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Subject: I hate Dyslexia Author: Brent [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 02:20:31 11/17/12 Sat Its really making me mad when I see people who say dyslixia is a gift. What is their definition of a gift I wonder? Would you go to the computer store shopping for a new computer and want to buy one that has something wrong with the CPU so it doesn't transfer information correctly? But it has a good graphics card so it has good pictures. Would you pay good money for this defective computer? Now days its about speed and performance right. So how is it a gift? I have. never seen it as a gift it's a defect that's the way all my school teachers seen it and 40 years latter teachers see it the same way. Our education system in the USA hasn't changed and they call us slow learners. I don't find it funny when I saw a web sight that had Dyslexia Humer. That's sick and wrong. That's like making fun of a person who can't walk in a wheel chair climbing stairs sliding their body up the stairs pulling their body up the stairs with their elbows. Then having people making fun of how they are climbing the stairs. That's how I feel when I read out loud and people make snickers or get impatient and try to read for me by telling me the words. Like the person who can't walk but can climb stairs with a lot of effort I can read with a lot of effort and don't think it is funny at all and is no joking matter. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: I hate Dyslexia Author: Brent [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 06:59:29 11/17/12 Sat I wanted to add more about famous people. Notice how there are a lot of actors and actresses that make up the list. Most any dysliac can tell you why. It when a dysliac is in school you have to be a good actor to hide your problems. I did great in elementary at being sick so I could go home. I could even raise my body temp so the nurse would believe me. Junior High the first year I was unable to find the nurses office. The other kids you have to act to hide what you are so you don't stand out. I really think this is why they become such great actors just to survive. I still have to act to keep my job of 27 years if my boss was to find out I will loose my job. I mean act normal. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: I hate Dyslexia Author: Bob (Acceptance) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:06:25 01/02/13 Wed Brent, I really do feel your anger and pain but your obvious displeasure with yourself would not change the fact that you ARE dyslexic. I guess I'm one of those people you are complaining about that don't feel at all depressed that I am dyslexic. Sure I can't spell too well and my reading is labored and I need a computer program to write texts like this reply. Fortunately there's so much more to people's importance in life than simply being able to read and write. I know many people with masters and beyond that are unable to do some of the things I can do. Most importantly is the ability to be a visionary and look beyond the scope of normality. Our most important people in history, scientists, artists in many fields and including visual arts are overwhelmingly dyslexic. That's not a bad group of people to belong in. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: I hate Dyslexia Author: Ceri [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:34:00 01/14/13 Mon Dear Brent I do feel that Dyslexia is gift and I'm dyslexic. it means i'm a much more wholistic and creative person willing to ask questions and has meant I've tkaen opportunites in life that others wouldn't. People often say oh! your so brave when i do things that I musst do. however I'm not saying being dyslexic person is not painful. Being differnet if pauinfull but also means we can be stronger mor willing not to go along with things that support inequaltiy and destrtruction, more arty and creative etc However I do believe in this curent tim ein history tyher ear many of leading the way in how to chang ethe workd for hte better.i could say more but don't have enought time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]