Turning a Stumbling Block Into an Advantage

Growing up dyslexic has surprising benefits

Brooke Gottlieb signing her National Letter of Intent to play at Coastal Carolina University. Courtesy of her father, Richard Gottlieb

Brooke Gottlieb is 21 years old and a student at Coastal Carolina University. A competitive lacrosse player for a Division I school, she’s majoring in health communication. She’s earned straight A’s every semester since her first year of college, and has been nominated for multiple writing awards.

While that may not seem remarkable, Gottlieb is also dyslexic.

What Is Dyslexia? 

The word “dyslexia” is derived from the Greek prefix “dys” (meaning inadequate) and from the Greek word “lexis” (meaning words).