Video: Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, on growing up with ADHD and dyslexia
Best-selling children’s author Dav Pilkey has and . He struggled with these issues in school — but now he sees them as his superpowers. Watch this video to see how his learning and thinking differences helped him create Captain Underpants and Dog Man.
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