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Subject: Re: Better understanding dyslexia

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Date Posted: 16:40:41 03/02/10 Tue
In reply to: Kiera 's message, "Better understanding dyslexia" on 14:49:58 02/07/10 Sun

Please don't beat yourself up. What you will soon find out is that people with dyslexia are highly intelligent and have spent most of their lives hiding the fact that they have it. Most people associate dyslexia with low intelligence. Quite the contrary. In my husband's case, he has dyslexia as well as mild dysgraphia. We dated for almost 3 months before he finally told me. For the past 15 years, I've watched him outwit many people into telling him the information rather than him reading it. He's used tape recorders to take phone messages, a screen reader on his laptop (the other woman in his life), and his GPS to help him with directions. There is still so much needed to help dyslexics to function in today's world, but it's definately getting better every day. If you have any questions that you would like to ask about dealing with the emotional side of disability, please email me. They can be high maintenance people; but only because they've been mistreated and misunderstood for so many years.

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Author: Ann [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:36:08 06/01/10 Tue Angie I am extreemly interested in understanding the emotional side of dyslexia. I am married, only 2 yrs, to a man with dyslexia and we are having a terrible time working things out. I would really like to email you, can you send me your email. address. amustoe@hotmail.com