Is DYSLEXIA a dum EXCUSE to be DUM?

Question

Have your say!... Can't read? that's really amazing!!!

Answer 1

Now that sure is a "dumb" question if you ask me.  Since you are asking me, you can use anything as an excuse for what you perceive as being dumb.  

Let me ask YOU this, does spelling count too for being dumb?

Have a real good day, if you "think" you know how.

Answer 2

No, its a real medical condition, Dyslexia doesnt make people stupid, it affects them in other ways, such as having difficulty reading and writing, once they learn to overcome that, if ever then they can be more like anybody else.

Answer 3

Whats really dumb is the way Dyslexia is spelt lol

Answer 4

I'm dyslexic, I simply have a problem with spelling, i have done since I was very young. No one seemed to care, I somehow scrambled through to secondary school before anyone noticed. My form mistress could not help wondering why I was top of the year at Maths, Science, DT etc but was performing well below the average in English. I had good ideas I knew what to say but my spelling was atrocious. In year 8 at school, my mum and dad had also noticed and decided to confront the school.

The special needs department of the school decided to look at my problem, from there on I was given special attention to my spelling and writing. Within one year I had made dramatic improvement, within two I was a normal average student.

People with dyslexia are not second class citizens, they are just normal people with a learning difficulty which in all cases can be improved. I still cant spell to save my life but can cope as well as anyone with or without dyslexia.                        

Confidence is the main ingredient in getting over this difficulty so don't down anyone because they spell a few words wrong, if your using this forum stop anyone who does.

I keep a constant eye out fr the spell check police and after this question I hope you will. You never know who you are talking to. 'treat people with respect'.

ATB Red

Answer 5

You spelled "Dumb" wrong.

Answer 6

Dyslexia is a basket term for having a specific learning disability that affects reading and is thought to be language based.

A learning disability is a neurological disorder. The person's brain is wired differently and though he or she may be as smart as anyone else, they have trouble with reading, writing, organizing and remembering.  Some of the recognized learning disabilities that affect reading (and other things) are deficits in the following:

Auditory Sequencing - Confusion with number sequences, lists or lists of directions. Hearing ninety-four instead of forty-nine.

Auditory Memory - Difficulty remembering what was heard, difficulty remembering important items from a lecture. Spells poorly.

Visual Sequencing - Problems in using a separate answer sheet. Loses place easily. Problems with reading. Reversing or misreading numbers of letters. Reading words incorrectly. Difficulty with equations.

Visual Memory - Difficulty remembering what was seen. Reading comprehension. Difficulty with math equations. Poor recall of information.

Dysgraphia - Inability to form letters correctly. students cannot read their own writing.

Visual Motor Integration - Mechanical problems in test taking. Difficulty copying from board or book. Spaces poorly. Poor written work. Unorganized.

Non-verbal learning disability is a neurological disorder which originates in the right hemisphere of the brain, causing problems with visual-spatial perception, intuitive, organizational, evaluative and holistic processing functions.

Auditory Figure Ground - Trouble hearing sounds over background noises.

Visual Figure Ground - Trouble seeing an image within competing background. Picking one line of print from another while reading.

Visual Discrimination - Seeing the difference between two similar objects

Spatial Orientation - Loses materials. Late to class. Difficulty with oral reading. Unorganized homework. Difficulty judging time.

Expressive Language - Difficulty expressing themselves. Difficulty with accessing stored information and turning it into language.

Receptive Language - Appears to be "not listening". Does not respond promptly to cues. Does not understand long sentences or 3 step directions.

In addition, you have to have an average IQ or above to be diagnosed with a learning disability.

Answer 7

Once upon a time, it was said that Dyslexia was invented to prevent middle class kids looking dumb.  Sorry I can't remember the source