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And to back Weaver up with proof, my youngest daughter has quite a severe case of dyslexia but she got a total of 14 GCSE's, 3 Distinctions at College and is well on to a 2:1 at Uni so there are no excuses.
Also you can't fake a dyselxia test because of how the test is applied and the answers they get back.
Don't be.
There is quite a stigma around dyslexia but being dyslexic means nothing it just means you struggle with text, be it copying from a board, writing and listening at the same time etc.
It won't stop you from doing what you want to do.
I have it, been diagnosed since my A-Levels. Have all sorts of odd reading and then translating it to written work problems (plus organisational problems which is fun). Get some support with coursework planning, which I should use more of and get plant of exam support at uni which is good 
Being at uni I get free extra equipment too which is pretty nifty
Being at uni I get free extra equipment too which is pretty nifty
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I was told by many of my teachers/lecturers that I was probably dyslexic and I should have my self tested to get extra time in exams etc.
My attitude was if I do have it I'm stuck with it, so I may as well accept it and get on with life. I am a slower reader than most and my spelling is bad but I wouldn't say it's held me back much. I've always done well in exams even if it involved a lot of reading a writing. Maybe I could have done better with more time but that didn’t seem fair to me. Why should a particular condition be singled out for special treatment.
If it's held me back in any way it's because I don't like reading and writing in public e.g. at work if I'm trying explain something on a white board. But a certificate saying I've got dyslexia isn't going to help much in that situation.
My attitude was if I do have it I'm stuck with it, so I may as well accept it and get on with life. I am a slower reader than most and my spelling is bad but I wouldn't say it's held me back much. I've always done well in exams even if it involved a lot of reading a writing. Maybe I could have done better with more time but that didn’t seem fair to me. Why should a particular condition be singled out for special treatment.
If it's held me back in any way it's because I don't like reading and writing in public e.g. at work if I'm trying explain something on a white board. But a certificate saying I've got dyslexia isn't going to help much in that situation.
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I have it, I don't stuggle too badly though as I use the rest of my brain to compensate for it. However I have scotopic sensitivity (not sure on the spelling...) and without my coloured glasses on I can not read more than a few lines of text.
My mum struggles really badly though, she needs people to tell her how to spell addresses and names. Also she probably reads around 8 wpm.
My mum struggles really badly though, she needs people to tell her how to spell addresses and names. Also she probably reads around 8 wpm.
I know that no one is actually stupid any more, its always a "condition" but could the problem possibly just be the fact that you didn't learn at school and that lead to a less mentally stimulating job which just makes the mind lazy and you forget how to learn / your capacity to learn has decreased.
You pretty much explained why you are having issues in the first few sentences. The older you are, the more you will have missed / forgotten from your younger days coupled with the pressure of feeling that you should know it or should be able to learn faster.
Go and see a specialist about the dyslexia and good luck with your learning but don't get disheartened if its hard, some people are smart and others are not. Current academia in this country does not accurately represent anyones intellect anyway. Half of school was a memory test with no focus on the understanding of context or the overriding principles involved.
You pretty much explained why you are having issues in the first few sentences. The older you are, the more you will have missed / forgotten from your younger days coupled with the pressure of feeling that you should know it or should be able to learn faster.
Go and see a specialist about the dyslexia and good luck with your learning but don't get disheartened if its hard, some people are smart and others are not. Current academia in this country does not accurately represent anyones intellect anyway. Half of school was a memory test with no focus on the understanding of context or the overriding principles involved.
When i was a little younger always had problems with reading, spelling, speaking and always felt i was a bit slower to pick up newer concepts compared friends.
My older brother n sister are both dyslexic.
I have a strong belief I am, but I try my best not to let it effect me any way.
SOOOO in other words, it doesnt matter, just gotttta try ur best to learn in a different way
hope that helps
My older brother n sister are both dyslexic.
I have a strong belief I am, but I try my best not to let it effect me any way.
SOOOO in other words, it doesnt matter, just gotttta try ur best to learn in a different way
hope that helps
I'm afraid that I'm one of these people that doesn't really believe that dyslexia is much of a problem. It seems, and another poster alluded to it, that it's a middle class way of not accepting that your child is just a bit thick. Sure, there are people that are going to struggle with words/spelling and the like. What do they need to do? Practise more. If they don't get it then, keep trying. If it's not working then don't label them with some condition just accept that words and such aren't their thing. I can't fix car engines, I don't have a condition - I'm just thick when it comes to that type of thing.
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My University tested me and now I am 'Dysexic'.
I find it hard to concentrate when reading and often have to re-read things multiple times over in order to understand it.
My spelling is not brilliant but there ie never an excuse for a grown man to confuse there/their/they're.
I came top of my engineering class in both 2nd and final year, leaving with a 1st class - Now I am doing a PhD.
Dyslexia did disadvantage me and I used to get a copy of the notetaker's notes (they were already in 95% of lectures for other students anyway) as mine were already a mess. However you can never use it as an excuse in the working world i.e not meeting a deadline and blaming your dysexia.
An old neighbour had 3 children. Two were exceptionally bright and one was 'dysexic' according to the mum. He was just thick as pig ****.
I find it hard to concentrate when reading and often have to re-read things multiple times over in order to understand it.
My spelling is not brilliant but there ie never an excuse for a grown man to confuse there/their/they're.
I came top of my engineering class in both 2nd and final year, leaving with a 1st class - Now I am doing a PhD
.Dyslexia did disadvantage me and I used to get a copy of the notetaker's notes (they were already in 95% of lectures for other students anyway) as mine were already a mess. However you can never use it as an excuse in the working world i.e not meeting a deadline and blaming your dysexia.
An old neighbour had 3 children. Two were exceptionally bright and one was 'dysexic' according to the mum. He was just thick as pig ****.
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If you want to know if you have dyslexia you need to be properly tested by a educational psychiatrist. I did, it cost me a whopping £500 for a 13 page report on my various disabilities but I needed it for uni.
I find it funny how so many people claim them selves to be "dyslexic". I'd go as far as saying probably around 80% of self proclaimed dyslexic people just don't want to admit to them selves that they are bellow average in school.
Out of all the people I know with disabilities, such as dyslexia, they are on the whole quite intelligent. I even got a* in both English and English literature at GCSE because oddly enough it's not actually about being able to spell perfectly! Really irritates me that so many people hide behind using dyslexia as an excuse for the fact that they are just simply stupid.
I find it funny how so many people claim them selves to be "dyslexic". I'd go as far as saying probably around 80% of self proclaimed dyslexic people just don't want to admit to them selves that they are bellow average in school.
Out of all the people I know with disabilities, such as dyslexia, they are on the whole quite intelligent. I even got a* in both English and English literature at GCSE because oddly enough it's not actually about being able to spell perfectly! Really irritates me that so many people hide behind using dyslexia as an excuse for the fact that they are just simply stupid.
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