European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 26, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 Cher shown Here in her recent movie mask hand our the wat Dyt toxic when the arranged medical Tettl for her daughter who wat having trouble in school and discovered they both have learning Dii abilities. Famous dyslexics have found ways to Cope with affliction by Robert m. Andrews associated press c her the actress and Singer says she can trial a Long distance Telephone number Andis a terrible Reader but like Many of the25 million americans with dyslexia she found a Way around her Handicap Cher was one of a half dozen prominent people Erma Bombeck honoured recently As outstanding learning disabled achievers by the lab school of Washington a private federally supported institution where 160 dyslexic children and adults Are getting an education. The other award winners cited Tor the Way they Learned strategies to Cope live successfully and Excel in their Fields were g. Chris Andersen managing director of Drexel Burnham Lambert a Wall Street investment banking firm former olympic decathlon Champion Bruce Jenner artist Robert Rauschenberg Dallas real estate Developer Richard c. Strauss and movie actor Tom cruise of risky business Fame. The six were congratulated by Nancy Reagan at a while House ceremony followed by on evening Black tie awards dinner and dance held to raise funds for the lab school. Dyslexia is a neurological disorder entered in the brain causing its victims to have great difficulty in Reading writing spelling and doing Mach problems. Although they Are otherwise healthy and May have above average intelligence dyslexic children often Are mistakenly regarded As Lazy inattentive. Stubborn or even mentally retarded. There is no cure for dyslexia and the causes Are still a mystery although medical scientists believe it May have something to do with the Early formation of brain cells. It is seven times More Likely to occur in males than females and is believed to be hereditary. Dyslexic children confuse the letters a and a or a and  they will transpose letters when writing a word so Brown dog comes out Borwn  they do not hear the difference Between pen and pin for example. A dyslexic teen Ager can discuss Homer but cannot recite the Days of the week or the alphabet in sequence. Another can identify fossils but loses his Homework and cannot remember where his next class is. Sally l. Smith founder and director of the lab school Calls dyslexia a neurological deficit it. The brain Akin to a Telephone switchboard with some Loose wires that somehow Short circuit the incoming and outgoing  some famous dyslexics of the past include Albert Enslein inventor Thomas Edison former vice president Nelson a. Rockefeller Gen. George s. Patlon sculptor Auguste Rodin president Woodrow s. Wilson and Hans Christian Andersen who could not read or write and was forced to dictate his fairy tales to scribes. Cher dropped out of High school bored and discouraged by repeated failures but went on to a successful career As a Singer and actress in such movies As mask and Silkwood. For which she received an Academy award nomination. Cher said in an interview recently that she never realized she was dyslexic until she was about 30, when she arranged for medical tests for her daughter chastity a poor achiever in elementary school. Mother and daughter were devastated to learn they both had learning disabilities she said. I m a terrible Reader Cher said. I Don t while letters. Numbers and i have absolutely no relationship. I can dial a phone Okas Long As it s not Long distance. I write the first letter of the word and my mind just races to the last letter. I see words and Jumble them together. I see great billboards billboards no one has Ever  yet she says the brain has a Way of compensating. I read my scripts very very slowly but i memorize them almost immediately. Now my problem is Only annoying More than anything  Jenner 36, says the greatest fear he remembers is not the grueling decathlon Competition at the summer olympics in Montreal in 1976, but being absolutely terrified having to read in front of the class knowing he could barely read and afraid if he could t hide his failure. Thai was Jenner s motivation to enter athletics where he excelled naturally. Sports helped me out a lot he said. All of a sudden i could hold my head up High and Start to say i can come Back and lick this problem some  talk about stereotypes. Why is it they Al ways show a Long sleek car pulling up i front of a resort and a woman emerging with18 pieces of matched Luggage followed Byan unmarked Van carrying her shoes and accessories the Day my husband arrives with 18 pieces of lug Gage it will mean one thing. Half of it got lost. Recently he packed for a three Day meeting in Vir Ginia. If it rained in Virginia he was prepared Tor it. If it snowed in Virginia he was prepared for it. If there was a heat spell Tornado or tidal wave in Virginia he had the clothes for it. He had packed for every contingency.  clothes for a 10-k run a bar Mitzvah costume party fire in the hotel Bowling tournament or cruise. There was a wardrobe for a Cook out a Rodeo a wedding a Mountain hike a Day of Salmon fishing and an outfit for changing a tire. If someone stopped him in the lobby and awarded him the Nobel peace prize he had the formal attire for it. To watch him pack is to watch closet Walls being revealed before your eyes. He never stops packing until he hears an Echo. You be heard of people never leaving Home without their Accident underwear not Only does he pack hermetically sealed underwear for the Accident he packs the monogrammed pyjamas for the Hospital the Wool Robe the slippers and the bed socks. My theory for packing fight is that i will probably never see these people again. They May or May not remember that i was the woman whose Basic Oatmeal knit dress arrived at the table a full minute and a half before i did and fooled no one with a variety of wrinkled scarfs. I would rather be remembered As Boring than a woman whose arms dragged the ground like an Orang Utan from carrying Luggage. For his three Day trip i watched As he jammed his suitcase with his tripod waders Tennis balls film Sun hat poncho first Aid kit and a Large Box of Granola bars cheeses and snacks. Why Are you packing food i asked you never know what the conditions Are he said. Are you aware that Virginia is not a third world country i never said that he said. It is just better to be Safe than  i think that sorta sums up his entire philosophy a Raincoat in the hand is Worth two in the  As he sat on his suitcase and forced the Zipper shut he looked Down to see a 15-Pound Coffee table Book on China. I Don t suppose you could carry this in your handbag he said. I Don t have  i m not going i said. Remember for a minute i thought he was going to lose it. C 19m. Lot Angylet Tymn synd Colt