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Subject: Can dyslexia get worse as you age?


Author:
Debbie
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Date Posted: 11:54:45 07/17/07 Tue
I am wondering if dyslexia can get worse as you get older. I am 49yrs old and am noticing that I am having real problems with transposing numbers and several other things. I have read through the different "screening tests" online and am amazed that I am, per the tests, dyslexic. I know that I need to have my doctor confirm this and I dont believe everything I read, but I never really noticed these problems when I was younger.

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Subject: Unapproachable student


Author:
Michelle
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Date Posted: 06:36:26 07/16/07 Mon
I am interested to know how you would approach working with a student (10years old) who really doesn't want to do any learning, no matter how much fun they seem.
How do you start to break down that initial barrier and gain their trust?
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Subject: dyslexia


Author:
hi (:-()
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Date Posted: 05:41:12 07/05/07 Thu
hiya i am 16 years old i have left school now and i have had extra help all the way thought my school life because i am dyslexic and i ave been bullyed because of it i think now it is getting worst and worst and i dnt no what to do is eny one else like this please answer if eny one else can help me please thanks bye bye
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Subject: My son needs your help


Author:
MJ (Frustrated)
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Date Posted: 19:15:38 06/05/07 Tue
My son is 19 years old. He has had dyslexia since early childhood. Public School system has failed him. He dropped out of High School due to high frustration with dyslexia and getting no wheres. He presently is in a Job Corps Program. This program has provided him with special colored glasses to wear (broken can't get replaced). He is placed in reg. High School classes. He is struggling with reading needs more help. He is wondering if there is something that would be computer like he can use to help him read books. He could lay on a page to read it. There is so much reading, I am not near to help him out like I did when he was hat home. He lives far away now. He is very frustrated and scared how will he make it through this program to get his GED or High School Diploma. Even make it in the real world outside. Since I, his mother do not struggle with this problem I do not really understand. I have net searched, read books but I do not know the real feeling. I only know the pain my son deals with daily. From being teased to the torment of not being able to read aloud in class like the other kids. Teacher may not ask him too. It would hurt him because he knew he could not. If you have any suggestions or insights I and my son would be so welcomed to receive them.
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Subject: Dyselxia Assessment Results - Adult


Author:
Bernard
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Date Posted: 09:37:09 07/01/07 Sun
Hi, I have recently had a dyslexic assessment (my partner is typing this for me) and was shown to have fantastic problem solving skills and ability to learn in the top 10% of the country (uk)but processing skills in the bottom 2% and working memory in the bottom 5%. The Work Psychologist said he had never seen anything like it before - that I was the most severe case he'd seen. I am interested to know what other peoples results came up as in this area - I want to know if there is any hope for me making something of myself academically with such low working memory and processing - what is the average for a dyslexic of 38 years old? Am I really one of a minority of dyslexics with such a severe disability? Thanks xxx
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Subject: Help with research into dyslexia and recruitment


Author:
Susie Larkin
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Date Posted: 01:39:50 07/10/07 Tue
Hi,

I am in the process of conducting research exploring the factors involved in the recruitment and selection process for people who have dyslexia. I am looking for adults who have dyslexia, and those without, to complete a short online questionnaire looking at recruitment experiences. The findings will be presented to Dyslexia Associations in the UK and Ireland and will hopefully help to improve the treatment and support for people with dyslexia in the workplace.

The survey is available on the following link:
(you may need to cut and paste it to address bar)
http://surveyor.mbs.ac.uk/ss/wsb.dll/64/Dyslexiaandrecruitment.htm

I would be really grateful if you could take a few minutes to fill the questionnaire in. All answers will be kept in strict confidence.

If you have any queries, please contact me on susie.larkin@postgrad.mbs.ac.uk.

Thank you.

Susie Larkin
Manchester Business School
Susie.larkin@postgrad.mbs.ac.uk
Subject: Is this a good as they say it is


Author:
Phil Wyson (Confused)
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Date Posted: 23:52:00 05/24/07 Thu
I have read about DORAE they inform me that they have a cure for dislexia and disprcer This is by physicical excersize. Has any one had exprence of this and is it a viable option ? This what Ray Gravell the Welsh rugby player did a tv program on not so long back
Any infor will be of a great help.
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Subject: Re: Is it Dyslexia?


Author:
Mary M.
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Date Posted: 20:01:57 07/04/07 Wed
Hi Stephanie,

Sorry to say but, psychologists won't be able to help you. I don't mean to scare you but I speak from experience. I've seen far too many parents send their kids to psychologists and psychiatrists only to be put on meds. Meds are not the solution.

Here's my suggestion: read "The Gift of Dyslexia" by Ronald Davis or go to www.dyslexia.com
I also strongly suggest you get in touch with a Davis facilitator and get an assessment. Ask loads of questions. They will be answered. Davis facilitators are highly trained individuals who know how to correct dyslexia.

Remain positive and best of luck!
Mary M.
Subject: It does get better


Author:
Alix
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Date Posted: 21:45:16 05/05/07 Sat
I have been hearing the same thing from all of you and wanted to put in my two cents.

My dyslexia is, of course, a little different from yours, but I have had to find a way to learn and work with my dyslexia. I am 63 and when I attended school no one had ever heard of dyslexia.

Spelling – forget it. I did not even know what a syllable was until I was in my 30’s.
Handwriting – dreadful. When I write, I leave out letters and put them in later.
Using a computer, I use spell check and backspace a lot.
Blanking out – my mind just goes blank sometimes. Have not a clue about what I was saying and where I was going with it.

Over the years I have worked on my “problems” without any help or information, but I survived. I was, and still am, grateful for all the information and help I have received from all of you.

Now to the present:

I have written a children’s book and feel it is very good. It took me a long time but I worked on it constantly. I could see it and hear it in my mind but getting it on paper was very hard. I decided to record the book and then I could hear what I had written and make changes. It worked!

I have decided to change my job preferences from pure customer service and multi-tasking jobs to simple office jobs. Since I am physically disabled, I signed up for assistance with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. One of the assessments the DVR requests is a “Moderate Psych Eval.” When I was talking to the psychologist, I mention my dyslexia. He told me he thought it was a childhood problem and had never heard of adults having dyslexia. Well, he will be receiving a letter from me full of reference web sites very soon. I will definitely list this site.

James Nuttall mentions “Books on Tape” as a tool for dyslexics. I have been listening to “Books on Tape” for years. It has helped me a lot. I feel this is one of the tools which has helped me and gave me the courage to try to write down one of my stories. If you ever see a children's book "Buster Cat Meets the Old Forest Cat, that's me!

