Even the car was dyslexic!
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325437)
Rockingham, Australia
May 3, 2017 6:43pm CST
I've just searched for 'dyslexic' and it seems I haven't written about this before so here goes.
We were almost into town and travelling behind a small white car. In Australia we drive on the left, steering wheel on the right. So the car has its indicator on to turn left but they're right on the line as if they're going right into the big fruit and vegetable shop. There are houses on the left so most cars turn right at this point rather than left.
We decided if he turned right we'd follow him and tell him his indicator seemed to be wired wrongly.
But then he turned right and splashed across the side of the car were the words 'Dyslexic Assistance Program'. We decided we wouldn't follow him after all.
Photo is of a sign we saw in Athenry, Ireland. I tried to pronounce this At –henry just so you can feel superior! 
And The Fields of Athenry is a great song if you want to Google it.
And The Fields of Athenry is a great song if you want to Google it.25 people like this
23 responses
@changjiangzhibin89 (16522)
• China
4 May 17
Here the steering wheel is on the left. The word weake and onley aren't included in my English dictionary.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16522)
• China
5 May 17
@JudyEv You are welcome!Here we often see wrongly written characters too
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
4 May 17
One day I was taking a guy home from work. He was giving me directions. He said, "Turn left up here." I got in the left lane and asked, "Right here?" "No!" he yelled. I whipped the car back into the right lane and asked, "If not there, where?" "That was the right street but you needed to turn left not right." I explained to him I was going to turn left and was just asking if it was the right street. We both had a good laugh over it.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
4 May 17
I too have taught dyslexic child and its really difficult. We need to work a lot on them.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
4 May 17
@JudyEv yeah they do and we need a lot of patience to teach them
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
7 Jun 17
gigglin' o'er the car 'n the sign :) folks 'round here don't seem to know what those gadgets'd be (turn signals) 'n rarely use 'em. 'r, they travels miles 'n miles with 'em turned'n with nary a clue (like the hubs's prone to doin'). i'm dyslexic 's well 's my grandson. i've a colored sheet'n the puter screen that goes with my 'spectrum' so's i can comprehend what folks're writin'. i know, yer now gigglin', coz there aint no such monkey to aide folks with mine, eh? 
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
11 Jun 17
@JudyEv no ma'am, got 'ccused 'f jest bein' plum lazy. i'm left-handed, too 'n such didn't fare well with my teachers. but, i survived, lol.
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@JudyEv (325437)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun 17
@crazyhorseladycx It still must have been pretty tough.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
4 May 17
My mother-in-law is dyslexic. She is 94, so as a child, her dyslexia was not recognized as such. She reads as an adult, but always quite slowly. Coupled with that was poor vision as a child, she was regarded as "slow." Now, sadly, her vision has gotten so bad she can no longer read even large print books.
Part of her dyslexia is inability to make sense of any sort of music. It all sounds like noise to her. This is not part of advanced age. It's been like that all her life. When we ride with her in the car, we turn the radio off as a matter of course.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
4 May 17
@JudyEv She made it through college. Up until recently, she would go to reunions of her sorority. With failing health, plus increased deafness, it's gotten harder for her so socialize with people she doesn't know well. She worked as a bookkeeper for a while when my husband was growing up.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
4 May 17
Oh how funny some people right?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
4 May 17
The wordy bit in me always picks out the wrong spelling in signs and banners.
I guess because phonetically it sounds write, right?
Of course, English is confusing for non english speakers.
The bookworm in me: Roald Dahl's Vicar of Nibbleswicke dealt with dyslexia and he gave the royalties to a concerned charity
, right?
Of course, English is confusing for non english speakers.
The bookworm in me: Roald Dahl's Vicar of Nibbleswicke dealt with dyslexia and he gave the royalties to a concerned charity1 person likes this
@JudyEv (325437)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May 17
@responsiveme Well, you might still be odd but then I would have to be too!
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
8 May 17
My sister found out that my niece is dyslexic. Unfortunately, their insurance does not cover the treatment costs. She checked into paying for therapy and an hour was billed at $120. They cannot afford that.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 May 17
I have always found it both sad and a tad amusing thta the WORD 'dyslexic' is hard for anyone to spell, let alone those who have issues with any words!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
7 May 17
I would have pronounced it At Henry.
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