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Q: Did you hear about the dyslectic agnostic with insomnia?

A: He used to lay awake at night wondering if there really was a dog.


I have finally made my optometrist appointment. J. My patient friends may notice an improvement in my facebook status updates, which I write without Reg or a friend, as the proofreader.

I will not be doing so many typos, and will feel safer heading off on our long tour north with the long distance extenze of my vision.

Dyslectics of the world UNTIE!

Dyslectic, Symptoms in adults
some of the symptoms in an adult could include:

·         Reading and spelling problems.

·         Avoids tasks that involve writing, or else gets someone else to do the writing for them.  (Reg is my proof reader, J, I don’t know how I could blog, without a proof reader to pick up some of my ‘bloopers’.)

·         Better than average memory.

·         Often, a greater than average spatial ability - the person may be talented in art, design, mathematics or engineering. It is true, that more artists have dyslexia, that is usual amongst the normal population, so if there is a trade off in talent, J, it isn’t all bad news to have dyslexia..

My advice to the dyslectic,

Do not allow it to stop you doing what you want to do.

If you suffer from dyslectic, foot in mouth disease L when writingJ, here are some tips to help you survive and not offend readers.

Illustrate your work, liberally with non-letter, ;-) signals, that you do recogniseJ, easily, to convey the meaning. That way, if you call a friend a fiend, J by mistake but have the smiley after it, chances are they will see the smile as friendship.

Do the best you can, proof read several times, take a break after writing something then come back and proof read it again so you read what you wrote and not what you thought you wrote.

Do not allow the spelling police to upset you, there are things that you can do that they cannot. It is their ignorance if they are intolerant of another’s disability, not your ignorance for having it.

Occasionally remind people that you are dyslectic, and acknowledge you do a few typed faux pas, you will find most people happy to accept they way you write.

Trade skills with a friend.  If you have an important letter to send, offer to do something for a friend in return for having them proof read what you wrote, before you post it.

Above all, remember that many creative people are dyslectic so do not allow this to hamper your use of words as one of your creative mediums, writing is so much fun J

 
 


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