Is it true that if you are not a good writer dyslexic or dysgraphic you will never be successful in engineering as well as being an engineer?

Answer 1

I would never say never. It's true that much of what engineers do, is written communication and drawings. Nobody just builds things on their own anymore. There has to be a team working off the same plans, checking each others' work.

So part of the job would be harder for a dyslexic or dysgraphic, depending on the degree to which the condition exists. It may be less an issue depending on the type of engineering.

However, nobody doing a job is equally good at every aspect of it. Greater skill in math, spacial skills, or other areas specific to the type of engineering, may be more valuable to a potential employer, as they are less common. Usually there are different projects or parts of the project to choose from, and people volunteer for, or are assigned, parts that best fit their skills and knowledge.

And if the condition is severe, there are assistive technologies now for reading and writing.