Good luck to all of you. Alix
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Subject: employment


Author:
sandy
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Date Posted: 18:09:01 04/05/07 Thu
work employment . ???? i have been reading the posts on this site for some time now. based on the readings on this site it would seem that i am the only one that is only marginally employed under educated and just generally a failure. please tell me is this true am i really the only one on here that has such troubles as a result of dyslexia or dyscalcula which is what i think i really have or that i have in addition to dyslexia.
i suffer from double depression and anxiety . i work part time and have had more jobs then i can even remember.
i work hard very hard try hard and still fail most of the time . please dont just try to cheer me up or tell me i am
ok or some other kind of nice thing . instead i want the truth who else on here is most of the time broke semi employed and has what i consider a very different life then most as a result of dyslexia. thanks sandy
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Subject: books to help you


Author:
patricia
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Date Posted: 01:03:02 01/24/07 Wed
i have three dyslexic kids at college and i went through uni as dyslexic. however i found these books that is really easy to read and follow, written by a dyslexic and theres one short one for the teacher or lecturers also, put in plain english that makes them aware of your going through. they are sold at www.dyslexic-testing.com.au and www. learningdifficulties.com.au
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Subject: Dyslexic Programmes


Author:
Andrew
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Date Posted: 09:56:57 10/12/06 Thu
I have recently been researching as much as I can about dyslexia. I live and work in the UK and have seen a number or organisation offering help with Dyslexia. One of which is the DORE Programme which is offered here in the UK.

Has any one had experience of this programme or any other programme that may help both adults and children?

I also think that my child is dyslexic he is 5 years old and is very behind in his class. I have also been diagnosed as dyslexic by a psychologist.

Many thanks
Andrew
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Subject: left and right


Author:
LindaB
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Date Posted: 14:11:14 06/17/07 Sun
I worked with a 10 year old boy that could not get left/right figured out. We worked out a game where he would move objects from one side of the room to the other. He would then state whether he was moving something to the left or right and then he would do it. He loved the game and it cemented in his mind after a while. We had a lot of fun and did some pretty good learning that lasted. He could demonstrate objects on the table left/right and then on paper. He was quite proud of himself. So was I!
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Subject: confused


Author:
sam (confused)
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Date Posted: 16:33:37 06/17/07 Sun
I would like anyones point of view...if thats ok!

I am 24yrs, doing a Msc and got told i have possible dyslexia by 3 people. I paid for the online assesment on this website and it put me at high risk....and i tried my best at it to which kind of shocked me. However, did the assessment with the educational psychologist and he was undecided to diagnose me or not. My processing was down, problem solving very good everything else average. But i said my short term memory was bad he said it was average....he aloud me to use my copibng mechanisms while doing the test, repeating the sequence out loud and using my fingers to help decide what order things go in etc. If i was'nt aloud to repeat there is no way i could of answered half those questions.

I am also in the TA which is volunteer army in england and i struggle with learning sequences and drill, which is another common sign. I seem to have alot of the same problems my dyslexic friends have but it did'nt show on that 1 assessment....can this happen? I was have a clear thinking day that day....some days i feel like i have a cabbage in my head and when i am in class i stop half way through a sentance and forgot what i was saying, i forget names and if a teacher questions me on what we have done....can i remember it ...no. But in the test i happen to be able to spell the words he wanted me too. Am i barking up the wrong tree here, do i have mild dyslexia or a form which dosen'nt show up well in certain tests.

appreciate some thoughts on this

yours kindly
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Subject: nutrition


Author:
LindaB
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Date Posted: 16:28:37 06/17/07 Sun
In reading the research on the website, it makes sense if the nutritional deficiency of the fish oil and brain development theory is correct, the child/student may have to go back after taking the omega-3 oils and retrain or even learn how to use the part of the brain that was deficient. Was that one sentence? The study sounds like they did get results with the omega-3 oil. I wonder if you can take the flax seed form of omega-3 with the same results. Childrens diets are quite deficient now days.
Subject: untied


Author:
Edward Bablin (dyslexic,(and i just thought i was stupid))
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Date Posted: 06:03:32 06/01/07 Fri
my father finnally just walked away, after houres of putting me in front of the kitchen clock and trying to teach me how to tell time, i was his name-sake Edward jr,Edward sr. he was so dissapointed, and so was i i was 5 years old, and felt so low and helpless.35 five years later i know i have dyslexica, ( dammed you think you people would come up with an easer name for it)
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  • Re: untied -- James Nuttall, 11:47:43 06/02/07 Sat
  • Re: untied -- penny miller, 10:38:15 06/16/07 Sat
Subject: Dyslexia help is still difficult to find


Author:
Ilonca
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Date Posted: 14:10:58 06/08/07 Fri
I have nearly completed my Dyslexic Course, and have found it very interesting. It would be very beneficial to teachers to all have the opportunity of including such a course in their teacher training. It still surprises me as to how many teachers at schools say that they have had no experience with children with dyslexia, especially,when statistics show that 1 child in 17 can have a degree of dyslexia. How can this be, in a school of 500 students. Are they still not recognising children with this learning problem? It must be so frustrating for these children, who, if only someone would pick up their problem, then they are away learning...
Even though I have nearly come to the end of my course, I will continue to delve into many different ways that we can teach dyslexic children - in actual fact, all children would benefit from a more multi-sensory method of teaching - so they become more involved in their learning, rather than just looking and listening.
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Subject: I AM DYSLEXIC!


Author:
Danielle (sad)
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Date Posted: 14:29:41 06/10/07 Sun
Yep, I just found out i was dyslexic... funny isn't it? I just finished university and started working part-time. During my 2 temporary position, i kept making the most stupid mistakes ever for example, i easily forgot the name of my company when answering the phone or i say somehing else when my boss gives my a statement to say to a client on the phone. Even then i did not know what was wrong with me i though i was weird or simply stupid (a fact i could not understand since I have 2 degrees under my belt, one in business and the other in IT with a 2:1).
even before then i had problems remembering things and had to study very hard to have an average mark.
Today I started thinking about my behaviour and decided to browse the internet and found an online test for dyslexia.
eheh ehe hehe guess what,
I HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF BEING DYSLEXIC! i am so shocked i can't even cry... oh well it is life! i have to deal with it, crying will not help.
i will get help.
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Subject: Hello


Author:
Mandy C (bemused)
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Date Posted: 12:44:33 06/12/07 Tue
Hello

It has been really nice to read everyone's experiences. I'm 33 and I was diagnosed with dyslexia last Friday. I was trying to go for promotion and kept failing the exams. They were all multiple choice and a) I couldn't tell the difference between the answers and b) I ran out of time reading the questions by about 30 minutes for the entire paper.

One of my bosses suggested that I may be dyslexic and to be honest I poo pood the idea because I have a degree and don't have too much problem with spelling either. But to cut a long story short. My work paid for and sent me on an assessment last Friday, and it turns out I am dyslexic and mainly show my dyslexia through my maths. I have a severe dip with my short term memory and I'll tell you the rest when I get the final report from the educational psychologist.

I'm still getting my head around it all, but just to say I'm relieved more than anything that I'm dyslexic and not stupid. It's been great to read other people's experiences I can really relate to them.

Take Care

Mandy x x
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Subject: What a blessing this site is


Author:
Cendy Orr (relieved)
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Date Posted: 19:40:55 06/14/07 Thu
Wow! I have been very concerned about how to help our 16 year old son with looking for a college that is supportive of students with dyslexia and ADD, and have found tons of information! Thanks to all the people who have posted and contributed to all the lists, links, etc.
Subject: Computer Mouse Upside Down Down Operation


Author:
cappy anderson
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Date Posted: 03:42:43 04/30/07 Mon
Hello-
I have a bad case of ADD with very mild dyslexlia. One thing I find very curios. I have to turn a computer mouse upside down-turn it 180 degrees or the curser on the screen feels like I am moing it in the oppisite direction of which it is going. Also , as added information-I do not go eye to brain in learning. I go ear to brain and retain information that way.

