Alpha Mule Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Very weird. I'm good at remembering numbers, and number sequences, just struggle to read groups. I've just been reading up on what you've said, a few of the things ring true. Like being early to everything, and struggling to work out what time to leave if I need to be somewhere at a certain time. I also struggle with facial recognition. I either think I know everyone or can't remember the name of the person I'm talking to! Yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I work with a lad with dyslexia and he writes words as he hears them in his head,so something like the word timetable could be written tymtebl,his letters are often backwards and he also has bad handwriting ,but we have got used to it and even though it takes us a minute longer to read one of his notes we understand it.you just have to do the catch phrase thing and say it as you see it,it works. Strangely I had no problems reading the paragraphs in the link . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 sounds like my problem as a said i write what i say so breathe is breeve ,what is wot and so on .And i struggle with typing into a calculator as written numbers <numbas >puzzle me but working out in my head is a doddle.That,s farmers fault ,i used to work in a tractor dealers and had to work out vat in my head as boy could they trip u up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Pastel coloured lenses and overlays can help in certain circumstances, wish we had known for my lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Pastel coloured lenses and overlays can help in certain circumstances, wish we had known for my lad. They can, I mentioned blue paper earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Very weird. I'm good at remembering numbers, and number sequences, just struggle to read groups. I've just been reading up on what you've said, a few of the things ring true. Like being early to everything, and struggling to work out what time to leave if I need to be somewhere at a certain time. I also struggle with facial recognition. I either think I know everyone or can't remember the name of the person I'm talking to! That's me, really badly. Can't bring faces to mind, just can't remember them clearly. Even close friends or family I could walk past in an unfamiliar place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 The other thing I can't do is picture things in my mind. There's just nothing there! I know what things look like, I can describe them, but I can't see them in my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 My mate once asked me to fill in a form he didn't understand when I looked at it his name that he wrote down was all jumbled up he didn't know he was dyslexic for 30 years he was like that :-/he also said to me when we were on a goose hunt in Scotland that a rabbit at the side of the road had multiple sclerosis....that's another story tho.. I didn't ask him to spell it tho!! Ha-ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Every one has lapses it's nowt to do with dyslexia. Ever got a knife out the drawer to stir your tea? How many kids call a teacher mum at school? Tiredness is as likely the reason someone calls mixi ms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 My eldest son had poor results I'm his exams, went and had a feeling tests done an turned out he had mild form, with this years exams he had yellow test papers and 25% more time plus cogmed help. He now is in and A's and B's. He has worked since day one and couldn't work out why his tests were poor. Now he is happier and results speak for themelves. How much is the dislexia and how much is just in the head and he needed the help in planning the route though the exams we will never know. Me, well, I'm just lazy and stupid and have hands like leather as I stopped feeling the pain of the cane very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 The other thing I can't do is picture things in my mind. There's just nothing there! I know what things look like, I can describe them, but I can't see them in my head! Just the opposite there, I can "visualise" most things easily. May be either why I do the job I do, or because of the job I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Just the opposite there, I can "visualise" most things easily. May be either why I do the job I do, or because of the job I do. Actually being able to bring many things together in a clear design solution is why a big architects firm once went out of its way to recruit dyslexics. Again brain pathways are different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Actually being able to bring many things together in a clear design solution is why a big architects firm once went out of its way to recruit dyslexics. Again brain pathways are different! Excellent topic and I concur with the posts, slightly , but I totally concur with the post above I'm not sure what my issue is, but I 'think' I think in 3D and tend to come to a conclusion quickly, I then become impatient with everybody been slow to catch up, or I just don't get it , there no middle ground! I rework problems multiple times for a good /best outcome and get disappointed if other don't do the same On my book shelf I only have factual books , absolutely no fiction, I hate things that are not true, I have no time for things that are fantasy. My sister is exactly opposite , loves books and spells like a wizard Interestingly my oldest son is exactly same, interesting to watch as a parent. At 50 I came to accept my 'skill/problem(.?) :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Excellent topic and I concur with the posts, slightly , but I totally concur with the post above I'm not sure what my issue is, but I 'think' I think in 3D and tend to come to a conclusion quickly, I then become impatient with everybody been slow to catch up, or I just don't get it , there no middle ground! I rework problems multiple times for a good /best outcome and get disappointed if other don't do the same On my book shelf I only have factual books , absolutely no fiction, I hate things that are not true, I have no time for things that are fantasy. My sister is exactly opposite , loves books and spells like a wizard Interestingly my oldest son is exactly same, interesting to watch as a parent. At 50 I came to accept my 'skill/problem(.?) :-) I can understand that it's like reading maps people I've taught have struggled to visualise contours and the shapes the represent but to me the form obvious shapes and bring the map to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Excellent topic and I concur with the posts, slightly , but I totally concur with the post above I'm not sure what my issue is, but I 'think' I think in 3D and tend to come to a conclusion quickly, I then become impatient with everybody been slow to catch up, or I just don't get it , there no middle ground! I rework problems multiple times for a good /best outcome and get disappointed if other don't do the same On my book shelf I only have factual books , absolutely no fiction, I hate things that are not true, I have no time for things that are fantasy. My sister is exactly opposite , loves books and spells like a wizard Interestingly my oldest son is exactly same, interesting to watch as a parent. At 50 I came to accept my 'skill/problem(.?) :-) I can understand that it's like reading maps people