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A special focused edition of a project which celebrates positive achievers.
This is presented by a special achievers list with shows examples of have become role models in their own right.
Combined Achievers
Cara Delevingne
Model & Actress
Cara lives with Dyspraxia
Mollie King
Singer, Broadcaster & Ambassador of British Dyslexia Association
Mollie lives with Dyslexia
Octavia Spencer
Award-winning American actress, author, and film producer
Octavia lives with Dyslexia
Cher
Award-winning Singer, Songwriter & Actress
Cher has Dyslexia
Jennifer Aniston
Actress, Film Producer & Business owner
Jennifer lives with Dyslexia
Nicky Clark
Broadcaster, Advocate & Campaigner.
Nicky lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
Space Scientist & Science Educator & TV Presenter
Maggie lives with Dyslexia
Daryl Hannah
Actor & Environmental activist
Daryl lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum)
Alexis Wineman
Autism rights advocate, Public Speaker & Former pageant model
Alexis lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum) and Pervasive Development Disorder
Pip Jamieson
Founder & CEO, The Dots & Equality Advocate
Pip lives with Dyslexia
Salma Hayek
Actress, Producer & Model
Salma lives with Dyslexia
Ann Kagarise
Assistant Director IDEA House Education Services also Advocate for Autism & Public Speaker
Ann lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Rachel Barcellona
Pageant winner (Miss Tampa), Model, Author, Actor, singer & Awareness Awareness campaigner
Rachel lives with Autism
Alexandria Hodnik
Pageant Model, Advocate for Disabilities
Alexandra lives with Asperger Syndrome
Joss Stone
Multi-platinum singer, songwriter and actress
Joss lives with Dyslexia
Michelle Dawson
Autism Researcher & Human rights campaigner
Michelle lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Robyn Curnow
Award-winning Journalist and News Anchor
Robyn lives with Dyslexia
Barbara Corcoran
Business Investor & TV personality
Barbara lives with Dyslexia
Emma Watson
Actress, activist
Emma lives with ADHD
Toyah Wilcox
Singer, & Songwriter, Producer, Author, Actress and Broadcaster
Toyah lives with Dyspraxia & Dyslexia
Melanie Sykes
Model, TV Presenter
Melanie lives with Autism
Christine McGuiness
Model, Television Personality
Christine lives with Autism
Busy Philipps
Actress, Broadcaster, writer
Busy lives with ADHD
Chloé Hayden
Actor "Heartbreak High", author, podcast host, social media personality, and Advocate for disability and human rights
Autistic Spectrum & ADHD
Sue Perkins
Actress, Comedian, Broadcaster & Writer
Sue lives with ADHD
Louise Bronze MBE
Chelsea and England Lioness football player & Celebrity Ambassador for National Autistic Society
Louise lives with Autism & ADHD
Cat Burns
Singer, songwriter & Television personality (Finalist of the programme "Celebrity Triators")
Cat has ADHD
Source BBC Radio 1, Cosmopolitan
Dr. Carrie Grant MBE
Broadcaster, Singer. Songwriter, Vocal Coach and Influencer
Carrie lives with Autism
Sabrina Stocker
CEO & Founder Two Comma PR, International Speaker, Podcast Presenter & Television Personality
Sabrina was featured in the 2018 series "The Apprentice"
Sabrina lives with Dyslexia
Lattie Lovett-Dunn
Model, Broadcaster & influncer
A combined achiever between the categories
Professional and Selected Occupation along with Media and Entertainment
Hattie Lives with Dyslexia
Source: Lattie shared with the Project Director during the event Photography & Video at Birmingham's NEC
Details on a article soon with direct online links will appear here
Paris Hilton
Media Personality, Socialite, Model, Singer, Actress, DJ and Entrepreneur
A combined achiever between the categories:
Professional and Selected Occupation, Arts & Music along with Entertainment & media
Paris lives with ADHD
Source: Forbes Magazine, Marie Claire, The Independent
Professional & Selected occupation
Dr. Temple Grandin
Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University.
Temple lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Katherine Ellison
Award-winning Journalist
Katherine lives with ADHD
Dr Valerie Paradiz
National board member for autism speaks and executive director of the autistic global initiative.
Valerie lives with Autism
Lisa Ling
Journalist
Lisa lives with ADHD
Authentic Sources: Huff Post
Michelle Dawson
Autism researcher & human rights campaigner
Michelle lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Heather Kuzmich
Fashion Model
Heather lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic spectrum)
Haley Moss
Associate Attorney, Florida
Haley lives with Autism
Kelly Hoppen CBE
Interior designer
Kelly lives with Dyslexia
Sally Gardner
Children's writer & illustrator
Sally lives with Dyslexia
See Under combined achievers for
Cara Delevinge
Salma Hayek
Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
Ann Kagarise
Robyn Curnow
Melanie Sykes
Christine McGuiness
Manager & Enterprenur
Dr. Valerie Paradiz PhD
Executive Director of the Autistic Global Initiative & an Autism Activist
Valerie lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Authentic Sources: CBS News & Autism Speaks
Carol Greider
Molecular Biologist and Nobel Laureate.