No big deal-I use it upside down. I'm lefthanded, left eye dominant. I think I have a very particular "syndrome" and I wonder if anyone has heard of anyone manifesting the same behavior or adaptation?
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Subject: help


Author:
Penny from Canada
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Date Posted: 08:12:28 04/26/07 Thu
I work in a medical field where I have to intial for medications.Each day has 4 or more boxes and all the medications are on 2 or 3 pages I have problems in the area of signing for them. The spreadsheets have the days on it 1 to 31 at the top and then down the side are the name of the meds. We have morning ,noon,supper and evening meds. I don't have a problen with giving the right med to the right client. Everyone who works there has to sign the same sheet as me so there is lots of signitures and colour because each time as a differant colour of pen .The area is where meds are dispensed from is very noisy ations. All the medications are on 2 or 3 pages.I have problems in the area of signing for them. The spreadsheets have the days on it 1 to 31 and then down the side are the name of the meds which. We have morning ,noon,supper and evening meds which are down the leftside. I don't have a problen with giving the right med to the right client. Everyone who works there has to sign the same sheet as me so there is lots of signitures and colour.The area is where meds are dispensed from is very noisy . My question is would all this add up to why I am having A difficult time with the signing of medications and any suggestions to help me would be great. I am fairly new at learning about dyslexia and I do have it I found out about 4 yrs ago as an adult.
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Subject: Help


Author:
Latisha
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Date Posted: 15:36:41 11/28/06 Tue
hi i'm a 29yr old female. i want to know how can i get help with my dyslexia
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Subject: UK university students studying English or Creative Writing?


Author:
Kevin Brunton
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Date Posted: 07:36:33 05/10/07 Thu
Hi everyone

I'm currently working on a study for the English Subject Centre which is part of the HE Academy, a UK organisation that promotes the development of teaching, learning and assessment in UK higher education. Full details of the study are posted below. If you would like to complete the survey then you can find an online version at:
http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/disabilitystudy

Introduction

The Subject Centre’s disability study is your opportunity to help shape the future development of teaching, learning and assessment in English. We would like to hear about both your experiences of studying and whether your disability has impacted on your ability to pass your course.

Participating in the study

We have set up a survey that gives you the chance to share your experiences of studying for your degree. If you would like to complete the survey online then please visit http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/disabilitystudy. If you would prefer to be interviewed by phone then please e-mail your contact details to englishsurvey@gmail.com.

Once we have analysed the results of the questionnaires we would like to conduct some more in depth interviews. The aim of this stage of the project will be to produce a series of case studies that help teaching staff to understand how to make their teaching more inclusive in the future.

Meeting other students

If you would like to discuss your experiences and share study tips with other students then please visit our student discussion forum.

If you have any questions then please email englishsurvey@gmail.com.
Subject: Tutoring a dyslexic/dysgraphic MCAT student


Author:
Paige
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Date Posted: 16:01:16 04/18/07 Wed
I am tutoring a dyslexic and dysgraphic student on the MCAT (medical college admissions test). I have never worked with a dyslexic student before and am wondering how I can adapt my teaching style to best help the student. He is around 30 years old and has been out of school for a while. I'm also wondering if anyone here has experience with dyslexic students in medical school and can share any advice with him (through me).

Does anyone here have any suggestions? Most of the sites I have found online deal with children and teaching reading, so any help with older students is greatly appreciated!
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Subject: Dyslexic college student


Author:
Michael Mc Donnell
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Date Posted: 12:05:36 05/03/07 Thu
I have just been psycholigically tested within my college and it has transpired that i have dyslexia. To be honest i am not one bit surprised as i had a feeling all along that i had a learning disability. I'm also seeing a psychiatrist who is giving me medication to deal with social anxiety and mild depression which are symptoms of dyslexia. I'm wondering if the medication is a help or a hinderence with dealing with dyslexia.
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Subject: Should I tell him or not?


Author:
Eri
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Date Posted: 06:15:43 04/18/07 Wed
Hi everyone. My 23 year old boyfriend seems to be dyslexic but hasn't been diagnosed yet. I'm looking for what I can do for him. We have been together for 3 years but since last summer, we have been in a long-distance relationship (he in the States, me in Japan). I have never lived in the States, so I hope someone here can give me some advice.

After graduating from highschool, he worked for the military for 4 years, mostly spending the time in Japan, where we met. When he lived in Japan, he learned Japanese almost by himself, so he can speak and read some Japanese. When he left the military, he was saying that he wanted to go to college to study Japanese and creative writing. He said he had some idea of a novel based on his own life in Japan.

When he took his highschool records to a university counselor, her attitude was like "this is not a place for a fool like you." Next he looked into a community college. But they said he had to wait for 6 months to take a Japanese course. Since then, he has kind of stopped talking about study. He tried to look for a job, but seemed to have little idea of how to get the right information. So I googled and found a job opportunity for a home-improvement center. After the interview he said he did quite well. He waited for the company's phone call for weeks but ended up getting no answer. Two months ago he found a part-time job at a restaurant and has been working at a minimum wage.

I guess he has missed a lot of both educational and professional opportunities in his life because of his poor reading and writing skills of English. His writing looks like a 8-year's old's even to me, non-native English speaker. When he has to write something in front of someone (such as fill in an application form), he always looks a little nervous. And it takes him a lot of time to find what he is looking for on websites. He also often forgets things and loses his belongings. Today he said he started reading an autobiographical novel to get some idea of how to write his own story, so I understood that he hasn't given up his dream yet. He is a thoughtful, diligent person but I don't think it's easy for him to change his life on his own. I wonder if I should tell that he might be dyslexic and advise that he should go to a counselor. I can't see him in person until this summer. What should I do?
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Subject: hi


Author:
Rosina
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Date Posted: 22:38:27 04/24/07 Tue
hi my name is rosina and it took me so long to wright this messagae withought many mistakes. i am almoste 19 and i finished school last year! i didnt pass my exams!
i think i might have dislexia!

i have problem reading wrighting and spelling! i read soo slowly that its embarrassing to read aloud in public! my writing resembles something of a left handed 5 year old child although i wright with my right hand!

i cant remember things that just happened although i have a vivid memory of past events!

shcool was a real problem because i was bullied! if you dont read good in class people tease you, because your writing is crap they tease me! they tease me from the day i started school when i was 5 until the very last year of highschool!
i thought about leaving school but i weanted to know if i could finish school and have a chance at university! i worked really hard the last year with little result!!

i must say i dont have a problem with numbers jsut letters and words! and memory!

Does anyone know of other ways to improve spelling ability? or reading for that matter?
unfortunately there are few places for the new zealand dislexic as i have found because it hasnt been accepted! even the education sistem doesnt accept it as a problem! I will stop now because i am very frustrated with my stupid mistakes!! spelling ect!
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Subject: Dylexia Documentary


Author:
James Owen
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Date Posted: 23:32:34 04/15/07 Sun
Hello All.

I posted a few months ago explaining my film. Well the time has come and I need some help. If you would like your story told or want to be involved in other aspects, I could use a hand. Take a look and let me know. Thank you!

