Dyslexia or just dumb?
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I have trouble spelling words sometimes and for sure my punctuation is dire & my writing looks like a 5yrs.
But Maths is another matter. Numbers just make me brain dead and cba to learn it. And as i never use maths in day to day life then i wont go out my way and learn it.
Give me something practical / Technical (fixing computer issues, networking etc) then i can do it without even thinking about it.
But Maths is another matter. Numbers just make me brain dead and cba to learn it. And as i never use maths in day to day life then i wont go out my way and learn it.
Give me something practical / Technical (fixing computer issues, networking etc) then i can do it without even thinking about it.
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MEMEMEME.
On a more serious note. I am dyslexic amongst other things which cost me £500 to get a 24 page report on.
My dyslexia doesn't hugely effect me on the pc now that I've got a spell checker. My gramma was always pretty good while typing because I can see it all clearer and I've found that with the spell checker I'm learning the words through muscle memory.
However. Put a pen in my hand and it's a completely different matter. My muscle memory and touch typing is extremely good and I don't think about any of the words I'm typing. However If I'm hand writing that all goes out the window and I will spell the majority of the harder words completely wrong without even realising.
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Also in school and college there were loads of "dyslexic" people getting extra time but they all left at the same time as other people because they never really needed it. I think there was only I and one other who truly needed the help. Amusingly, both of us were never diagnosed by the schools because we were "too intelligent to be dyslexic". How amusing. Do they realise a huge amount of inventers and masterminds are dyslexic? It's just a different way of thinking.
O I do love my spell checker. No red lines
. Beat that gramma Nazi scum!:EDIT2:
Also by harder words I mean those with things like "ie" or "ei" etc. Anything which has letters which are easily got the wrong way around I will do so.
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If you're dyslexic that helps with spelling and reading, but it can be very difficult for someone with dyslexia to read a page let alone a whole book.
Most people are just stupid and lazy with dyslexia being a comfortable excuse. Seeing we're a nation of hypochondriacs, people just enjoy having some sort of terrible affliction as an excuse. Anything to NOT blame themselves.
I'd imagine on a forum this size you'd have 3-5% genuine sufferers and the rest just plain dumb.
It always makes me laugh how easily people refer to being dyslexic.
Falling behind who? The top 5% of the class? The top 10%?
Any child that asks for help should be given it as long as they have a reasonable and achievable target... ie, 'I want to turn my D in maths into a C'
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This.
My eyes alternate also. It's not so easy to explain but if you close one eye then open it and close the other and do it in rapid succession alternating you will find the words move from side to side. While I can't notice it I will miss a whole sentence or even several lines without realising. On top of that I often read the words wrong
.I used to think this was what made my dyslexia seem worse then it is. But upon having other tests done which did not involve reading they still concluded the same thing pretty much.
I guess you might say I was born unlucky but in the worlds current state I think i'd rather be dyslexic. The added functionality it gives to your brain in other places far outways the fact I read and spell badly. Now days reading and spelling isn't a requirement when there is spell checkers etc. But being a lot better at maths, creativity, logical thinking etc. I'd consider that to outway the spelling/reading now days
.People just enjoy being afflicted with some condition. Gives them excuses for their own failings. Genuine suffers should get all the help available for them. Posers (and there is a lot) should be laughed at.
Exactly the reason I'm buying my GF a kindle for Christmas, the line spacing option should save her some trouble.
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Wow they look pretty good. I could do with that for uni. I took maths because it has less reading pretty much haha.
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My friend was genuinely dyslexic, and got a free iMac, free iPod (to store his lectures on, via audio recording) and various other things.Just speaking from experience.
Two of my housemates at University applied for the dyslexia tests (nothing wrong with them) and both got a free computer and a whole host of software and other stuff.
My mum is a special needs teacher and even she thinks it is getting out of control and so do Ofsted clearly (and finally!)
I'm not having a go at you or your son! (you seem to have taken this very personally). I am sure your son genuinely has learning difficulties but there are A LOT of liberties taken with the system.
Not saying he wasn't entitled to it, but it's clear why someone would want to game the system.
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The sad thing is that it's people like that which stop me getting things. I couldn't get anything because the backlog was so big they told me I'd have t owait till march and obviously I can't go through the first year without a pc, printer etc. So I ended up spending thousands getting all that I could have got for free. Granted I wanted stuff of better quality then they would ahve given me though.
It would be simple - for example, everyone in the bottom 10% of the class would get extra help. I don't agree that people should have to ask for it though, young children especially may not realise either the importance of learning or have the confidence to ask.
Your wrong here there are definitions typically the industry standard of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association used worldwide.
It is the definition of 'pure' dyslexia and developmental disorders that is in question as they frequently overlap and is difficult when it comes down to selection at research level.
(no use of Google spell checking, proof reading or correcting....try your best to read)
Mine was caught at a young at. While its not as bad as some people you (it) still catches me out. Doesnt help working in technical support where (were?) you right (wright) very basic sentences. Also text messages normally come out wrong, i.e "Dude, when i ring you (your) phone it goes to the answer machine".
I really struggle with numbers. Anything more than 6 digits & i litterally cant remember.
Re-wrighting my CV was a nightmare, would have paid someone £30 to do it for me but struggled through.
I'm always on this forum but hardly post because i either cant write what i mean or give up after 10 minutes.
Mine was caught at a young at. While its not as bad as some people you (it) still catches me out. Doesnt help working in technical support where (were?) you right (wright) very basic sentences. Also text messages normally come out wrong, i.e "Dude, when i ring you (your) phone it goes to the answer machine".
I really struggle with numbers. Anything more than 6 digits & i litterally cant remember.
Re-wrighting my CV was a nightmare, would have paid someone £30 to do it for me but struggled through.
I'm always on this forum but hardly post because i either cant write what i mean or give up after 10 minutes.
Its difficult for the majority of people who don't understand developmental disorders and psychological problems that these things are real and do have neurobiological and polygenic basis.
Dyslexia is quite a new disorder and one that has become very popular. It doesn't mean there aren't people who are lazy and don't like learning but there are those who have genuine difficulties.
Dyslexia is quite a new disorder and one that has become very popular. It doesn't mean there aren't people who are lazy and don't like learning but there are those who have genuine difficulties.
