Anyone with Dyslexia?

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1Day said:
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. :(
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That's like the girl in that film I was speaking of "Musik". Perhaps the character was based upon your daughter....that said though - being 7 years old is really cool. A unique gift that can never be lost - truly remarkable.

Bullying is such a hardship that comes with dyslexia during school. I was called all sorts of things but what kept me going was the knowledge that I can do better than them. And I did. But it's great that the school has the dyslexia unit and helping her along.
 
When i got to high school they decided i have dyslexia as i was either in the top 3 or bottom 3 in every subject (well mediocrity is a sin). Got sent for proper tests then got sent to extra lessons; which were condescending at best degrading at worst.

Could it not just be that the subjects I did poorly in i disliked :confused: Seems now like the school were just after an excuse rather then do the difficult thing and sort things out.
 
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When i got to high school they decided i have dyslexia as i was either in the top 3 or bottom 3 in every subject (well mediocrity is a sin). Got sent for proper tests then got sent to extra lessons; which were condescending at best degrading at worst.

Could it not just be that the subjects I did poorly in i disliked :confused: Seems now like the school were just after an excuse rather then do the difficult thing and sort things out.
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It's a shame that a LOT of schools don't recognise these conditions correctly and as you say 'are after an excuse'. I disliked R.E and ended up getting a 'B' - really don't know how - I guess I just ranted on about my opinions. Who knows. I guess you don't have to necessarily dislike something to do badly in it.

Did the test come out at positive then?
 
I have not watched the film yet - but it might be a good idea for my daughter to see it. I think that at times she feels pretty isolated from her class because of the way she struggles with the words.

But the good thing is that no one would dare bully her - she is not the shy and retiring type. Comes from having a couple of really rough and tumble boy buddies that she plays with all the time. Plus she is very very tall for her age. Think she is the tallest in her class at the moment.

I agree that far to many schools do take the easy option and say oh that child or this child has some special needs. But what really is needed is better bloody teaching. And more specifically teaching that meets the needs of the students. Not all kids are the same, or have the same interests. So I think it is bloody stupid to force all kids to learn the same way.

Rant over. :D

Thanks for the thread mate.
 
1Day said:
I have not watched the film yet - but it might be a good idea for my daughter to see it. I think that at times she feels pretty isolated from her class because of the way she struggles with the words.

But the good thing is that no one would dare bully her - she is not the shy and retiring type. Comes from having a couple of really rough and tumble boy buddies that she plays with all the time. Plus she is very very tall for her age. Think she is the tallest in her class at the moment.

I agree that far to many schools do take the easy option and say oh that child or this child has some special needs. But what really is needed is better bloody teaching. And more specifically teaching that meets the needs of the students. Not all kids are the same, or have the same interests. So I think it is bloody stupid to force all kids to learn the same way.

Rant over. :D

Thanks for the thread mate.
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No problem :) It's good to get things off your chest.

At least bullying isn't going to be a problem for your daughter. A lot of people think dyslexia is just one thing, but in actual fact there are MANY different types of dyslexia. Some people are only slightly dyslexic - having problems with spelling - some can't read at all. Most commonly, people miss words out when texting, emailing etc. I do it all the time.

I think your daughter would find the film inspiring. Let me know what she thinks of it :)
 
Will do mate - off to the football now. :) Ah the joy of watching your team get hammered week in and week out. Oh well that is what being a fan is all about.

Cheers.
 
I agree that a lot of people use being dyslexic as more of an excuse than anything else, but since i was very young i've been told i am dyslexic. I write B instead of D and i relate to the probably and properly issue, i even use the word proberly thinking it was correct. I often get confused with what i'm even talking about, ie Its up my cup of tea!
Though i don't think i would watch this film because it isolates people with dyslexia when it really isn't a big deal.
 
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[TW]Fox;17446963 said:
Or maybe you are just no good at Maths :confused:
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it's not really the same as being "not good" with something.
I'm A+ at maths but really struggle with English (writing / reading to an extent) and have been diagnosed as such.
That said, my oral skills, Speaking, Discussions etc are also much better.