At around the time I started first grade my teachers noticed my dyslexia. Starting there and all the way up through till my senior year of high school I was on an IEP and put into special class. I know it was there to help but I always felt different and a lot of the time I felt dumb. I told myself if I was ever able to go to college, I would do it all on my own. And that’s exactly what I’ve done. I’m now a senior at the Art Institute of Portland and about to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. My last piece of work as a student will be a documentary which searches deep into dyslexia. Finding answers and giving hope.

The central character will be a young student from age 11 to 16 male or female struggling in school with dyslexia. The students parents I hope will also play a big role in this film. I also want adults who as well have struggled with dyslexia and now live successful lives. I hope to bring in some professionals like Doctors and teachers of the field to interview and learn from.

I want the student to meet with these experts and adults, to speak with them and see their achievements. I intend for this to bring him or her hope for their future, knowing their not alone with this learning disorder.

My audience for this documentary includes but in no way is limited to people such as teachers, students who have this learning disorder, the parents of those students, and professionals in the field.

Like I said before I myself am a student and adult with dyslexia. My mission for this film is to learn more about this learning disorder which has been on my shoulders since the first grade; to share that information with others and give hope to those with dyslexia, even if it’s just that one student.
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Subject: Choosing a college


Author:
Mark
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Date Posted: 13:37:28 04/18/07 Wed
I am dyslexic, graduated high school last year, and did all the research into colleges as to which ones offered assistance. I chose the University of Colorado, Boulder. I was told at the time that I would receive tutors, scribes, extended time on test, etc. Let me just say that once CU got my check the entire story changed. The only thing I received was extended time on test and a counselor who wanted to talk once a week about how I should approach my studies. I have been through that for years in high school , I have a high IQ and just wanted to be assigned a tutor that knew the material and could help me study. CU informed me that they could not help with a tutor who was trained in teaching students with learning disabilities...due to budget cuts I was on my one to find tutors. So be fore you choose a college try to find a student who has dylexia and find out how they are coping with the class load. After failing all but 1 class I have tranfered to a community college and I am not doing much better
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Subject: Do you find websites accessible? – Please help with research


Author:
geaneys
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Date Posted: 07:19:02 04/01/07 Sun
My name is Sarah. I am studying a masters in Technology and Learning in Trinity college Ireland.. For my research project I am interested in finding out how accessible websites are for adults with dyslexia and what design principles could be put in place to make information on websites more accessible. I would like to get in touch with adults with dyslexia

Do you find it difficult to use websites?
Are they any websites that are particularly easy or difficult to use?
What would make websites easier to use in your opinion?
Do you use screen tinting software that changes the background and text colour of software on their computer?
Does this software work on your web browser? If so which, IE, Firefox, Safari?
Do you use screen reader technology for accessing information on websites?
What are the pros and cons of screen readers in your opinion?
Would you find a dictionary of terms or symbol dictionary useful on a website?

As a result of my research I hope to create an application that uses the best practice techniques of creating websites for people with dyslexia. To complete my research I will need users to test the application. If you would be interested in doing so please let me know. If you would like more information or want to contact me directly my email address is geaneys@tcd.ie.

Thank you in advance. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Subject: do anything you want regardless of your learning style


Author:
Tina McInerney (:))
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Date Posted: 21:53:57 04/05/07 Thu
Help me become the CKNW Talk Show Idol to demonstrate that you can do anything you want regardless of your learning style
Please listen to CKNW and vote for Tina McInerney
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Subject: Re: Opportunites & resources in Vancouver?


Author:
VALENTIA EIKORE
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Date Posted: 05:41:47 03/21/07 Wed
please i need more informaton on how to train and be a facilitator, in Nigeria where i live; it is very difficult to help a dyslexic child. My sixteen year old son is one and it is becoming very diffult to keep him in regular school
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Subject: Dylexia


Author:
unsure (very depressed)
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Date Posted: 19:28:26 03/28/07 Wed
Hi

I've been working for the state of ? for 12 years getting paid $18 and hour. I've moved to another state and I've been trying to get a State job here. I've been to more than 12 interviews within a year and no success. I've decided to take any job because I was about to be homeless. I'm getting paid $9.00 an hour.
I know it's my interview . I can't comprehend on the interview questions. The interviewer didn't care if I passed or failed the interview. Remind you thatI was only asked one interview question at my past job. Is this dylexia? Because I really need help if this is the problem and causing me not to get a good paying job
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  • Re: Dylexia -- Christie (Hopeful), 23:02:08 03/28/07 Wed
Subject: Dyslexic?? HELP!!


Author:
timothy kenney
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Date Posted: 02:05:54 02/12/07 Mon
Hello to all, I am a 24 year old male and believe I may be dyslexic. When I was in second grade is when I first showed signs of a learning disability. I could not concentrate in school when it came to writting tasks. Back then my mother was certain it was ADHD and till now I was convinced too. I was tested and seen by quite a few doctors and counselors, but was never diagnosed. It always just ended up as dead end. at grade 6 my grades went from A's and B's to F's and it just got worse, I dreaded school, and assignments and the fact that I just seemed to be different from everyone else. I was called stupid by some teachers. Eventually I just quit going. By 17 I had decided to pull my life back together and started going back to school. My grades were about C's even though I knew material, I made small absent minded mistakes. I worked hard and graduated only one year behind, but now Im going through my life, in the Air Force, and still finding it hard to get my thoughts out, I'm forgetfull, and I over think myself all the time, especially when I'm trying to sleep. Which is why Im writting this at 3 in the morning! Im tired of what evers wrong with me getting in the way of my life, and feel like its holding me back. I just want to know whats wrong with me and why cant I think like everyone else. i know I have a brilliant mind, but its usless when I can get the thing to work!
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Subject: The Real Me and The Truth About Reading


Author:
Tina H McInerney
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Date Posted: 16:58:50 01/25/07 Thu
The Real Me and The Truth About Reading by Tina McInerney

I hope you’re amused by the words that you read. It’s a story of people! A whole Different Breed Where do they live? Why, they live all around us! They drive cars and airplanes and ride on the bus

Some build space ships, they’re movie stars too, Presidents, teachers, what can we do? Lawyers, Princesses and folks with degrees, all living amongst us. Just wait, you’ll see

A long time ago when I went to school I was a strange little fish in an unhappy pool! I tried to swim like the rest of the sea but I knew deep inside this just wasn’t me If we still lived in caves and drew on the walls I would understand and be the best of them all

Off to the doctor shop to test out my brain You know I thought they thought I was insane My IQ is broken It’s running too high But I am not hyperactive nor am I shy ’m clever and funny and utterly bold ........ I could have been rich. If I just fit the mould

Now there are two more amongst us, as you can see All just as weird and wonderful as their Mom Me We have heaps of trouble telling the time Like numbers and letters they’re out of our mind Waiting to flip them and flop them and then turn them around and do it again

Spelling - don’t go there how can we be wrong? When we know all the music to every new song! All our forwards are backwards So that reading’s a chore But we can tell incredible stories for hours or more
Now you don’t have pictures But we still have text It’s what makes us look like we are complete nervous wrecks!

