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Many have a learning disability, half the hands in the room go up. its fascinating. >> reporter: although dyslexia remains a challenge for many, he figured out a way to overcome it. hes a good listener and unafraid to take chances. >> people that cant read well, we tend to build a great sense of listening. we also tend to build a great sense of being able to deal and cope with failure. >> this is not something you would wish on anybody else? >> no, i would not. >> reporter: gladwell is fascinate...

Gary cone is one of his favorite examples. >> i was a troubled student as a young child and at that period, this is the early 60s, the world of dyslexia isnt developed as it is today. i dont think anyone knew how to diagnose the problem. >> couldnt do school, acted up in class, got kicked out, his mother thought he would graduate from high school. when he graduated from high school, his mother cried. why? because it was a day she thought would never come. >> reporter: he has difficulty reading b...

I dont think anyone knew how to diagnose the problem. >> he couldnt do school. he acted up in class, got kicked out, his mother thought he would never graduate from high school. when he graduated from high school, his mother cried. why? because it was a day she thought would never come. >> reporter: he has difficulty reading but hes figured out ways to work around his disability, skills that led him to the presidents office at goldman sachs. >> an incredible high percentage of successful entrepr...

>> oh, the days of adoll less cents, ala mean girls and lindsay lohan. based on a new book, boys may actually have it worse. they are far more likely to struggle with a learning disability and do worse in school and decreasingly earning bachelors degrees. one fact thats sad and surprising, boys commit suicide five times the rate of girls. all while hiding their feelings and saying everything is fine. here as part of the nbcs special education nation series is roselyn wiseman, queen bees and want...

Took care of them. if they were going to serve us, we need to serve them when they come back. we made two documentaries about that. he also cared about people with learning disabilities. he knew that people with learning disabilities if they got an opportunity, if they got a chance at a good education, then finally they could accomplish anything. this was the documentary we were making. would he found out that in prison 60% of the prison population in the united states have a learning disability...

Shouldnt they be the ones deciding if their kids are excelling in school? >> i like it. it motivates parents and gets them invested in their childs education. and there is a meaningful and tangible goal at the end of the tunnel here. the problem is the poor children. what if they are having a hard time and they dont get math. they dont need the additional pressure of mom and dad arent going to have food on the table unless i get an a? middle school is hard enough. if you will lose out and your f...

School she wound up home schooling him. she battled the school district. im not 100% certain if it was behavior or learning disability, i really dont know. is he a very very bright boy. he was smart. a lot of questions about the nephew she calls a bright boy. a young man who became a monster, who committed a monstrous act small picturesque connecticut town forever more will be associated now sadly with the massacre of the little first grade kid. their principal, their school psychologist and oth...

School she wound up home schooling him. she battled the school district. im not 100% certain if it was behavior or learning disability, i really dont know. is he a very very bright boy. he was smart. a lot of questions about the nephew she calls a bright boy. a young man who became a monster, who committed a monstrous act small picturesque connecticut town forever more will be associated now sadly with the massacre of the little first grade kid. their principal, their school psychologist and oth...

temperatures desperately. >> at least 120 homes or buildings had been destroyed. live report from oklahoma straight ahead here on cnn. [ gunfire ] this is aleppo, the biggest city in syria. it is a battlefield now, but it soon might be the scene of an all-out warfare. rebels fighting for their, fighting there think syrian forces are getting ready to launch a major military offensive against them, it could happen any day now. tens of thousands of civilians have already fled the city. ...

Wanted to talk about it and no communication there it sounds like at the classroom level it went off of the rails. >> the teacher acknowledged that there was testimony by a substitute teacher and parents tried to meet with the school principal she said it was inappropriate and other - time threw them out of her office. we dont want the government to underwrite consequences. a child with autism and learning disability preyed upon and the school did nothing. i might have agreed with ambers ark ses...