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  2. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    However, causes of disability are usually determined by a person's capability to perform the activities of daily life. Due to the number of entries, this page does not include autistic fictional characters. The names can be organized using any of the filters in the table heading.

  3. Dyscalculia - Wikipedia

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    Dyscalculia has also been associated with Turner syndrome [12] and people who have spina bifida. [13] Mathematical disabilities can occur as the result of some types of brain injury, in which case the term acalculia is used instead of dyscalculia, which is of innate, genetic or developmental origin.

  4. List of people with dyslexia - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of some notable people who have dyslexia. ... Ben Fogle (born 1973), English television presenter, writer and adventurer. [70]

  5. Dyslexia in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    1987 American film, Summer School: Denise Green (Kelly Jo Minter) A high school gym teacher is forced to teach a remedial English class during the summer. 1997 British film, Shooting Fish : Dylan ( Dan Futterman ) is a conman who attributes his lifestyle to his unemployable nature which he puts down to his dyslexia.

  6. Lists of celebrities - Wikipedia

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    The word is derived from the Latin celebrity, from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated"). Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc.

  7. Grammar mistakes that even the smartest people make - AOL

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    Check out these grammar and spelling flubs: 4) "Wet your appetite" If you spell that phrase like it's shown above, you're basically asking someone to spray you down with water.

  8. List of eponymous adjectives in English - Wikipedia

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    An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms. [1] Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English.

  9. List of stutterers - Wikipedia

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    Greek orator Demosthenes practicing oratory at the beach with pebbles in his mouth. Stuttering (alalia syllabaris), also known as stammering (alalia literalis or anarthria literalis), is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks during which the person ...