Take the word bad ..... what do you see? That is of course if you have trouble reading like me .... I learn with my eyes And it’s not a surprise to find out intelligence is not compromised Yet the part of our minds that helps us to read Is traveling around at incredible speed

But the cool thing about all these strange goings-on Is it makes us creative and different and strong For now and forever I hope you agree that the truth about reading is just different for me!
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Subject: My childs Dyslexia


Author:
Bryce (frustrated)
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Date Posted: 18:33:23 03/07/07 Wed
I cant seem to get the help I need out of the public school system. Has anyone dealt with this before and what did you do. I am a single parent so it has been a struggle for me.

Thanks
bryce
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Subject: does not recognize dyslexia as a learning disability


Author:
Graeme Axford
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Date Posted: 03:47:12 02/27/07 Tue
Hi

I am dyslexic and it would seem because of that unemployable. I have a webpage you can visits about the issues http://graemea.snap.net.nz I would like to no what other people think. Am I alone or not making sense is my questions the New Zealand does not recognize dyslexia as a learning disability so not surprised there agency can’t see the problem when I try to get employment with them. I want honest feedback. Being dyslexia in NZ does not make life easy I can assure you.

Cheers
Graeme Axford
http://graemea.snap.net.nz
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Subject: THANK


Author:
Zale55
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Date Posted: 19:31:34 03/25/07 Sun
I,M 51 AND JUST FIND OUT I HAVE DYSLEXIA,BUT I HAD 2 KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME,EVERYONE SEAM 2 BE SMARTER THEN I, BUT I DO MY JOB ,AND DO IT WELL.
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Subject: comparison physical pain to dyslexia


Author:
sandy
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Date Posted: 22:48:37 03/15/07 Thu
I have dyslexia . I have had very bad case of kidney stones and i have had numerous broken bones. collasped lung all the ribs on left side broken all over a period of years.
i figure i have a good idea of what pain is and i know what its like to have severe dyslexia or dyscalcula .
Now i would very happely trade all the physical pain i have had and multiply it several times over meaning have more of it every year or 6 month easily if that could be a trade to get rid of dyslexia.
if you have had some bad pain physical pain like i have or worse would you if you could increase that pain many times over in a deal to get rid of dyslexia or dyscalcula.
please discribe for me what the pain is you had and what the pain of dyslexia is like . i myself would rather have
lost a limb or hand my hand crushed repeatedly instead of this what about you ?
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Subject: help


Author:
chris
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Date Posted: 06:59:03 02/17/07 Sat
hi all, another problem. has any young adults had to tell there boss, friends and family bout there dislexia. i want to tell them and undertand it but i have always been independant,eg i just want to say when i make a mistake, just having a dislexic moment.is it also normal to think about your dislexia all the time????????
thanks
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Subject: Dyslexia


Author:
a concerned parent
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Date Posted: 12:48:02 02/19/06 Sun
We are from Canada and our daughter is having trouble in school with reading and spelling. We are wondering where you get tested for dyslexia and if there is a test. We have been told that is not a test. We had her do some testing and they told us that she should be checked out for dyslexia and that there is a course that we could pay for that would help her through the Davis Learning center. We are thinking that this is what we should do (even though it is really expensive) but how can we be sure that this is her problem. We have her in modifide programs for spelling and we have her in speech. She has now been told that she is developing severe migraines and we are told that this is another symptom. If anyone can give me information please do. We need help.She is only 9 and we have been trying to get help from the school for 4 years. We even put her back a grade thinking that this would help and that she would get help but it never happened.
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Subject: geographic dyslexia


Author:
cindy
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Date Posted: 16:24:58 09/13/06 Wed
I have no problems with spelling or reading but have horrible problems with directions. I can read and follow a map but can't remember how to get to familiar places unless I travel their daily. I cannot remember how to get out of my doctor's office although there is only 2 hallways and i have been going there for 7 years. The same problem with travel routes. I can travel the same route for years and if i miss 2 weeks i can definately have problems upon my return. I read once about Geographic dyslexia. Has anyone else ever heard about it?
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Subject: lack of college degree obstacle -repost


Author:
Karen (frustrated)
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Date Posted: 00:51:32 03/12/07 Mon
Hi All

I am young 48 year old female and have been a medical sales rep for the past 18 years with a proven track record and W-2 forms to show employers what I have made in the past.

I am finding it harder and harder to find a job without a degree.

At one time I lied about my degree and got the interview and the job. I would beat out 8-10 candidates. Now there are background checks and I can't do that anymore. Plus it is not right.

Now I can't even get an interview. The headhunters always say you have a great resume and track record and with a degree I could get you the interview and you would get the job.

I made $150,000 the past couple of years and sold myself out of a job and now had to take a job with a less compensation plan because of the degree factor and recently quit because I was miserable and not making any money.

If I went back to college part time I would be around 55 or older when I graduated and by then no company is going to hire a women that old for sales. Plus we are tying to adopt a baby and studying would be very hard for anyone and much harder for someone with a learning disability.

Does anyone have any suggestion how to overcome this obstacle.

Thanks for listening
KMK
Subject: Questionnaire


Author:
Elise
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Date Posted: 07:41:35 03/07/07 Wed
Would anybody on here mind filling out a questionnaire on self perception for me? It is for my dissertation titled "Self-Perception in Dyslexic Individuals". I am researching whether there is a difference between the self-perception of those with dyslexia and would be really grateful to anyone who wouldn't mind helping. I am looking for dyslexics between the ages of 18 and 25.

My email address is elisejfoster@hotmail.co.uk
- if you are interested in helping then please email me and I will send you a copy of the questionnaire. If you would like any further information then please ask.

Thank you, I really appreciate any help you can give me. Hope you are all well :-)

Elise xxx
Subject: Phonemics game


Author:
Sissitaz
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Date Posted: 04:15:42 03/07/07 Wed
Hi,this is my firts contribution in this forum, I hope it would be helpful

Phonemic awareness game

I want to share the way that I teach my child phonemic awareness. Apart from his manual abilities, he has an excellent musical aptitude. He really enjoys singing and dancing, therefore I have taken advantage of that to teach him phonemics.

We have some books with its CD-Rom which help him learn letter sounds through short
Songs. For example for the letter “S” there is a song (taken from “Jolly Songs”, Laurie Fyke and Kerrie Sinclair):

(tune: The farmer in the Dell)

“The snake is in the grass
The snake is in the grass
/sss/! /sss/!
The snake is in the grass”

In front of this song there is a drawing of a snake (the book is illustrated by Lib Stephen), so he can see a picture with a similar shape of the letter. We follow the suggestion of the action: “weave your hand in an “S” shape, like a snake, and say /SSSsss/.
My child also makes an “S” shape with his body dancing as a snake.
After he makes a snake-Origami-; we put the snake on a piece of white paper and I ask him “can you tell me a word that begins with the same sound as SSSSnake ?
We make a list drawing them, some other times we look for the things in magazines and so on. After I give to him some concrete objects (blocks) to represent the sounds in words. He should indicate how many sounds he hears in a word by the number of blocks he places on the table. For example for “sun” he says: /sss/ and he puts one block on the table and so on. As he pronounces each sound in a word he puts a block on the table so he can see how many sounds the word has.
Subject: Dissertation


Author:
Elise
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Date Posted: 14:15:14 03/06/07 Tue
Would anybody on here mind filling out a questionnaire on self perception for me? I'ts for my dissertation and would be really grateful to anyone who wouldn't mind helping. I'm desperate for some dyslexics between the ages of 18 and 25.

