- and organizations from all over california that lobbied for the support of the bill. and it passed unanimously through all the houses and eventually signed into law. >> two parts, right? 2016, 2017. >> that's correct. two different laws. there's phonological processing, which took effect on january 1, 2016. and the second law is that the state is required to develop program guidelines, and that will become effective by the academic school year 2017-2018. >> and, dr. shaywitz, we have about 10 seconds left. what is your advice to parents of dyslexic kids? >> don't wait. we have a paper published just this fall that showed the achievement gap is present already in 1st grade, and it

that's because she had severe dyslexia.hat is present in one part that may cause a deficit also is connected to other areas that actually may provide a relative strength, a huge strength in some instances or, you know, you talked about richard branson. i mean having add, means you have difficulty regulating your concentration, but it also means that you have a very high flow of ideas, often divergent, unusual, creative ideas. when it comes in big bursts because you're imagining a lot, you can't concentrate on whatever, the arithmetic put in front of you, you innovate at a high level and you are impulsive. you're willing to take the risk of taking those innovative ideas and making them happen, that gets you an edge. that's why a lot of ceos or high level entrepreneurs in creative businesses actually have add. >> i always seem to note a particular humanity and sensitivity they may have even if they're wrestling with certain mental issues. i think of dr. king. most folks don't know this, but great leader that dr. king was suff

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a little dyslexia in there. being in those caves, very early in 1981 before there was any tourist trade there. it was a very privileged moment i was having. as someone took us through the caves with a flashlight, many of the caves, which are covered for those of you that don't know, with these exquisite beautiful images of buddhists and the stories of buddha. they are elaborately painted and will present. what struck me was walking into one of these, where the whole cave was covered with black ash. in the black ash was written by a russian soldier who had fled there during the revolution, basically the equivalent of "kilroy was here." for whatever geography i had learned in the world, all of a sudden my understanding of the relationship between the soviet union and china was forever changed. i completely understood something i had never understood before. those caves were the ticket for me. richard: let me ask you, when you came out, did you talk to someone about this, write about this? how did you fix the memor

in dyslexia, i.q. is completely separate.extremely intelligence and still have mental illness. what are some of the traits of someone with anxiety that actually can be strengths? >> i love this book, i love this concept. it's such a great idea. in evolution fear is a good thing. if there's a saber tooth tiger, it's a good thing to run away. but to return it to anxiety and you start to think what if there's a saber tooth tiger? on the other hand, it can make you hyper focused and hyper vigilant. >> in fact, performance anxiety is something that happens all the time. you're a better athlete, you turn every stone over. so it can be a strength for some people. >> stu: you want the adrenaline but when your palms are too sweaty and it's not good. >> you described angular thinkers. what are they? >> pretty much everybody has relative strengths and weaknesses. unfortunately organization our educational system is gathered at everybody -- they are ainge u harr thinkers. so take you a tip spectrum disorder, sociability may be a real pro

and i know that my partner who also struggled with dyslexia at school, if he had not had art, designands—on, it definitely benefits you at a school age. it shows you that there are other opportunities, rather than having your nose in a book or having to correct spelling or anything in that manner. there are other opportunities. we have talked on the programme about the growth in manufacturing in this country, in the fashion industry, we were talking just before london fashion week about how the fashion industry is benefiting the country, tell us more about your career and your input there? so, iwas more about your career and your input there? so, i was fortunate that i studied, i went on to university to study textile design and that has opened up doors within the industry pretty much straightaway. having worked for uk—based companies, and then even opening an opportunity to work globally. however, most recently, i have been working predominantly with the british high street and everyone in that industry would have studied artand in that industry would have studied art and design or