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Subject: Just venting Author: GS [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:06:29 08/22/11 Mon I think I sort of posted on the wrong area the first attempt but that’s dyslexia kicking in I guess. Probably a bit confused. So I'm not sure why I’m here other than I need to vent. I’m in my mid 50’s and never really been diagnosed with Dyslexia other than being told I was when I inadvertently took the test when our daughter had it about 18 or so years ago. I went to school in the 60’s and 70’s when teachers had no training in anything other than teaching smart kids. Unfortunately my days in the school system have left me with little respect for teachers. Took me a number of extra years to make it through to grade 12 and I can honestly say it was probably a complete waist of time. I am basically self taught in everything I do. Reading, math etc are systems I figured out on my own. So all my life I have struggled with the classic dyslexic problems of spelling and reading and comprehension. I have a couple other things I have no idea what they are called but I think linked to dyslexia. My hand writing is so bad I cant read it and I always new the problem was my fingers were out of sync with my brain and what was being sent to them wasn’t what was happening. Also I see things mixed up but only things that require some sort of comprehension like reading or some card games or as simple as changing the radio station in the car. It takes a bit to get sorted where the knobs are. Page of text is just a mess for a few seconds. More stress there is the worse it is. If I read something in front of people the book or page has no actual words. Just garble. I have done well in life and make more than enough money and quite happy that in school I'm sure the teachers voted me most likely to fail and in reality I probably make more than most in my graduating class. Certainly more than the idiot teachers. So...dyslexia has some advantages in that I most certainly problem solve and process information differently than so called intelligent people. And I’ve learnt to manage the difficult issues and have developed ways to bypass the difficult tasks associated with being dyslexic. But I find as I get older I really get sick of hiding the fact I am completely confused sometimes. I also find I am really pissed off at what we loosely called teachers back in the 60”s and 70”s. Quite unfair but I still have no respect for teachers what so ever and I feel dyslexia and I’m sure other learning disabilities are not something you can understand by reading about it. A dyslexic teacher teaching dyslexics maybe but other than that I don’t think they “get it”. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Just venting Author: Sammy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:20:08 08/29/11 Mon GS, I read thru your posting and was struck by how deeply your words moved me. As a fellow dyslexic survivor of the 60's and 70's school system I understand how angry you feel. I too lost respect for some teachers. I also lost all respect for the many learning disability "experts" who tried to label me and define for me what I would accomplish in my life. Kudos to you for rising above your disability and realizing your strenghs. You are a true inspiration.