My email address is elisejfoster@hotmail.co.uk
- if you are interested in helping then please email me and I will send you a copy of the questionnaire.

Thank you, really appreciate any help I can get. Hope you are all well :-)

Elise xxx
Subject: help with interviews


Author:
Karen Standen (Sad)
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Date Posted: 13:05:05 02/01/07 Thu
Can anyone help me out there I am 43 and dyslexic I have been trying to better myself in finding a job I have been about five interviews and I'm never successful I need help desperately any suggestions would be a great help
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Subject: Job interviews


Author:
Denise
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Date Posted: 11:24:54 02/28/07 Wed
Hi, my long time boyfriend has dyslexia. In the past he has had jobs and really had no problems.(warehouse work) Now that hs is almost 50, he is looking for work again. He has had a few interviews, most went very well as he does have an great work record.
The main problem is, making it past the written tests that employers make him take. I have been reading about this and Some persons say to not tell the employer at the time of interview, and some say, that the employers have to make accomadations for persons with a disability.But you must provide them with "proof" of the disability. Even If he had the proof, what then?Would they would give the job to someone else without that disability and just would never call him again.
Looking at the on line help I see is either, hundreds of dollars, Or in Europen Money, can't even understand how much they cost.
All the tutors in my state cost alot of money and as you can guess with him being out of work money is really tight.
He has an interview tomarrow that he was so exited about. Then he found out that he will need to take tests. Now he is so depressed he is talking about not even going to the interview and this makes him feel so stupid. I try to give him incouragement and tell him that he is not stupid and just learns differntly, but since we cannot find any one to help us for free, He feels that he will never be able to work another job, as he cannot make it past the tests.
At this point, he is going into a depression and I don't know what to do. This has taken over his life and I am afraid he will do something bad if we cannot come up with something.
Anyone out there have any ideas? I have looked everywhere I can think of on web for free or low cost and cannot find anything.
Are we the only ones with this problem?

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Subject: Questions of Creativity


Author:
missfitproductions
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Date Posted: 05:29:19 02/25/07 Sun
ARE YOU A 3D THINKER OR A DAY DREAMER?


As part of the DYS(the)LEXI festival – celebrating dyslexic creativity – we are hoping to gather stories of creativity by dyslexics all over England and across the globe.

Do you doodle or draw, paint or potter? … Are you a writer, an artist, or a musician? Do you often find yourself daydreaming? Are your ideas wonderful, wacky and imaginative?

However you find yourself creating we want to know about it. All of your stories and experiences will form part of our documentation for the festival.

Send us your stories or thoughts at our dedicated blog – and have your words heard http://dysthelexi.blogspot.com or email them to dysthelexi@gmail.com

All submissions will be entered into a prize draw to win two free tickets to the DYS(the)LEXI festival which runs from the 20th to the 25th of March at the Barons Court Theatre in London.

For more information please visit www.missfitproductions.org

The DYS(the)LEXI festival is supported by The Arts Dyslexia Trust and the Adult Dyslexia Organisation.

If you would like to help us to promote the festival then I will hapilly email you the press release, and other information, to you. Please email me at ray_barnett@ntlworld.com for more information.
Subject: Adult dyslesia?


Author:
Ian (questioning)
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Date Posted: 16:46:50 02/24/07 Sat
Just found this post! I am 42 and wanted to start my phd, so I took the GRE. I scored 530 of verbal and 290! on math. That's the bottom of the barrel folks. I studied mostly for the math, understood the algorithms, but no matter how hard I try I always mess up the problems. I was tested for learning disabilities as a child and they found none, surprisingly. I constantly transpose numbers, dial strangers and mess up everything that involves numbers. I am a poor speller. I am not left handed. What gives? Any ideas?
Subject: Help for students


Author:
Lynne
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Date Posted: 06:59:59 02/24/07 Sat
Hi, I own a private training company which specialises in teaching nursery nursing. I have a dyslexic student (aged 22) and we are having problems in trying to secure a free assessment and some funding to help her with her studies. She is struggling to complete her course as she is finding the written side of the course extremely difficult. I have never come across a dyslexic student before, so this is a new challenge for me. I wonder if anyone could give us some information on where to go to get help? I have already tried the local LEA and LSC to no avail. Many thanks
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Subject: I think I am Dyslexia


Author:
Edna (sad)
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Date Posted: 19:11:20 02/09/07 Fri
Hello Everyone,
I am 52 and think I am deyslexia. I new there has been something wrong with me, I just thought I was stupid. I can remember by mother telling about my reading teacher telling her, that I had a mind of my own. I read a sentence and it was to make the horse trot and I wanted the horse to gallop and not matter what that teacher said, I still said gallop. Then I started college when I was 40 and it has been a struggle. I can remember crying in Algebria class be cause I just could not get it. My English Professor told me: Edna your speaking ability is out standing, but your proof reading is tear able. My writing sucks and I have a hard time with ed's and s's. I sound them out in my mind but when it comes down to putting it on paper it just doesn't come. I hated to read, I only read things that interest me. I have hiden my stupidity, am I stupid. I have made a doctors appointment, but I read on this site about a doctor not believing this. What has put this on a roller coast for me is I started a new job four months ago. My boss brought up the subject of dyslexia and said she thinks she is, but I think it was for me. I have made mistake after mistake and know I have to quit this job because of it. I hate myself, I need help where can I go. I don't live in a big city, but a very, very small town.
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Subject: Teacher Needing Help


Author:
Bobby (Lost)
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Date Posted: 09:05:57 09/07/06 Thu
I am a special education teacher. This is my ninth year teaching. Ironically, I've never had to work with students with dyslexia until this year and I have two. With my lack of experience with this disability, I fear that I will do an injustice to these students and not provide the best quality instuction to them. I need any and all suggestion in helping these students cope with their dyslexia. For parents that have children with dyslexia, what do you do with your child that helps? For individuals with dyslexia, what was done for you that made a difference, that worked, that helped you learn? Please this is serious for me. Thanks for all the help in advance.
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Subject: st.barnabas school at peace bridge area


Author:
sandy
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Date Posted: 20:18:21 02/21/07 Wed
did you go to that bording school . it was on the canadain side . a minister sort of . ran it . i went there got kicked out for being too stupid i think what about you
Subject: Learning Aids for Adults


Author:
Terry
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Date Posted: 09:03:18 02/21/07 Wed
63 year old adult would like to teach himself to read. We are looking for specific products or learning aids that he could use on his own. New job will offer lots of time, but he will not have much assistance.
Subject: How do you help a family member?


