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title: 'Video: Talent agent Ari Emanuel on having dyslexia and raising kids with dyslexia'
description: Talent agent Ari Emanuel talks about growing up with dyslexia and how it’s different for his kids today.
slug: video-talent-agent-ari-emanuel-on-having-dyslexia-and-raising-kids-with-dyslexia
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:49:15.962Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-talent-agent-ari-emanuel-on-having-dyslexia-and-raising-kids-with-dyslexia
lang: en
---

# Video: Talent agent Ari Emanuel on having dyslexia and raising kids with dyslexia

Ari Emanuel grew up with dyslexia. As a child, he struggled to read and was often teased. But the lessons he learned then have helped him thrive in business — and raise his three sons with dyslexia. Watch this video from [Friends of Quinn](https://inqludedu.com/) to hear what Emanuel wants other parents and caregivers to know about dyslexia.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/0087E733555A449B987F2A1C3FF50879/c4db191351312c68db8739c3e9bbce57/Video-TalentAgentAriEmanuelOnHavingDyslexia.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/NprkKa-l3Ig)

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