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Am I Dyslexic?

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Dr.D (:()

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Date Posted: 08:11:50 01/13/11 Thu

Im a 25 yr old presentable and educated woman. I have just started taking my drivers ed course and it takes me atleast 10 seconds to realize that i have 2 "turn left" when my instructor tells me to unlike others with me in my course who have no problems reacting to left and right instructions. There were many who told me during my teenage years that i might be dyslexic but academically i did well in school so i never bothered looking it up until now. As a child until first grade i was unable to hold a pencil in my hand, i also had problems doing math calculations unlike my younger siblings who could even solve my problems. But i was sent to a very strict math tutor who used to beat me up so badly that finally i did start solving some problems enough to promote me to the next grade, but to date math still gives me a hard time. Also when i was 6-7 yrs old i and started learning big words, i couldnt convey them as i started stuttering. When my dad found that out, he was furious thinking i was doing it for fun or picked it up from someone in school and again i was was beaten up for stuttering. This made me lose all my confidence and even now if i have something on my mind and i realize that saying those words/sentence is going to make me stutter, i simply never say what i want to. I still hide my stuttering problem. I also find socializing difficult and many think im a snob. Now that im finally learning how to drive, i find myself unable to react to rite or left immediately like others do and thats why i really want to know if im dyslexic. My husband keeps nagging at me 4 not knowing how to drive and that so many people can drive so y cant i? Im also concerned that if this is a genetically transmitted problem, what are the chances of any of my children getting it? I dont want them to suffer like i did. My husband doesnt know about my stuttering problem and after all the nagging, i really dont want him to know that maybe iam dyslexic, i'd rather cry over my husbands nagging.... its really depressing, am i really dyslexic? can anyone tell me what to do and how to gain my confidence on the roads?

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[> Subject: Re: Am I Dyslexic?

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A
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Date Posted: 17:50:17 03/04/11 Fri

I think you may have dyscalcula more than dyslexia!! I have the same form. The whole left and right thing goes away,the more used to it you become. You will think up tools, like when some1 says right think of the hand you write with. I find that helps me.

I understand what you mean about people thinking that you are a snob. I have the same problem because my verbal English is very developed.

I would recommended reading The Gift of Dyslexia. It will help you learn more.

[> Subject: Re: Am I Dyslexic?

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Kim Tooze
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Date Posted: 07:08:04 04/29/11 Fri

Dr. D.,
I am sorry about your childhood. It makes me very angry to read about it. I am 53 and dyslexic. I too find socializing hard, I get nervous, then I start stuttering.
I always think people are so much smarter than I am, that I just lose my confidence to add to the conversation. So I sit there like a bump on the log. Also, I have a terrible memory so it is hard to reminisce about the past. I dread reunions. I have never been married, I've been too embarrased about my dyslexia, I have been close but never tied the knot. I finally got the nerve up to tell my significant other that I am dyslexic. Actually, our relationship has improved. Have you seen the movie "Our First Kiss" The title is something like that. The main actress in the movie can't remember one day from the next. So every time she and her husband kiss it is like the very first time for her. Now, Dave and I joke about my short term memory. At least the joking helps ease the pain. I use to have a really hard time with my right and left. I finally seem to have gotten over that. One thing that helps is that I immediately think of saying the pledge of allegiance and which hand I place over my heart, my right hand. Then I practice mentally when I'm driving by myself, which is right and which is left. When I am nervous, I have a hard time remembering left and right too.
Good luck to you, I wish you the best,
Kim