I believe I might be dyslexic

Hmm ... or dyscalculic... I've always had problems with easy maths, like adding things together properly (my +'s turn into -'s and things like that), and equasions scare me.

I skip lines when reading, and I have trouble reading things alloud even if I know the word that I'm supposed to be reading. When working, I tend to understand the big concepts, but not the easy simple stuff like remembering equasions or remembering precise definitions. I'm also better than most at spacial problems in a workshop environment in any case. I learn stuff hands on much better than reading a textbook (MILES better). If someone shows me how to do somthing, I can usually reproduce it exactly afterwards.

I think thats reasonable grounds for me to be slightly worried, don't you? It'd be good for someone to tell me whether its me being dyslexic or just being plain dumb and lazy, but I don't like the idea of paying £150 to be told I'm lazy.

 

I have a nephew that has the same problem. He's 15, they say he's dyslexic (whoever it was that tested him).
I also know someone who needs the hands on experience. reading directions doesn't help him, He has to be shown.He also has problems reading out loud, He never got tested (he's 35 now) because he thinks there's nothing wrong with himself.He doesn't comprehend well either,he has to go over and over to get it in his head whereas most people dont have a problem remembering the simplest of things. He probably is dyslexic too!

 

nah, just souds like your in to much of a hurry


add or adhd is crap too
all just a buncha bs(imho)

 

Could be dyslexia or something similar which is actually the result of a malformed optical nerve in many cases. There is a collection of books (and I believe on-line resources now too) I read on this from the Orion (SP) society and it was very helpful in not only helping my son who is dyslexic but also those that were working with him in school. There are ways to 'learn' how to see things as they should be so you don't jumble them up. Unknown to many is that dyslexia can also interfere with how audio signals are intrepreted....my son had the visual and audio problems.

@jarcher..while you may think things like ADD are crap I can assure you they are not. Having had a career in human services working with individuals having various levels of disabilities, studying such things in college and raising a child who is ADD & ODD it is very real! I have found over the years that comments such as yours come from people who have never experienced/observed it over a long period of time first hand or those who lack the knowledge about what it really is...which is in no way a cut down toward you but unless you are a research fanatic or have dealt with it first hand you wouldn't REALLY know about it would you? While it is a diagnosis that is often mistaken and in many cases handed out to freely in order to classify various unrelated behavior problems, it is and can be a very devastating and frustrating situation to address on every level.

 

my son has add+hyperactivity, and TRUST me it's real, he's been that way since birth, he now takes straterra, and is sooo much better.
I just had to say also, that it's not bs.

 

I was diagnosed with adhd when I was a youth and I was on more drugs than courtny love. .
and all it did was make me feel like crap and make my pee smell
my mom just couldn't handle me

now that would be first hand, now wouldn't it. . .
I come from a medical family (on my moms side) so everthing has a pill
it got old. quick
everything goldy is goin through sounds just like me
and a little of my ex-wife(she claimed to be dyslexic,but jus drank to much)

and I did say it was only an opinion

 

Then I would say you were one of those unfortunate cases that were misdiagnosed huh? Which clearly explains your opinion. I personally don't know of any medication prescribed for ADD that would cause your urine to have an odor (not saying there isn't one!) but I know there are meds for other disorders that will cause such a side effect....especially if the dosage is not correct.

As for 'everything has a pill' that's just sad and wrong IMO. Not all children with ADD and/or other such disorders need medication...sometimes it is brought on by a food or environmental allergy so a little investigation work (ok...alot of investigation work!) and elimination of the trigger is all it takes... Medicating (a child especially) should be the last resort after all other options are exhausted...Over a year went by before I consented to 'trying' meds with my son and although the first 3 or 4 days he was tired (normal side-effect adjustment period) he told the Dr he liked taking the meds cuz he could do so much more than he could before...went from spending his days in the principals office and failing all subjects to a straight A student.

 

I have heard of some actors say they are dyslexic. They try to read scripts over and over again and still don't understand them, but when someone reads the script to them they get it first time.

Might be a good test for you.

Steve

 

Regardless of what Goldie may have, the issues he is experiencing are very real to him and need addressing so that he can move on from this and leave it behind him

@ Goldie.....Abby's advice is great...read online about the different things. Try to remove the emotion from your situation and think practically about it. If you still have concerns then about dyslexia and/or dyscalculus then approach your GP or your local college. Some colleges do great adult literacy courses that address adult dyslexia. They make you feel relaxed and welcome, and don't belittle you. Dyslexia can be overcome even at your ripe old age

I've worked for many years in special needs with dyslexia, ADHD and autism type difficulties, and then are many things out there which can help if not drastically reduce any issues you face

 

I used to think that ADHD was a crock of s***, that is until my sister had kids. Both (Now in their teens) were diagnosed with it. I babysat those kids for years. From the age of 3 or 4 you knew there was something not right with them. Her eldest at 19 doesnt seem to have it anymore but the other one at 16 still has it and takes medication which helps somewhat but it's not a cure all. My sister feels that being her husbands parents were related (distant cousins) That that may have had something to do with it being her brother in laws 3 kids have the same problem too.
I dont think ADHD is bs anymore!

 

My son is ADHD and is taking concerta. Significant difference in behavior. There's a very good book out, Taking Charge of ADHD, by Dr. Russell A. Barkley. Very informative and practical.

 

I was told i was 5% dyslexic by a teacher who specialised in such things. As an adult I submitted 3 pieces of written by hand work which gave her the info to gain this opinion although i think that as it was under these conditions i expect i probably consentrated harder and was not quite an acurate reflection.

When i type, i type far better than i write, and indeed my text is less error prone, cept for typo's and actual spelling errors rather that right letters in wrong order. This is attributed to my ability to type quickly, and thus keep up with the speed my brain processes things, whereas if i write with a pen, "with" becomes "whit" incredibly regularly.

My maths was similar to goldies for a while but i worked out that actually rewriting the question myself, ie copying it, made me able to then calculate correctly, as id had to stop and consider the question so as to copy it acurately, ergo seeing + as - doesnt really happen as u are aware of the need to reproduce whats written, rather than calculate an answer, that comes later. This is why many exam papers ask for the question to be written on the answer sheets.

As for retaining info, again i am far better at hands on rather than being told, and once i have done something hands on i understand its concept. But, where it is needed, i created or used acronyms as a way to retain the info i needed. the best example of this is when i was 17 helping my sis doing a St John first aid course, and Causes of Unconsciousness = FISH SHAPED = Fainting : Infantile convulsions : Shock : Heart attack..... etc etc. This worked as a cognative stimuli and gave a mental kick start to the process of remembering how things worked.

If the right stimuli is found, people with ADD can still learn at a good pace. But then, if the right stimuli is found... we all can. Problems like dyslexia can be circumnavigated if they are recognised and delt with. The sooner this happens in a persons life, the sooner the techniques which are used can be implemented and then the individual can start to feel the benifits.

 

I will tell my sister to look for that book, thanks!

 

!it about worry wouldn't I ,dyslexic not your ,nahhh