Do you or a loved one have Dyslexia?

United States
September 28, 2007 4:49am CST
How severe is it? How did you find out you had it? How do you cope with it? Please share your stories. I think I may have a mild case & just want to know what others have been through.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I might. More of a letter confusion tho. I get my "d"s and "b"s and "j"s and "g"s kind of mixed up, I will know what I want to write & then just write the wrong one. I do know I have a "language learning' problem. Of course, they didn't know squat about that stuff when I was a kid.
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@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
28 Apr 08
I might have a mild case of dyslexia. But due to years of learning to cope, I tested negative for dyslexia once I finally got tested. I do however, have severe scotopic sensitivity syndrome, which can often be mistaken for dyslexia due to it causing reading problems as well. For years I was sure I had dyslexia as either my main or only problem, until a friend told me what she had and gave me a book on it. After 5 months to read a 100 page book, I realized that was me and got tested. You might want to have a look at www.irlen.com as well just to see if any of the problems related with SSS could be problems you're having as well. They have a short questionaire that you can fill out and don't have to submit or send in.
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
28 Apr 08
Apparently, my computer is not showing messages tonight or something. Oops, I didn't even see that I already posted until I posted again. Oh well, I guess at least this time I remembered to post the link incase you wanted to check it out and see if you might have SSS as well.
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
10 Apr 08
I might have a very mild case. I've been tested and it didn't show up. But the problem is, if you're older you already have coping mechanisms so it is harder to diagnose a slight case. I do have severe scotopic sensitivity however, which is the main cause of my reading difficulties, not the slightly dyslexia (if any). The dyslexia part probably would only affect my right and left and horrible sense of direction.
@Zorrogirl (1502)
• South Africa
3 Oct 07
my hubby had it. seems it started when he started writing and was forced to use his right hand. his spelling was horrible when i met him. but when he types he uses his left hand. and the spelling is much better.
• United States
3 Oct 07
hi gwen, My son has dyslexia. We found out when he was in school. He always got his b's and d's backward. That was the first time we had any idea. Took him to the doctor and got it verified. He seems to be dealing with it through his wife, who reads things with him to make sure he has the right understanding of what ever he is reading. Happy posting..
@sameroad (3178)
• United States
20 Mar 08
i have it.. or at least i think i have it. i was told when i was little i had a learning disability but wasn't told the name of it my spelling and reading suck i can read a word but i can't always spell the word i get words that look alike mixed up easily like tired - tried. its hard for me to remember things i've learned it sucks but i just have to deal with it