Novel Peace Prize Medalist on science
Carol lives with Dyslexia
Authentic Source: Nobel peace prize website
See Under combined achievers for
Pip Jamieson
Arts & Music
Florence Welch
Singer & Songwriter of "Florence + The Machine"
Florence lives with Dyspraxia & Dyslexia
Susan Boyle
Singer
Susan lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum)
Phillipa Margret Brown aka "Ladyhawke"
Award-winning Musician & Singer
Phillipa lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum)
Courtney Love
Singer, songwriter, actress, writer & Visual Artist
Courtney lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Adele
Award-winning Singer, Songwriter
Adele has previous experiences of Social Anxiety
Camila Cabello
Singer
Camila has experienced social Anxiety
Mel B
Singer
Mel lives with ADHD, ADD (non-aggressive element of ADHD) & Dyspraxia
Paloma Faith
Singer, Song Writer
Paloma lives with Dyslexia
Helen Hoang
Romance Novelist
Helen lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum)
Solange Knowles
Singer
Solange lives with ADHD
Nelly Furtado
Singer & songwriter
Nelly lives with ADHD
Lola Young
Singer & songwriter
Lola lives with ADHD
Cat Burns
Singer/Songwriter
Cat lives with ADHD
Summer Walker
Singer/Songwriter
Summer lives with Social Anxiety
See Under combined achievers for
Mollie King
Octavia Spencer
Cher
Rachel Barcellona
Alexandria Hodnik
Joss Stone
Toyah Wilcox
Busy Philipps
Chloé Hayden
Greta Gerwig
Busy Philipps
Entertainment & Media
Anne Hegerty
Television Personality & presenter
Anne lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum)
Jennifer Lawrence
Award-winning Film actress
Jennifer has experienced Social anxiety in the past
Holly Willoughby
Television host & personality
Holly lives with Dyslexia
Olivia Attwood
Glamour model & Television personality
Olivia lives with ADHD
Keira Knightley OBE
Award-winning actress
Keira lives with Dyslexia
Olivia Mann
Actress
Olivia has experienced Social anxiety in the past
Octavia Spencer
Award-winning American actress, author, and film producer
Octavia lives with Dyslexia
Whoopi Goldberg
Award-winning Actress, Comedian and talk show host.
Whoppi lives with Dyslexia
Bella Thorne
Actress, Model, Singer & Music Video Director
Bella lives with Dyslexia
Madelaine Petsch
Actor
Madeline has experienced Social Anxiety
Salma Hayek
Actor
Salma lives with Dyslexia
Kara Tointon
Actress & Contender Winner for 2010 series Strictly come dancing
Kara lives with Dyslexia
Amy Childs
Model & Television Personality
Amy lives with Dyslexia
Xanthe Palmer
Broadcaster
Xanthe lives with Dyspraxia
See Under combined achievers for
Cara Delevinge
Mollie King
Octavia Spencer
Cher
Nicky Clark
Daryl Hannah
Alexis Wineman
Salma Hayek
Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
Joss Stone
Robyn Curnow
Emma Watson
Toyah Wilcox
Melanie Sykes
Christine McGuiness
Busy Philipps
Sue Perkins
Sports
Simone Biles
Olympic & World gold medalist artistic gymnast.
Simone lives with ADHD
Jessica Jane Applegate MBE
Gold medalist Paralympic swimmer
Jessica lives with Asperger Syndrome (Autistic Spectrum)
Alysa Liu
Olympic Gold Medallist Figure Skater
Alysa lives with ADHD
Nicola Adams OBE
Gold Medallist womens boxer & multiple professional boxing champion
Nicola lives with ADHD
Source: Additude magazine, Telegraph, London Evening Standard,
Amber Glenn
Olympic Gold Medallist Figure Skater
Amber lives with ADHD
See Under combined achievers for
Lucy Bronze MBE
Community & Politics
Donna Williams
Writer, International Public Speaker
Donna lived with the Autistic Spectrum
Siena Castellon MBE
Award-winning campaigner & advocate
Siena lives with Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD & Dyspraxia
Kabie Brook
Autism Activist & campaigner
Kabie lives with the Autistic Spectrum
Erna Solberg
Former Prime Minister of Norway
Erna lives with Dyslexia
Emma Lewell-Buck M.P
Member of the UK Parliament and an ambassador for the Dyspraxia Foundation
Emma lives with Dyspraxia
H.R.H Princess Beatrice of York
United Kingdom & Commonwealth
Princess Beatrice lives with Dyslexia
Olivia Blake M.P
Member of United Kingdom Parliament
and shadow Cabinet Minister
Olivia lives with ADHD
See Under combined achievers for
Nicky Clark
Daryl Hannah
Pip Jamieson
Alexis Wineman
Ann Kagarise
Emma Watson
Lucy Bronze MBE
The information on this page is a quick summary taken from the special project "Diverse Achievers". It highlights achivers from all with the Social Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia.
The "Diverse Achievers" project online will list the authenticity source with each achievers name.
Visit " Diverse Achievers" to find out more.
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