Did Einstein Really Have Dyslexia? 5 Reasons I Think This Might Be True

Let’s examine the evidence…

Trisha Dunbar (She/Her)
7 min readJul 24, 2022
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Was Einstein neuro-divergent? Did he really have dyslexia or was it something else? Without the tests or brain imaging techniques we will never be able to truly confirm this, but let’s look at some of the evidence…

Our understanding of dyslexia has increased rapidly in recent years. What was once seen as a learning disability is now being reclassified by modern science as more of a learning difference.

We are the right-brain users in a left-brained world! We do have the ability to learn and excel, but we are wired to be more visual and intuitive thinkers.

As I have written before we have a different operating system. One that is not compatible with the educational system we currently have. Dyslexics are the Macs in a world of PCs.

We have a different operating system. One that is not compatible with the educational system we currently have. Dyslexics are the Macs in a world of PCs.

Over the years people have questioned if Einstein was really on the spectrum for dyslexia. Some believed it was Autism, whilst other sources suggested he may have had…

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