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Subject: Re: I thought I was boderline mentally retarded, seriously! Author: Alix [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:34:29 06/11/07 Mon In reply to: Cindy from Texas 's message, "I thought I was boderline mentally retarded, seriously!" on 12:47:25 06/09/07 Sat Hey, Cindy from Texas, you sure sound like me. I was the dumbbell of the family. Brother a genius and sister (with an IQ lower than mine) was a straight A student. Mom told me not to worry about grades, I could just get married. Now that is a lousy thing to say to a girl. I rated very high in mechanical for a girl. As you might have figured out, I am from the 50s and 60s. I said many of those bloopers and everyone laughed. I taught myself to read by reading every Dick and Jane book in the library. Math was okay as most of it was rote, just do not ask me the times tables. I was sick every Monday so I did not have to take the spelling tests. When I had to write something in school, I made sure the handwriting was so bad no one would know the words were miss-spelled. I felt the same way about leaching on to someone, because I felt I could not “go it alone.” I married three times and all ended in divorce. “Hey Mom, I did what you said, and it didn’t work.” I have been on my own for 14 years, and it is great. Yeah, there have been some problems, but I got over them. I have had some help from my family, and it was not because I was “dumb.” They, with the exception of my brother, helped me because they felt I deserved it. My step-mother tells me how proud she is of me and that I am an independent woman. This is a very nice change but would anyone like to inform my brother? Aw, he will never really understand, but he loves me, so I will accept the fact that he still thinks of me as I was when I was growing up. Alix [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: I thought I was boderline mentally retarded, seriously! Author: I know what you talking about (We in the same boat) [Edit] Date Posted: 02:20:07 06/13/07 Wed This is my note to this discussion panel a while ago. Since then I started reading a book called the Gift of Dyslexia - one of the other guys suggested a read it. I must say, it's making me understand what our problem is. I still haven't found out how to fix it yet but I'm getting there. I ordered the book online, perhaps you could to, it's worth reading it. I don't know where to start. I am 33yr old male, I have all the symptoms (problems) you guys have... I hated school, because of subjects like English and Maths, which I could NEVER UNDERSTAND. I failed English one year and had to repeat a whole yr. I took the easy way out, by taking easy subjects like typing and ditched Maths, unfortunately I could not ditch English, I would have if I could. I am now probably 15yrs out of school, never went to college, because I thought I was just useless and that their was something wrong with me, and that I would never succeed. I am employed but I have NO CLUE what I'm good at and what career I should follow on this earth. I have taken two profile analysis test on myself and still have no clue, I feel like my life is passing me by because I can't find the right job for "me" because of my limitations. I think in black and white only, lact confidence majorly, only good with repetitive tasks,I don't grasp what ive just read easily, I would need to read a passage atleast 3 times or more. My spelling and the English language spelling is completely different.My memory is so bad, if I see a 6 digit number on the screen and try and write it down I would need to look back at the screen at least twice. Guys/Girls, this is the first time in my LIFE I feel relieved, relieved because all of you are saying all the things on how I feel inside. I feel happy today 12-04-07 and teary inside because "I'm not alone and thought I was". This is honestly a mirracle, finding this website. I will visit it everyday from now on, now that I know, their are lots more people out there like me and i hope to learn allot from you guys. I enjoyed reading the articles, touched my heart in a big way. N.B now that I know what's wrong with me, where, how do I start the fixing process. From South Africa