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Dyslexic? What would have helped you as a child?

  • 12-03-2010 12:40AM
    #1
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭


    What do you wish had been done to help you as a child?

    Is their anything you think would have made school/life easier?






    @Mods I know it's AH. Please leave this here if at all possible, I would love to get some opinions about what/who helped other younger posters cope. Many thanks.

    P.S. There's 7 billion other threads in AH to take the piss on, please don't do it on this one. Ignore if you're not interested.


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  • #2
    Fear Uladh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 810 ✭✭✭Fear Uladh


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    What do you wish had been done to help you as a child?

    Is their anything you think would have made school/life easier?






    @Mods I know it's AH. Please leave this here if at all possible, I would love to get some opinions about what/who helped other younger posters cope. Many thanks.

    P.S. There's 7 billion other threads in AH to take the piss on, please don't do it on this one. Ignore if you're not interested.

    Not having Dyslexia helped me.
    Sharpshooter:

    You should have gone to specsavers.

    DO NOT EDIT THIS POST AGAIN.

    YOU IGNORED WHAT THE OP ASKED TBH.


  • #3
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    P.S. There's 7 billion other threads in AH to take the piss on, please don't do it on this one. Ignore if you're not interested.

    God dammit, you had to go and put in a bloody dysclaimer, didnt you?!


  • #4
    spinandscribble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    being tested instead of being called lazy. Funny how i was only deemed lazy in english/irish, not maths/everything else.


  • #5
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Chillaxe wrote: »
    Not having Dyslexia helped me.

    mee two


  • #6
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    Thanks guys. Nice.


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  • #7
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    Chillaxe wrote: »
    Not having Dyslexia helped me.
    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    mee two

    Guys, the OP has asked for no piss taking.
    Now run along and play somewhere else.


  • #8
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    apologies sharps


  • #9
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,228 ✭✭✭epgc3fyqirnbsx


    After 7 years of child psychology and meetings with numerous experts they finally reached a consensus on what is wrong with me.

    It turn out that I'm actually quite thick but at least we know now.

    On a serious note though, PE that didn't involve having to be good at football would have been an advantage to a lot


  • #10
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    apologies sharps

    What am I? Ivibisle?


  • #11
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    A relative of mine was/is dyslexic.
    Just by talking to him, he mentioned at one stage that it was very useful to know that he was not alone - nor feel alone.
    That there was others out there that were willing to take the time, patience and have the understanding to be there when difficulties arose.

    He learned to cope but his task at doing so would have been a thousand times harder he acknowledged, if someone hadn't have stopped at some point and said the equivalent of "here's a chap that wants to read, lets make it so and not leave him out in the cold".


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  • #12
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    Ariya Spoiled Pointless wrote: »
    After 7 years of child psychology and meetings with numerous experts they finally reached a consensus on what is wrong with me.

    It turn out that I'm actually quite thick but at least we know now.

    On a serious note though, PE that didn't involve having to be good at football would have been an advantage to a lot

    I'm with you on the being quite thick.

    Yup. Footballs a no-no. Anything that has a structure in fact is a no-no..


  • #13
    tomhappens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭tomhappens


    Chillaxe wrote: »
    Not having Dyslexia helped me.

    Found that handy myself. Pain in the whole that I couldn't spell in generel.


  • #14
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    What am I? Ivibisle?

    you too, sorry


  • #15
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    What is this thread for? I don't like doing people's research for them...

    On topic: My Dad had/has dyslexia and he got over it, in his own words, by "doing some bloody work and not whingeing about it like kids these days do"

    :pac:


  • #16
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    tomhappens wrote: »
    Found that handy myself. Pain in the whole that I couldn't spell in generel.

    Post in this thread like that again and I will ban you.

    I have looked at your other posts btw.


  • #17
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,228 ✭✭✭epgc3fyqirnbsx


    Are you mainly talking national school or secondary also?

    National was fortunately fine for me, and secondary aswell. But I think social skills and public speaking etc would have been a help in second level


  • #18
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    Biggins wrote: »
    A relative of mine was/is dyslexic.
    Just by talking to him, he mentioned at one stage that it was very useful to know that he was not alone - nor feel alone.
    That there was others out there that were willing to take the time, patience and have the understanding to be there when difficulties arose.

    He learned to cope but his task at doing so would have been a thousand times harder he acknowledged, if someone hadn't have stopped at some point and said the equivalent of "here's a chap that wants to read, lets make it so and not leave him out in the cold".

    Psycholgist agreed with me today - "It's not the child that's wrong, it's the system". :D She is bright as a button, but the way the education system operates goes against logic for her.

    Anyway, any of you crap spellers got any tips? God knows there's loads of you! What pissed you off most when you were trying to deal with it? What did your Mammy not "get"?


  • #19
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    tomhappens wrote: »
    Found that handy myself. Pain in the whole that I couldn't spell in generel.

    Have a bit of cop on, this is a subject which will touch a raw nerve with a lot of people here (I include myself in this).

    OP, good topic. I'm not going to go too in depth into it as I went to a Christian brother's school which was mentioned in the Ryan report and thats not something I'm going to dwell on at this hour.

    However I never knew I was dyslexic until I was 40 and was only tested as my daughter was being assessed in the Irish Dyslexic Association in Suffolk St (Dublin).

    My school days were so tainted by other stuff that I simply can not look back and think what might have made a difference to me, sorry.

    **Edit. I just wanted to throw this in and let the OP know that we're out here.


  • #20
    cruiser178
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭cruiser178


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    What do you wish had been done to help you as a child?