It manifests itself in strange ways, when writing I'll start a sentence but will start jumbling the words together as I'm thinking faster than I can write. so you'll end up with words with the wrong ending etc and the wrong start etc
plus a whole host of other issues processing information if given the way most people would understand.
I know a couple of other dyslexics I've worked with had the same thing, learning by doing something rather than reading how/writing down.
or learning by seeing something done and picking up on it faster than someone who was "normal".

I think the issue people have with Dyslexia is that it covers a huge spectrum of issues and can manifest in different ways.

Also we tend to be very bright in other areas (that we excel in) when compared to the areas we are struggling with.


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proof reading helps!
 
publicwhobreach said:
I agree that a lot of people use being dyslexic as more of an excuse than anything else, but since i was very young i've been told i am dyslexic. I write B instead of D and i relate to the probably and properly issue, i even use the word proberly thinking it was correct. I often get confused with what i'm even talking about, ie Its up my cup of tea!
Though i don't think i would watch this film because it isolates people with dyslexia when it really isn't a big deal.
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It may not be a big deal to a wide audience, however, this is more focussed on people in education - specifically secondary school. I had a few friends who had a hard time at school through being bullied and being called all sorts of things. I believe this film relates to that sort of thing - it's knowing that you aren't alone. I'm forever jumbling words up when speaking to people - makes me feel like an idiot especially in my line of work where I talk to important businesses people.
 
Yes that is it exactly. Not knowing you are alone. My daughter felt she was a retard at first because her younger sister could read and she could not, that all the kids in her class could read but she could not. And suddenly when she found out that she just learnt in a different way, the relief was quite intense emotionally for her. Suddenly she was more willing to engage in class and participate fully.

And from a parents point of view I just did not know what to do. She tried really hard all the time and would cry asking why she was so stupid. Now what do you answer to that? I had no idea what the flug was going on. I could see she was not holding back when she tried. So now we know. We are moving along using different techniques and there is progress. Good progress too. But the big thing was her realising that she was not alone. Not a freak as she thought and expressed how she thought herself to be.
 
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Yes that is it exactly. Not knowing you are alone. My daughter felt she was a retard at first because her younger sister could read and she could not, that all the kids in her class could read but she could not. And suddenly when she found out that she just learnt in a different way, the relief was quite intense emotionally for her. Suddenly she was more willing to engage in class and participate fully.

And from a parents point of view I just did not know what to do. She tried really hard all the time and would cry asking why she was so stupid. Now what do you answer to that? I had no idea what the flug was going on. I could see she was not holding back when she tried. So now we know. We are moving along using different techniques and there is progress. Good progress too. But the big thing was her realising that she was not alone. Not a freak as she thought and expressed how she thought herself to be.
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it must be really hard for parents,
I know that my mum must have been quite stressed when it took me till midnight to do a days homework (thats NO TV, NO COMPUTER, NOTHING, just working on homework).
 
1Day said:
Yes that is it exactly. Not knowing you are alone. My daughter felt she was a retard at first because her younger sister could read and she could not, that all the kids in her class could read but she could not. And suddenly when she found out that she just learnt in a different way, the relief was quite intense emotionally for her. Suddenly she was more willing to engage in class and participate fully.

And from a parents point of view I just did not know what to do. She tried really hard all the time and would cry asking why she was so stupid. Now what do you answer to that? I had no idea what the flug was going on. I could see she was not holding back when she tried. So now we know. We are moving along using different techniques and there is progress. Good progress too. But the big thing was her realising that she was not alone. Not a freak as she thought and expressed how she thought herself to be.
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It must be tough as a parent. I've no idea how my parents were feeling - obviously put up a front for the sake of my feelings. But yeh, now she knows she's not alone, she must have a sense of relief. And i'm pleased that your daughter is progressing well with help from her teachers.
 
tbh it was pretty bad and was for a few years before I started being able to finish it in a reasonable amount of time
prolly the reason I don't watch any TV now.
 
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