Anyone with Dyslexia?

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:38

Hi everyone,

I was forwarded a link to a film about Dyslexia called "Musik". It's a very positive film about a young girl dealing with dyslexia. As a dyslexic sufferer myself, I was extremely inspired and I'm glad that the filmmakers took the time to research the traits of dyslexia beyond the obvious. The film can be seen on link removed

There is a small fee to see the film - starting at 45p depending on what option you want. But it's only 45p - it's a bag of crisps, a chocolate bar...it's a very worthwhile film to watch.

I was wondering if anyone here has heard of or seen the film and what your thoughts were. Did you relate to the character of Krissy?

How did you deal with dyslexia when going through education? Did you have something or someone motivating you? Have you got a creative streak?

ReflectionPerfection

stulid · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:39

waht?

arc@css · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:41

Wasn't until I was at College that I found out I was dyslexic.

lakitu · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:43

I'm not paying 45p to watch a girl with a maid up desiese so called dysleksia!

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:46

arc@css said:
Wasn't until I was at College that I found out I was dyslexic.

Same as my friend. He still gets mixed up with 'probably' and 'properly'. He even says 'properly' when he means 'probably' but you can understand from the context of which it was used.

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:47

stulid said:
waht?

Heard it all before

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:48

lakitu said:
I'm not paying 45p to watch a girl with a maid up desiese so called dysleksia!

She is a fit girl though

I'm not making you watch it but it's a good eye opener for non-dyslexics too.

Sone · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:55

Wicksta · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:56

Thanks for the link Dan.

fozzybear · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:56

Most people with 'dyslexia' don't actually have 'dyslexia' imo.

arc@css · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:57

Sone said:

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 10:59

fozzybear said:
Most people with 'dyslexia' don't actually have 'dyslexia' imo.

To a degree I would agree. Some people just get a little lazy and say there dyslexic either for attention, or just to be 'different'. If people think they may have it, they should get tested for it.

OpenToSuggestions · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:02

arc@css said:
Wasn't until I was at College that I found out I was dyslexic.

It wasn't until I had been at uni for two years.

Personally, I think it is my responsibility to ensure that reports I submit have good grammar and do not have spelling errors.
There will be a fancy word for me not being an athlete too

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In business no-one is going to give support and it certainly isn't an excuse.

When I found out halfway through my 2nd year I wa salreayd averaging 78% without any help so I am not really sure how dyslexia can affect and engineer other than messy lecture notes and perhaps more exam time.

arc@css · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:05

No such thing as a 'normal' person nowadays. Modern techniques have enabled science to elaborate with greater depth and substance about the 'individual' that even in laymans terms, is commonly acknowedged as being very much in existance, and that resides in each one of us.

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:10

mglover070588 said:
It wasn't until I had been at uni for two years.

Personally, I think it is my responsibility to ensure that reports I submit have good grammar and do not have spelling errors.
There will be a fancy word for me not being an athlete too.

In business no-one is going to give support and it certainly isn't an excuse.

When I found out halfway through my 2nd year I wa salreayd averaging 78% without any help so I am not really sure how dyslexia can affect and engineer other than messy lecture notes and perhaps more exam time.

It's true that businesses won't give support. And why should they? It's no longer education - they won't have the resources for dyslexics. But I believe they should have patience (depending on the severity of the condition in the individual).

Although messy lecture notes and more exam time may be all it needs, we do compensate in other areas that non-dyslexics do not.

arc@css · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:22

Indeed. ^^

I was given the usual extra exam time though I didn't require it as I finished the questions earlier than expected, lol.
The area where I fell / do fall down in is processing of information.

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:27

arc@css said:
Indeed. ^^

What areas do you compensate in?

Yeh, I still find filling in forms a pain - having to keep re-reading the same questions - the passport forms did my head in.

in fact, if all dyslexic people spoke up to the world, there will so many more people than you realise. I can't wait for the day, if it isn't already here, that the dyslexic community stand up and actually have more of the world's population that non-dyslexics - who's the 'different' ones now?! That's all it is - because we different - and only very slightly different at that, and suddenly we become this alien to non-dyslexics. At least I don't have any allergies! lol

bhavv · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:36

I think I have numerical dyslexia, never been tested but I suck so badly with numbers that I must have it.

ReflectionPerf · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:43

bhavv said:
I think I have numerical dyslexia, never been tested but I suck so badly with numbers that I must have it.

Yeah I heard about numerical dyslexia - Dyscalculia is the name for it. Ironically, numbers is quite a strong point for me. It's worth getting tested for it:

1 - at least you'll know and put your mind at rest
2 - you can get help (apart from a calculator

)

1Day · 25 Sep 2010 at 11:45

My daughter has dyslexia and she is really taking strain at school with learning to read and write. But we are lucky the school she goes to has a pretty good Dyslexia unit. The upside is that she is bloody amazing with three dimensional maths. So any form of trinomial or polynomial equations she is able to see the answers but not have a clue how she got there. Pretty confusing for a 7 year old.