Is there a "cure" for ADD and Dyslexia?

Question

Is there a "cure" for ADD and Dyslexia?

I had problems with both of them in school and now want to go to college.

If no cure, then what can I do about them?

I really had a lot of problems reading the books. I have been to college and did not do well. They say it takes an avg person an hour or less to read a chapter in a text book. It takes me about four or five hrs. and I still have trouble comprehending it.

I have a ton of problems with math! I can't comprehend numbers at all! I don't even want to take a math class.

When it comes to Algebra, I really get lost and can't understand it or do it at all.

I have failed Algebra I Twice in college. I had a tutor and I still can't do it and failed it both times.

I need to do something else.

Doctors and Teachers have diagnosed me with both of these problems and it is documented in my old high school and with my old Doctor. One local college has told me that they can give me some help, such as getting the books on tape.

But is there an actual “CURE” for these things? Or at least some medication; or something better than Ritalin? That stuff did not help me much any way when I was on it in middle school.

Answer 1

There is not a 'cure' but there is improvement, and you learn to work around it.  Go back to the doctor for ADD: I think there are other medications now.  For your textbooks, learn through listening.  Go to Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic: www.rfbd.org.  You can get all your textbooks downloaded to your computer.  If you follow along, your reading speed will pick up by listening and reading at the same time.

You can make it through college with audio books: thousands of people do it every year.

I flunked algebra three times before I made it through. Finally, I took a class that taught it a different way: it turns out I just can't process it when it's told to me, but a self-study book that was written for self-study made all the difference.

Answer 2

There is no known cure yet, but there are exercises that can help your reading. Talk to your doctor about alternative therapies and medications.

And good luck.