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Subject: i need to justify a blackberry

Author:
adi

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Date Posted: 23:56:12 10/03/11 Mon

Hi, Iam 46years old and have found out only this year I am dyslexic. I work for the Royal Air Force and they have paid for the tests and reasonable changes /ajustments in my work life to help me cope. one recommendation was i have a PDA devise to help me organise mysef. I cant have one because we just cant have that sort of devise for security, Does anyone have any ideas how to manage time better and organise themselves.?
Iam Late, I am early, Iremind my self at 09.00 of a meeting by 10.00 I ve forgot, I cant remember passwords
i have used a book diary but that doesent work with my outlook diary and i enter appointments in one then not the other resulting in i miss a meeting! its so fustrating

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Re: i need to justify a blackberry

Author:
Donna (:))
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Date Posted: 13:30:53 10/07/11 Fri

I have been dyslexic over 40 years. I am in college and have to read chapters twice. I need to get a kindle that downloads college text books and reads it back to you. This would help a lot. I manage my time by having a calander where you see it everyday and marking in with a black marker all appointments and color code the days by filling in the day with different colors showing importance. I also use sticky notes with different colors to show importance and put them on my bedroom mirror when the appointment is just a few days away. I line the most important and closest at the top and take them down when appointment has been finished. Then I move the next one to the top. It works for me. I color code with the sticky notes also.

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Author: Steve [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:03:05 10/08/11 Sat Short term memory! tell me about it!! No short cuts here! I use one diary (small)and everything goes in it. Then each day get a4 paper and write out what i have todo. time down one side, leave big gaps so you add to it. then every time you get a spare second pull it out and have a look...easy!! But I must right things down as soon as told. good luck

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Esther de Burgh-Thomas (Neutral)
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Date Posted: 10:44:01 10/08/11 Sat

I teach dyslexic students. One student has an Apple Mac and he can programme it to ring his mobile every time he needs to remember something.

The only alternative I can think of is to buy some old mobiles and set the alarm on each one with a message saying what it is for. It means re-setting them every night but they have to be set some time...

In fact some mobiles will give an alarm more than once a day...

Best wishes

Esther