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It is frustrating

Author:
GS

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Date Posted: 15:14:50 08/22/11 Mon

I know I have a good case of Dyslexia but never really had an official diagnosis past when our daughter was tested some years ago I took it as well just for the heck of it they told me I was textbook. But I never got any sort of report or anything. Not sure what �textbook� is. But the last while I�ve been on the band wagon and doing some investigation on my own. I phoned the American Dyslexic Association (or something like that) and asked what can I do in my mid 50�s. Their response was �nothing, its too late and you probably have learned to live with it�. Wow...so I didn�t bother clicking on that �donate� tab on their site.

So does anyone know if you're older and want to gain some information on what's going on in the old noggin, is there any recourses available? I�m just curious on how a page of text can become a mess of unreadable garbage then all of a sudden turn into words. Or why My car radio knobs I cant just reach for...I have to think about which one is which for a second. Or why I try to read a book and I cant keep focused and I�m thinking of something else. Or To understand a long email I have to read it 10 times. Or....we I�m sure everyone knows the list. I know enough to understand the brain is a complex piece of equipment and much of what happens in there is not 100% known. I�d just like to have someone smart sit me down and say �this is your brain....this is your brain with dyslexia� . Cant believe the answerer is too old..too late.

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Author: Bill [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:58:39 09/08/11 Thu I'm no expert but it sounds like you may have more than just dyslexia. Possibly ADD. If I were in your situation I would talk with my family doctor about it. I'm also dyslexic and Have found that putting a blank piece of paper over what I'm reading and moving it down the page, one sentence at a time as I am reading really helps me keep focused.

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Dianne
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Date Posted: 18:53:02 11/01/11 Tue

I understand im 60 now and just learned to keep it to myself, but i do find that i do have a short fuse i think my temper grew with my age its very frustrating living with this...it is to me. i just do the best i can and try not to be so hard on myself because this has been with me all my life, and will be with me for the rest of it...so i try to laugh things off and make the best of it...what else can you do?

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Author: damefrank [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:10:22 11/08/11 Tue You're never too old. I don't care for IDA because although their techniques work for some, they don't work for all and this organization is heralded by school districts way too much. An alternative (and I say this because I've witnessed dyslexics who try all sorts of methods) is DDAI (David Dyslexia Int'l Association).