When someone tells you that they are dyslexic what's the first thing that comes to your mind?

Question

Please be honest with your first thoughts.

Answer 1

Right away I think they have a frustrating life because everything is written backwards.

I think that they need to develop coping skill/strategies to adapt to simple things we take for granted.

I think that if they don't get a handle on their disorder they will grow up with a really low perception of their own abilities and be hampered for life.

I think that if they can learn to deal with it they can have just as good chance as anyone with their education.

Answer 2

Ah, the frustration. I can sympathize. It isn't usually that big a deal. most dyslexics just have to work harder but it isn't like it's a handicap unless they let it be one.

Answer 3

Problems Reading and writting. Views are backwards.

Answer 4

Intelligent, think differently, solve problems in unconventional ways, probably left handed, probably dysgraphic with practically illegible handwriting, have giftedness in art and/or music, are interesting, good memory, don't rely on reading a lot probably a slow reader, probably male, possibly gifted, a poor foreign language student (take American Sign language it counts and is more suited to dyslexics)

Answer 5

They see letters and numbers backwards

Answer 6

Well, for one, the word dyxlesic comes to my mind... ;P

but really I like to look at it as though they have the same capabilities as everybody else and help them when I see they need it.

Answer 7

Awww, poor baby because they have trouble reading and writing.

Answer 8

Mrs. Kierney's sophomore honor's biology class. She was a dirty v****a. At the first day of class she stood infront of the room and told everyone that she did not believe in God, because science does not support such a thing. She told us that religion and prayer was a complete waste of time. Well, she was dyslexic. And instead of writing on the board during class, she had always used the overhead with notes that she had typed out and printed on transparent sheets. Well, one day the overhead was broken and she was forced to write on the board. And oh man, it was the greatest thing ever, she had letters upside down and backwards and one different ends of the board. We laughed at her so much she cried and left the class half-way through. It was one of the greatest moments in our high school's history. Did I mention she was a dirty v****a?

Answer 9

cant read and write and there speling is quite bad

Answer 10

I just think it's one of those things. I've grown up with a lot of dyslexic people, and I find that although they have trouble reading and writing, they're usually incredibly intelligent. I have alot of respect for my dyslexic friends, and that's not because they have to work harder to read and write, I don't think it's much different to people who can't paint or draw... just rarer... so people look down on it more as it's a minority...