Did Leonardo Da Vinci’s 'Word Blindness' Help Him to be A Master Painter

The secret of Leonardo Da Vinci’s talent and Pablo Picasso’s success may have been their dyslexia. The two men both suffered from the ‘word blindness’ that affects as many as one in 12 children – but it seems it can also bring the keen spatial awareness that makes the difference between a jobbing painter and a master of art.The finding, from Middlesex University psychologists, could help explain