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Having dyslexia, ADHD was a 'blessing', says Dog Man author Dav Pilkey
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Children's author Dav Pilkey signs a book for eight-year-old Tan Hsing Chih at The Arts House on Nov 18, 2019.
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SINGAPORE - Being diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child helped best-selling author Dav Pilkey become a better writer.
"I think my dyslexia helps me to be a more effective writer. When people are writing, they're focused on the story, the plot and the emotions - which I am as well - but I'm also focused on the effort it takes to read," says the American author and illustrator of the popular Dog Man and Captain Underpants series for children.
