What do you think about a person with dyslexia?   How many people that you know have it?
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Many MANY highly intellligent people have dyslexia!!! There are sevreal ways to help yourself learn to live wwith it. Only a rally shallow person would think anything negative about this illness. But from life lessons -- my baby bro & husband & best friend have it -- She is a web designer and makes tons of $$$, my husband is an AC man who owns his own company -- and my little bro is one of the best Jack of all trades you could ask for!!! People should not think anything about a person who has Dyslexia -- this is SO SO common! Even the CEO & Pres of my company have this!!! BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE -- and how much you can overcome!!!!
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I agree(although I hate the word retard). People with a learning disability, particularly Down's Syndrome, seem to have such a sweet, uninhibited disposition about them. It's like they have never thrown up the same emotional walls as the rest of us. I take a good deal of inspiration from my dealings with them.\nBrave question by the way, nice one!
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Fascinating dialect you have there...\n\n(yes - I get a bit annoyed when people spell the way they speak, but hey...what can you expect when teachers aren't allowed to correct their spelling? Might hurt the little dears' egos...)
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Why is Dyslexia so difficult to spell.
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A friend of a friend of mine (unreliable, I know) had reading comprehension problems.  After a number of tests, they discovered that the problem stemmed from a sort of sensory overload.  The solution was for her to read text through a red filter.  It sounds a little wacky to me, but if it worked, that's kind of cool.  I hope that helps some.
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They are more likely to have them depending on the cause of the learning disabilities.  \nJust so you know most people with dyslexia get it from pregnancy issues, such as, but not limited to, women drinking and/or doing drugs while they are pregnant, and malnutrition to the mother while pregnant and/or nursing, being deprived of oxygen during birth.  \nDo more research on the learning disabilities, if they are caused by genetics chances are high, if they are caused by abnormalities during pregnancy then the mother needs to take care of herself.
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Well- for a start- i may be worng here but i think its actually spelt phonetics.  But maybe there are two ways of spelling it- which proves your theory even more.  it must be the same person who thought up the word dyslexic.  Could they not think of a harder word for people who can not spell!
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Contact your school district- perhaps the principal or superintendent's office. Ask if they have a dyslexia specialist within the district. Put your request for the testing in writing to the attention of whoever should have it. Then fill out the necessary paperwork so they can do the testing. Good Luck!
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Firstly congratulations on not caring what people think!\n\nAnd secondly sadly it is human nature to look down on the people we think are different or not worthy of our time and respect. It depends how people are bought up, with what values and in what environments. I was bought up in a mixed race, mixed ability school with a deaf unit attached and I feel I am a better person because of it. My parents also bought me up to value people and not their labels. Sadly dyslexia has over time gained the label of stupid just as Downs Syndrome has gained the label disease and people who have Downs are thought of are worthless as they will never achieve anything. \n\nHowever I work with a child who has Downs and he is the most amazing kid ever he's cute, intelligent and very capable of making his own decisions. Later on he will go and live semi independently which is more then most people think he and other like him can do.\n\nThe thing that bugs me most is whenever I take him out in his buggy (he is 6 yrs old) people see him and give me sympathetic looks. I want to say now he has never given me much trouble and it is his brother who gives me the most trouble trying to get his on way.\n\nAlthough there will always be people out there who look down on dyslexics remember there are always people who look at them as equals, myself being one of them. People with learning difficulties are no different to any other person and just like other people if they are willing to work hard nothing will stop them.\n\nEven when people are told about a person being dyslexic there can still be problems. My friend declared she was dyslexic but it didnt stop the bullying and although not everyone looks down on dyslexics still quite a few people do.
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this may sound weird but tell them to read backwards...literally.  My mom had a student who was highly dyslexic but when she told him to read from the back of a sentence he read it perfectly.
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This is a test to see how many people can figure out what I am saying. A lot of people are really hung up on proper spelling. But the human mind can figure it out, as in the example I'm giving you now. \nIt is said that, as long as you have the first and last letter in the proper place that your mind will be able to figure it out.\nWhat do you think??
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It can affect both depending on how and when the dyslexia is recognized and the behavior of the people around the dyslexic person.  Like many learning disabilities there is often a stigma attached to it and people can take on the negative aspects of people's reactions.  Are you asking because you have dyslexia, or think perhaps you may have?
