Dyslexia
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That's for general IQ.
I think this all stems back to what people are actually doing about dyslexia, or for the those who truly have it.
A couple of my friends at university have "dyslexia" (I'd be doing bunny ears with my fingers if I could), as it meant they got free MacBooks. The state just throws money at them to make the problem disappear.
A couple of my friends at university have "dyslexia" (I'd be doing bunny ears with my fingers if I could), as it meant they got free MacBooks. The state just throws money at them to make the problem disappear.
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It does. I got about £2k worth of funding for IT equipment because of it, and £250 a year for printing supplies.
My brother has dyslexia he has no qualifications, he can read fine but can't write or spell too good yet he earns 45-50k a year making sure this country's electrical supply keeps flowing.
He worked hard and people noticed, if you blame dyslexia for not getting anywhere your'e just lazy.
He worked hard and people noticed, if you blame dyslexia for not getting anywhere your'e just lazy.
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Was that dyslexia or being lazy or being thick
It was Dyslexia. I am also lazy and thick. Combine them into one. I call it Dyzyick.
On another note when I miss spell something on here it's not because I am thick, lazy or Dyslexic it's because I sit, type and hit post without thinking or rechecking.
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It 'throws money' at those who meet the diagnostic criteria for that local authority. It doesn't give money to those who don't. That was my point.
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I'll bite my tongue.
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Do it hard so it bleeds.
It depends which model of diagnosis the local authority uses. Some use the discrepancy model (normal IQ, reading/spelling below a certain level), some use a multidisciplinary approach, some authorities allow just one professional to make the diagnosis.
There are empirical ways in which it can be 'evidenced' but they are all based on the proviso that it genuinely exists, and can be measured in a quantitative way.
Which is what I have alluded to a few times. There are other ways of maybe approaching this without labeling unnecessarily which seems to be a common theme in the threads where we meet!
I do think there is a fundamental problem in describing the actions of the brain in terms of "normality" and "abnormality" when there is more variation than we can appreciate. What we do is apply a quite rigid medical positivistic framework onto something that can not accept it. There is a big difference between saying something that is quite linear is abnormal, for example a blood result with a known quantifiable value, and something that is quite non-linear and unmeasurable, for example learning and behaviour. In the case of such things then we need to be aware of all the facets of the problem and approach them specifically for the people concerned not do what we currently do. The is a time for protocols and procedures when things are clearly delineated and at such times it makes sense to place people into them but when we have such complexity it makes sense to adapt our protocols and procedures to people so we maximise both efficiency and efficacy. I just think we inappropriately label people and then overburden the provision for such people whether they need it or not leaving a shortfall for people who may have significant problems but fail to meet the goals of measurement. Because such a measurement will be prone to misinterpretation, subjectivity and in all likeliness bias.
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I posted above that I worked with 2 testers a couple of years ago and because dyslexia is complicated (and not just about reading & writing) even them knowing all the tricks would find it hard to trick another tester.
Sitting a test and pretending not to read and write wouldn't cut it.
I have no problem reading and have never considered myself dyslexic. I actually enjoy reading a lot. But I do seem to mix words up a lot. I tend to write/read words that sound similar to the word I was trying to write/read.
That sounds ridiculous, most Fourier Transform calculations cannot be done explicitly!
Are you sure she's not pulling your leg?