Author:
Tim
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Date Posted: 14:35:01 09/30/06 Sat
I have known a long time that my brother is dyslexic but, he has always avoided the subject. Working as a waiter he has managed to get through life with out it affecting his job but, always needs his wife to complete most daily tasks for him that involve writing. Recently he decided to change careers and took a job as a sales person. This has really brought his disability to the fore front. He was tested a week ago for the first time which was a huge step for him and has started to reach out for help. I want to help him but, I don't know how. We live in Burlington Ontario, any suggestions would be great.
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Subject: struggle in math


Author:
NZ (sad)
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Date Posted: 23:25:40 02/09/07 Fri
i am a math major and i think i am mild dyslexic. it sounds crazy to other people, they questioned me why i took the course. i answered them that i have no other course to choose from, my interest is in math. i feel the difficulty of mathematics. there are times when i interchange the order of numbers, giving me a low grade. sometimes i cant understand the principles that fast as my classmates do. my classroom environment was really stressful, they mock at the mistakes i do. i feel sad about it. but i am not willing to give up my course... even if i feel that i have little oportunity because of my low grades. what i really need is just a support from other people,,, i feel so alone because i feel so inferior...
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Subject: Where can I get a one on one Dyslexia test


Author:
John (very Sad)
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Date Posted: 16:59:12 02/10/07 Sat
Hi to all,
Like most of you. I have found out by myself and on my own that I have all of the traits of Dyslexia, age 44. I am like a sponge and trying to get as much information as possible.
Where can I go to get testing to determine what type of Dyslexia I have. I live in Harrison, Arkansas.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
John
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Subject: psychologist's job


Author:
Phil
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Date Posted: 19:43:06 11/29/06 Wed
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if back around in the 70's and 80's, was it every psychologist's job to know what Dyslexia is.
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Subject: Advice on dylexia and discloseure


Author:
Joanne (Sad)
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Date Posted: 02:41:47 02/08/07 Thu
Dear Karen,
First of all I am unhappy to hear you are
having this problem. My understanding of the law is that
you must only disclose a disability that you are certain
will interfear with your "job performance". Seems to me there
is a great deal left to "interpertation". I would not tell
anyone that I thought would use the information to hurt
me. Karen if I were you I would visit www.Americanswithdisabilitiesact.com there if you are in the USA you will find out about your rights.
there are probily more sites devoted to rights information
check: google,infoseek,askgeeves,any search engine you can
think of. Karen also check local library ask librian to help if you need help. Good Luck become informed it will
give you power. Joanne
Subject: Lewis school


Author:
steven (help)
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Date Posted: 20:29:05 02/07/07 Wed
Does anyone have experience with a child at Lewis School in Princeton? I have a child with reading comprehension and auditory processing issues. I am unable to find evaluations othe school. Please email me with any experiences or ideas.
Subject: dyslexia and the adult student


Author:
marlene (worried)
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Date Posted: 11:43:16 02/06/07 Tue
hi everyone. my husband is finally fulfilling his wish of continuing his education and as you can imagine i am extremely proud of him and support him in any way i can without being too bossy :). he is studying english and physics at 'o' level, among other subjects. however, he is finding things a bit tricky when studying english grammar, sentence construction and writing essays. he is also having problems with his physics as he cant always understand the grammar in the problem. can anyone tell me of any websites which he can use to help him practice. As we live in Malta, society here finds it hard to help dyslexic adults. thanks for all the help anyone can give him.
Subject: dyslexic test


Author:
tracey
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Date Posted: 12:37:36 01/29/07 Mon
hi all
im wondering if anyone can sugest anything to help me.
i am 24 and i am serverly dyslexic but no one knows! well i say no one a few people. i dont know how to explain to my friends and famly, when people tell me there dyslexic but i just say nothing. i fell ashamed of my dyslexia i have tried talking to my doctor but they say they cant help me. i work as a support worker. how can i support people if i cant talk about my own problems. help me plaese
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Subject: driving


Author:
Natasha
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Date Posted: 07:59:18 07/06/06 Thu
Hi, it has been a few years since I have posted here, but I wanted to hear the views of people who are in 'the same boat' as it were.
I'm 24 and still I don't drive, I had some lessons last year, but I found it all to be a bit too much. I'm getting frustrated because I want and need to drive really.
A member of my family suggested that I learn and take the test in an automatic, then later when i feel more confident, take it in a manual.
Many people i have spoken to say it is just a waste of time, that I should just take it in a manual. they look at me as if i am completely stupid or something... this just upsets me. I wish people would try and understand my point of view more and what I am going through.

Should I go for learning in an automatic first or battle on with the manual, and get more stressed out?

Natasha. uk
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Subject: SOS ANY PARENTS WITH TEEN GIRLS WITH CONDITION


Author:
N.COOPER ( MRS) (SOS)
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Date Posted: 04:27:19 01/23/07 Tue
Hi i am the mother of a 14 year old girl with the condition looking desparetly for some one she can communicate with as she is very isolated at present here in UK its very rare to find a girl with this problem and every thing is boy fixated any one with any match ups to this please email me as she would love a penpal etc .

thanks n.cooper
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Subject: Reading Help


Author:
Cathy Lane
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Date Posted: 09:14:41 02/01/07 Thu
I found this website because at work I have a boss that is all about self improvement. It has helped me to know that there are others who have had to face life and are doing well. Up until this point I thought I dealt pretty well with my dyslexia. I was a "lucky one" they found my dyslexia when I was in 2nd grade. But the emotional trauma was that in the 70's you were put into a "slow learners" class. I was picked on by teachers students.My treatment consisted of flashcards and memory games so I have developed the ability to memorize facts and details well. Reading sounds good but comprehesion is awful because we never really addressed that area. Consquently I hate to read. I have to repeatedly read the same things over and over again to understand them. In school I found ways of passing without understanding what I read. Questions were usually phrased in a way that you could scan the paragraph and find the same wording. At work I have always been able to rely on hands on learning techniques. But know I have a boss that wants me not only to read certain books but to report on them. If you have advice on how to mmake comprehension easier I would be appreciative of it.
Subject: Hello


Author:
Shane
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Date Posted: 13:31:58 01/11/07 Thu
Hello to all, I am new to this forum and I would just like to say that I have been struggling with dyslexia for many years now. However, I am now starting to come to terms with this condition. I have been studying for 5 years and have just nearly completed a BA in Social Work. What this course has taught me, "if anything", is knowing my legal rights and how to challenge all levels of direct and in-direct discrimination. Therefore, I have now decided that dyslexia is no longer going to have control over me and my future anymore. As I no longer care for those past remarks of "your stupid and you will never amount to anything". For me, it is society that has the problem with my condition and not me with society's failure to except. So sod all those who don't understand and never will, because I now know my rights.
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Subject: Dear Phil


Author:
Joanne Longley M.Ed. (joyful)
[Edit]
Date Posted: 02:43:03 02/01/07 Thu
Dear Phil,
You need to start here and now enjoying life celebrate
your artictness and creativity. Take your GED and do all
you can. Many people never find out who they are and never
earn a GED. Now that you have a GED you can take college
classes. Go to your area Vocational Rehabilitation and have
them train you for a job you have always wanted to do.
thanks Joanne ( never to late;-) to start learning; remember now you will have help.)
Subject: Dyslexia and the law in the UK


Author:
Hazel (Confused)
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Date Posted: 11:29:47 01/08/07 Mon
Hi, It's me again!!
I just wondered if any one was up on the law applying to universities, and teachers. For example do teachers teaching a class with a dyslexsic person in need to know about dyslexia? Or better still require some training in how to treat, teach and examine them! Is it right for the dyslesix person have to be last all the time. e.g 4 pm!!!!
Plus are there any exam laws for practical spoken exams (for dyslexsic students?)
I have been trying to find web sites but got confused.
Thanks Hazel
PS I do get extra time!
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Subject: the truth about reading


Author:
Tina H. McInerney
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Date Posted: 19:41:35 01/24/07 Wed
Help create a book written by someone who couldn't read

Hi,
This is Tina McInerney. Please help me by voting for my project on the Give Meaning website.http://www.givemeaning.com/donate/p-project.aspx?gg=795

The link is The truth About Reading
You can also visit my blog to find out more about The Society for Immediate Awareness of Alternative Learning.
http://tinamcinerney.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much for your interest.

