Dyslexia

[sonofone]

Hello all,
I am dyslexic and I have found there are a lot of misconceptions about it (especially among educators, which is quite sad but good in a way.) I don't think I would be a INTJ if I wasn't Dyslexic, and we all know how great that can be.:huh:

anyway... I've noticed a lot of traits that seem to be linked to dyslexia on this forums over the last few months that I've participated here. I'm not saying that having said trait makes one dyslexic but it also seems there may be some other dyslexics on this forum. If there are, what have your experiences been with it and other people's demeanor towards you because of it. I look at it as just as much of a gift as a disability but people who don't have it seem not to think this way. Which has its advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes I can play peoples willingness to believe I'm dumb to my advantage but other times I wish I could explain to them how stupid they are in my head. How concepts that seem simple for me to grasp and visualize are so foreign to them. Ever since I was a young child I've been much more able to understand where the world is heading and predict the future with greater accuracy. I'm not saying I see the future but I do know that I do a better do of predicting compared to anyone else I know. While this is true, I also know there are people much more capable than myself at this (a good number of which tend to be dyslexic).

Anyway... If you would like you share your thoughts, whether you are a dyslexic or someone who has known a dyslexic, please do.

P.S. I don't believe Albert Einstein was dyslexic and even if he was, he had a lot more going for him and I can only hope that this thread doesn't turn into a debate about that. That being said, I'm going to post a few article (one of which mentions Einstein being dyslexic) on the brighter side of being dyslexic in hopes that I'm not the only one who feels like it has it's benefits.

NPR story on a dyslexic man:
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Fortune article it cites (about CEOs and such who are):
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[Delphi]

I am dyslexic it runs in the family, along with highly gifted ranged IQ.

It is a hard combination.

Your "predicting" is inductive reasoning probably combined with a high ability to recognize and remember patterns. I am like this with patterns of behavior, which truly earns me my J. It can make me a little neurotic. I have learned not to personalize what I observe.

Dyslexia is far more understood now, the many forms can be diagnosed more specifically. Enabling better coping and adjusting especially for education. My son for example has dysgraphia and dysphonemia. My sister dyscalcula. My other son writes like De Vinci on the backs of his papers. Every dyslexia is unique.

I also play dumb often- to figure out a persons trustworthiness usually, if they are not easy to read. Usually though I have to do this if hormones or emotions show me I want to believe something but have no grounds to, about someone. And also if they were caught in a lie- I see how many lies there are and try to find the motivation and goal of the deception.

People lie to protect their privacy too, and often stay in their comfort zone. That shows what they want to protect and where they are vulnerable, but also how to be sensitive to them. I am near clueless on how to be sensitive.

Sadly, most people have no clue how much I remember and are easily trapped by their own forgeting of what I have been told. SIGH

Dyslexia has been a blessing for me really- especially when playing those mixed up word games. ;D

[admittedheretic]

Dyslexics have high levels of visual imagery ability, but they lack perceptual visual-spatial abilities. I have the opposite condition known as Hyperlexia where I can not create any visual imagery, but I have superior visual-spatial abilities. I feel for you, but if you find it frustrating that everyone misunderstands dyslexia, have you, yourself even heard of hyperlexia? Hyperlexia has been shown to be the neurological opposite of dyslexia and the same is true with how it effects certain cognitive components.

Many people just think the conditions are exclusivity something to do with language, but the differences in language are only an effect of the neurological differences.

The only people I know who have dyslexia are very intelligent, but I suppose this is because they have the confidence to share it.

[Obsidean]

I just found out that I'm dyslexic the other day. 19 years old and no one told me, I wish they did it would had explained a lot

[Amphorian]

I'm confused about all this. I keep on reading about it and I know I have some similarities with Dyslexia or Dysgraphia. I frequently can't pronouce new words I come across, spell how things 'sound' (I try my best to learn how to spell), constantly abuse the English language despite trying to learn the rules over and over, with four letter words I'll switch the middle letters about, and confuse p, b, d and q, sometimes experience pain when writing (if more then 20 mins) and hate writing in general.

I read very quickly and can comprehend at high levels though. o_O;;;

I don't know what's wrong with me! ;o;

[Rho1334]

I am dyslexic...it took me years of hard work and training to rewrite my brain around it. I still struggle with it but not as badly as I did as a child.

[Brilliance]

I have dyspraxia, I kind of figured it out by myself about 5 months ago, when I was interested in all of the 'dys' disorders, and I definately could relate to some. A friend of mine is also dyslexic, and though all of these so called disorders have their downsides, I know there are merits. I don't think I'd be an INTJ (though a very low J), if I didn't have it. I think it breeds creativity, the basic foundations of doing things are sort of tainted, so it kind of forces you to be different, which is very rewarding in my opinion.

Sometimes I do wonder what it'd be like, how my brain would be wired, etc. If I didn't have it, not because I wish I didn't, but because I'd never know, and I think it's kind of neat to speculate on. :O

EDIT-

Also, I think it was a lot more noticable, and challenging to deal with growing up through childhood. I think that probably mainly has to do with people always trying to mold and conform everyone into specific standards and traits, and when you fall out of it, you get pressured. I don't hold my writing instruments normal to this day, so I remember that being a constant pressure to try and change, I eventually just decided it wasn't worth it, why change for the sake of others, they were really the only ones with the problem. Erm, rant.