I've taught have struggled to visualise contours and the shapes the represent but to me the form obvious shapes and bring the map to life. It is an interesting subject, and clearly some people think or see things in different ways depending on how their brain is wired. I remember hearing about a famous conductor/composer who would often exort his orchestra to play "bluer" or some such apparently nonsensical instruction. It turned out that he had synesthesia and to him particular sounds/notes had distinct colours that he could see. But until he was made aware of his condition he simply thought that everyone saw music in the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 It is an interesting subject, and clearly some people think or see things in different ways depending on how their brain is wired. I remember hearing about a famous conductor/composer who would often exort his orchestra to play "bluer" or some such apparently nonsensical instruction. It turned out that he had synesthesia and to him particular sounds/notes had distinct colours that he could see. But until he was made aware of his condition he simply thought that everyone saw music in the same way. I can see what he meant, not actually "seeing" colours but more feeling them. I like classical music and some is very definitely cold or blue, others warm and orange. Daft as it seems, the theme from Ladies in lavender matches the title exactly, if it had a colour it would be a smooth warm lavender colour. OK, you can laugh now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetree Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Pastel coloured lenses and overlays can help in certain circumstances, wish we had known for my lad. The overlay thing is a bit simplistic, and is just an easy 'win' so schools look like they are doing something. Overlays are meant to be useful for scotopic sensitivity, or Irlen syndrome which is a perceptual processing disorder. Dyslexia is a language processing disorder. Main deficits (or 'causes') are phonological processing, or not hearing the differences on spoken sound segments. The other main deficit is in working memory, our ability to hold use and manipulate new information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Excellent topic and I concur with the posts, slightly , but I totally concur with the post above I'm not sure what my issue is, but I 'think' I think in 3D and tend to come to a conclusion quickly, I then become impatient with everybody been slow to catch up, or I just don't get it , there no middle ground! I rework problems multiple times for a good /best outcome and get disappointed if other don't do the same On my book shelf I only have factual books , absolutely no fiction, I hate things that are not true, I have no time for things that are fantasy. My sister is exactly opposite , loves books and spells like a wizard Interestingly my oldest son is exactly same, interesting to watch as a parent. At 50 I came to accept my 'skill/problem(.?) :-) If you except it for its advantages you have no problem I am a similar age and got seen by a world renowned expert as a child at the time many in education didn't even believe it existed - now we have brain function mapping and such and can prove it's not lack of brain power just using different parts getting used through the processes of thought The advantages are definitely worth a few who think they are superior for having what can be an inferior thought process for many applications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I can see what he meant, not actually "seeing" colours but more feeling them. I like classical music and some is very definitely cold or blue, others warm and orange. Daft as it seems, the theme from Ladies in lavender matches the title exactly, if it had a colour it would be a smooth warm lavender colour. OK, you can laugh now No odd at all, I get very strong feelings in certain circumstances, certain types if light, like Autumn afternoons, spring evenings etc evoke something in me, it's not nostalgia, it's FAR stronger than that, its unexplainable. The only analogy is a very pleasant, very strong deja vu, that's how real it feels. Its almost an spiritual experience, if I knew what one felt like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 No odd at all, I get very strong feelings in certain circumstances, certain types if light, like Autumn afternoons, spring evenings etc evoke something in me, it's not nostalgia, it's FAR stronger than that, its unexplainable. The only analogy is a very pleasant, very strong deja vu, that's how real it feels. Its almost an spiritual experience, if I knew what one felt like. 'tis a funny thing the human mind, so much we don't know or even question. Far more to it than we think, almost as if part of it has been lost over time ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 'tis a funny thing the human mind, so much we don't know or even question. Far more to it than we think, almost as if part of it has been lost over time ? There is a colour-personality synesthesia but little researched, my daughter is 'blessed' with this too, it's rarely unpleasant, but can be, stereotypical coastal colour portraits make me anxious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I can see what he meant, not actually "seeing" colours but more feeling them. I like classical music and some is very definitely cold or blue, others warm and orange. Daft as it seems, the theme from Ladies in lavender matches the title exactly, if it had a colour it would be a smooth warm lavender colour. OK, you can laugh now Not at all, you have just explained how i sometimes feel colours and certain colours will set off a train of thought. I thought that it was just me. No odd at all, I get very strong feelings in certain circumstances, certain types if light, like Autumn afternoons, spring evenings etc evoke something in me, it's not nostalgia, it's FAR stronger than that, its unexplainable. The only analogy is a very pleasant, very strong deja vu, that's how real it feels. Its almost an spiritual experience, if I knew what one felt like. Snap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 The overlay thing is a bit simplistic, and is just an easy 'win' so schools look like they are doing something. Overlays are meant to be useful for scotopic sensitivity, or Irlen syndrome which is a perceptual processing disorder. Dyslexia is a language processing disorder. Main deficits (or 'causes') are phonological processing, or not hearing the differences on spoken sound segments. The other main deficit is in working memory, our ability to hold use and manipulate new information. My daughter was diagnosed with Irlen a few months ago. The difference in reading when overlays are used is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 I remember the Irlen centre well near Bury St Edmunds, loads of different colour overlays and lenses in glasses probably quite interesting now but as a youngster after a long drive it was dull and frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banger123 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 I could read that reasonably well although I suffer I don't see the letters jumping about but I do merge words together and get B & D , 9 &P mixed up. Thank god for spell checker and predictive txt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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