Tina H. McInerney
Founder
The Society for Immediate Awareness of Alternative Learning
iaal@shaw.ca
604 790 2610
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Subject: Dyslexia and the blind


Author:
Farfromeyes
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Date Posted: 06:42:53 01/26/07 Fri
Hi everyone,

Does anyone know whether dyslexia exists in the case of the blind children? They use the Braille alphabet as a system of reading and writing and Im really interested to know about this issue. I would really appreciate any info about this! thankx
Subject: phonic dictionary


Author:
Jules
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Date Posted: 08:03:33 01/23/07 Tue
Hello. i am want to buy a phonic dictionary for my 8yr old son. i want him to be able to speak a work into a HAND HELD electronic device and have the work spelt back to him on screen. Does such a device excist? have looked at the the pens that scan words and translate back, but this is not what i'm after. can anyone point me in the right direction?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Jules (UK)
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Subject: Is it Dyslexia?


Author:
Stephanie
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Date Posted: 21:07:33 12/25/06 Mon
I have been going to pyschologists to figure out why I do poorly in school(poor concentration, memory problems, can't study, math I just can't grasp the concept but I feel like I know it), socially, and sometimes depressed. I have come across Dyslexia and seem to have alot of the symptoms, but I do not do poorly in reading, spelling, or writing. Does anyone have any ideas? I am now 19 years old and my first semester of college I did extremely poor(gpa of 1.61). I really would like to figure out what is wrong so I can get immediate help.
Thanks
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Subject: the emotional effects of dyslexia.


Author:
corrin
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Date Posted: 08:26:20 01/12/07 Fri
I need some advice with how to deal with my dyslexia in work.

I try not to let my dyslexia get in the way of my life and manage pretty well. Like a lot of people i was diagnosed very late (at 17 yo) with moderate to severe dyslexia. it was always a positive and a negative that i was bright. A positive because i did ok in school (with a lot of hard work and teachers yelling) and a negative because people assumed i was ok, just lazy,forgetful etc etc.

In work i am open about my dyslexia but people forget. Its an invisible disbility - i dont 'seem' dyslexic, so when i do make a mistake people can be extremely cruel and make comments very reminicent of ones i heard from teachers in my school says.

How do other people deal with these flash back situations.

feeling 'not good enough' 'lazy' 'stupid' etc. Sometimes it seems like i have to have elephant skin just to deal with everyday activities like writing thank you letters or filling in forms for work.

Im sure other people have dealt with this. How have you over come these flash back moments?

Does anyone have any good ways of allowing people to understand what is going on for you without sounding like your just making excuses? I find this difficult because im dyslexic doesnt seem to cut it.

many thanks in advance for any advice. Corrin.
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Subject: Computer Mouse


Author:
Peg Kane
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Date Posted: 00:53:50 01/12/07 Fri
Does anyone know if there is a way to get the orientation on an optical mouse to swith direction? Or a program that lets you change the orientation? In the days before the optical mouse the old "ball" mouse allowed you to change the orientation on the mouse so if you wanted the curser to go up you moved it down. If you wanted it to go left you moved it right. With the new optical mouse the "orientation" option is not available and I have to use the mouse up side down and it hurts. Any suggestions?
Subject: a life of not knowing what was wrong with me!


Author:
Fred (confusion)
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Date Posted: 22:55:04 07/14/06 Fri
I have been reading some of the letters on this great form and i think it is the first time i did not feel alone. I have traveled all over this country and have tried to find out what my problem was and why i have never fitted in to this world. I feel that i am a free thinker who used common sense where there was none. But i could never put into words what i was thinking. so i felt alone and confused. but now that i see so many people out there with the same problem, i have hope that i will find an answer to this deep well of dispear and i have hope again. Life is not easy but it easier to deal with something that has a name, DYSLEXIA. At least i can go on from here and have some facts to deal with. My world has always been an open book and i intend to write about it some day even if it takes the rest my life here. There is so much of life we do not know about and it has been my quest to find my place in it. Now that i know i am not stupid I can go on with purpose, and i will try to help others to understand how hard it is to forget and not understand what is easy to others. But just like the X-men in the comic book,{which was my favorite} shows that not all people will understand and cope with are problems and are differences! we all have genius inside us and it is up to us to find it. I tried to do this on my own and have been fairly [blank, blank...] sucsessful. but to know i am not alone is wonderful!!! I am not religious but i know that GOD is so far ... but it has given us all the things we need to persever and make the miricles to fulfill our dreams if we try hard enough. that i know and that i will do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No matter how many times i fall on my duff. GOD speed to you all. ftf.
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Subject: Music & dyslexia


Author:
Stuart Richardson
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Date Posted: 04:43:48 01/08/07 Mon
Recently diagnosed after many years of struggling with learning ( I am 50)

I learnt to play the piano with great difficulty years ago one of the main barriers was and is timing counting the beat which may be as a result of ebing dyslexic and dyspraxic . I have just recently bought a clarinet and love the sound of this instrument , the same barriers are there , I am getting myself a metronome . Does any musicians have any tips or dyslexic musicians know any ways of getting over this , reading music is different also , I read as a symbols not characters and notes this helps me read it . I dont intend to go to a teacher every week as I am sure I will drive him or her nuts just as I did when i was learning piano . I have tried reading the music and counting out aloud the beat of the music before plaing it ..

like 1n2 2 3n1 4 etc for 4/4/ time .

Many thanks

Stu
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Subject: struggling to pass practical physiotherapy exam


Author:
Hazel (failing)
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Date Posted: 00:36:40 12/23/06 Sat
I am struggling with my practical pysiotherapy exams. I am passing clinical placements and essays. I am in my 2/4 year part time course. I am a physio ast. and am doing well at work. But keep failing my spoken practical exams.
I have learnt my subject well, but have failed lower limb exam 3 x and upper 1x. I feel the teachers don't understand my condition and think I'm an idiot.
My brain goes all fussey in the exam, and I get very nervous. Has any one got any tips in satying calm and ordering my thoughts. help!
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Subject: to help the son in need and resonce to Allison


Author:
Joanne (happy)
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Date Posted: 01:02:25 01/02/07 Tue
First of all allison has a good thought I am also am a 50 year old "dyslexic" and I work as a Learning disability Specalist
for my own tutoring Service helping a child or young person
to achieve success is good but you also need them to engage
in there own achievements. My advice is to help a bit and then the hard part
is letting him fly. We are sending our 20 year old to College and letting him do his own thing is the hardest
thing I have ever had to do. I want to do all his work
for him but he is very happy doing his own thing.
Peace out and best wishes and Happy New year 2007 Mrs.Joanne L M.ed.
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