Dyslexia ‘not the end of the world’

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Dyslexia ‘not the end of the world’

Gadget guru James Watson can read success backwards and forwards. And the 49-year-old, who was born with dyslexia, is writing a new chapter on life with the launch of his electronics and photography business. Watson has sought to push the...

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