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HI--I've also written a book about dyslexia and reading disabilities.  I'll be glad to read your work and comment and edit, but can't put in the same amount of time that I put into my own book! And I don't want any money for it, either...\n\nI'm definitely interested in what you did and how you did it and how and what you researched in terms of teaching methods. \n\nI also want to know about your experiences with your school--that's actually the main point of my book--it's intended to help parents negotiate, argue and advocate successfully with their child's school.\n\nTell me more about your book--is it word processed? How long is it? Can you share it as a pdf or in Word? Have you talked to a publisher?  My co-author and I ended up self publishing--it's relatively easy and inexpensive! Marketing is the challenge! I can tell you more about this later!\n\nP.S. You're probalby right, there won't be a lot of money in this project--but it's worth pursuing for your own personal growth and for the message you have to share with other parents.
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Everythings the same as you. The difference is that with dyslexia, your brain moves too fast for the rest of you (eyes, hands) so when they read, they will often "miss" whole sentences or parts of sentences. Their eyes have seen it but their brains are already ahead a couple of words. \n\nSame when they are writing. They will miss words because their hands are too slow for where their brain is up to in the sentence.
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What is dyslexia? \n\nDyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and / or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.\n\nAdopted by the IDA Board of Directors, Nov. 12, 2002. This Definition is also used by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).\n\nStudies show that individuals with dyslexia process information in a different area of the brain than do non-dyslexics.\n\nMany people who are dyslexic are of average to above average intelligence. \nAre there other learning disabilities besides dyslexia? \n\nDyslexia is one type of learning disability. Others include... \n\nDyscalculia - a mathematical disability in which a person has unusual difficulty solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concepts.\n\nDysgraphia - a neurological-based writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form letters or write within a defined space. \nAre Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) learning disabilities? \n\nNo, they are behavioral disorders.\n\nAn individual can have more than one learning or behavioral disability. In various studies as many as 50% of those diagnosed with a learning or reading difference have also been diagnosed with ADHD.\n\nAlthough disabilities may co-occur, one is not the cause of the other. \nHow common are language-based learning disabilities? \n\n15-20% of the population have a language-based learning disability.\n\nOf the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services, 70-80% have deficits in reading.\n\nDyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties.\n\nDyslexia affects males and females nearly equally, and people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds as well. \nCan individuals who are dyslexic learn to read? \n\nYes, if children who are dyslexic get effective phonological training in Kindergarten and 1st grade, they will have significantly fewer problems in learning to read at grade level than do children who are not identified or helped until 3rd grade.\n\n74% of the children who are poor readers in 3rd grade remain poor readers in the 9th grade. Often they can't read well as adults either.\n\nIt is never too late for individuals with dyslexia to learn to read, process and express information more efficiently. Research shows that programs utilizing multisensory structured language techniques can help children and adults learn to read. \nHow do people get dyslexia?\n\nThe causes for dyslexia are neurobiological and genetic. Individuals inherit the genetic links for dyslexia. Chances are that one of the child's parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles is dyslexic. \n\nIs there a cure for dyslexia? \n\nNo, dyslexia is not a disease. There is no cure.\n\nWith proper diagnosis, appropriate instruction, hard work and support from family, teachers, friends, and others, individuals who are dyslexic can succeed in school and later as working adults. \nAre there specific professions people with dyslexia should pursue? \n\nNo, individuals can succeed in varied fields despite their dyslexia. Examples include: \n\nAnn Bancroft - First woman in history to cross the ice to both the North and South Poles.\nWeb site: http://www.yourexpedition.com\n\nDavid Boies - Trial lawyer whose high-profile clients have included former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Jr., Napster, and the U.S. Justice Dept. in its antitrust suit against Microsoft.\n\nErin Brokovich - Real-life heroine who expose
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for someone who thinks they have a mild form of dyslexia, you can spell and construct sentences well, I think you might just need your eyes tested. But your eye care specialist can refer you to someone if he/she things you have a form of dyslexia
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Hmm, interesting answers. Norah, the only correlation that I have seen, recently, is that when there is a child in the family who is on the Autism Spectrum, other children, within that family, have an increased risk of Autism, dyslexia, or other developmental/learning delays.  The reason for this is not yet known, and being researched at this time.  If you want to email me, I can give you some info as to where I found that.  Don't have it in front of me at the moment.  By the way...Julie, do you think there was a less harsh way of putting your rather judgemental answer?