    Is their anything you think would have made school/life easier?






    @Mods I know it's AH. Please leave this here if at all possible, I would love to get some opinions about what/who helped other younger posters cope. Many thanks.

    P.S. There's 7 billion other threads in AH to take the piss on, please don't do it on this one. Ignore if you're not interested.
    Ive suffered from dyslexia my whole life,its not something to be sniffed at.
    Its hard to explain,i can start reading something at the top of a page,but i cant take in as fast as my eyes can read,there for i loose intrest and i sometimes feel stupid,this post and the responce is an example.


  • #21
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    Ariya Spoiled Pointless wrote: »
    Are you mainly talking national school or secondary also?

    National was fortunately fine for me, and secondary aswell. But I think social skills and public speaking etc would have been a help in second level

    Thanks. I've booked her into a drama thing for the summer. Hopefully it will help.


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  • #22
    tomhappens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭tomhappens


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    Post in this thread like that again and I will ban you.

    I have looked at your other posts btw.

    Sorry? Did I do something wrong?

    What is wrong with my other posts? Is there a problem with them or something? See here.. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=11036226


    I think this is a cool thred! A subject close to my heart.


  • #23
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    cruiser178 wrote: »
    Ive suffered from dyslexia my whole life,its not something to be sniffed at.
    Its hard to explain,i can start reading something at the top of a page,but i cant take in as fast as my eyes can read,there for i loose intrest and i sometimes feel stupid,this post and the responce is an example.

    This is exactly the problem. (But.. I haven't opened your links, so if you're a looper, I take it back :D)


  • #24
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    tomhappens wrote: »
    Sorry? Did I do something wrong?

    What is wrong with my other posts? Is there a problem with them or something? See here.. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=11036226


    I think this is a cool thred! A subject close to my heart.

    I did warn you to be fair.

    There is nothing wrong with your other posts.
    That's my point, you suddenly misspell words in a thread about dyslexia after a mod warning on thread.


  • #25
    cruiser178
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭cruiser178


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    This is exactly the problem. (But.. I haven't opened your links, so if you're a looper, I take it back :D)
    then open the link.


  • #26
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    Lylah Better Picnic wrote: »
    Have a bit of cop on, this is a subject which will touch a raw nerve with a lot of people here (I include myself in this).

    OP, good topic. I'm not going to go too in depth into it as I went to a Christian brother's school which was mentioned in the Ryan report and thats not something I'm going to dwell on at this hour.

    However I never knew I was dyslexic until I was 40 and was only tested as my daughter was being assessed in the Irish Dyslexic Association in Suffolk St (Dublin).

    My school days were so tainted by other stuff that I simply can not look back and think what might have made a difference to me, sorry.

    Thanks for that. My dear mum was in a similar place. So much damage done. And not just to them...


  • #27
    nibtrix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭nibtrix


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    Guys, the OP has asked for no piss taking.
    Now run along and play somewhere else.

    So you can just ask that people take your post seriously, and don't post funny answers, and people have to adhere to that? In AH?!?


    Serious answer, I'm lucky enough not to be dyslexic, but I know several people who are, and people who have ADHD or Asperger Syndrome. While it's still hard to have any of these issues in our overloaded school system, the difference in treatment (not medical treatment, I mean how teachers/parents/general public treat you) nowadays has come on so much. People generally seem to realise that you're not just lazy/stupid and they're willing to give you a chance and help you out.

    Obviously there's still a long way to go for proper integration and acceptance but I don't think anyone can say there hasn't been a huge improvement recently.


  • #28
    tomhappens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭tomhappens


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    I did warn you to be fair.

    There is nothing wrong with your other posts.
    That's my point, you suddenly misspell words in a thread about dyslexia after a mod warning on thread.

    Ah.. OK I see now. Sorry for any problems I caused.

    If anything I have learned a good lesson. Post a thread here with rules... and the mods will do their best to make sure people keep to them. Nice to know!


  • #29
    Euro_Kraut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭Euro_Kraut


    phasers wrote: »
    On topic: My Dad had/has dyslexia and he got over it, in his own words, by "doing some bloody work and not whingeing about it like kids these days do"

    You can't 'get over it' until you know you have it.

    Once I was diagnosed (22) I was able to adapt my learning methods accordingly and things are much better now. Life was very confusing before that to be honest. I underperformed at school and college and was constanly told how lazy and 'careless' I was with my writing.

    Your Dad was fortunate to have been diagnosed. Not many people of our parents generation were ever assessed. Do you know when he was assessed?


  • #30
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,506 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    you suddenly misspell words in a thread about dyslexia

    Hang Him High!


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  • #31
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    Thanks for that. My dear mum was in a similar place. So much damage done. And not just to them...

    Its a different topic, but I hope your mother is ok.

    I'll just add before getting back to the topic.

    I posted about this before (I think, I might have went annon so I won't go into great detail). When I read the Ryan report I nearly got sick, that day I took a half day from work and went to the school.

    Its not a Christian brother school these day, but its a school and thats all I'll say.

    I drove in, parked up and went for a walk. It was during last summer (or on a break sometime last year) and the grounds were open for some sports day or something.

    I went into the playground, and it was the weirdest thing ever - I caught my breath and couldn't breed.

    I was in an army uniform so drew some attention, a lady came over and asked if I was looking for anything. I simply told her I wanted to see the school again, had read the Ryan report that morning and came back for a visit - she was more shocked and upset than I was.

    Anyway, sorry for all that. Hope your mother is good.

    Dyslexia.


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