From Disability to Ability Living with “Dyslexia or Aixelsyd I have read some of my article in Ireland own and I have a pleasant and satisfied smile on my face. I have advanced a very long way in my Love Hate relationship with Dyslexia. After many years we now understand each other much better and no longer hinder each other progress. Thinking back I did not understand what was going on with me as a young person. Out of fear I copied my homework. In school I felt that my head was not wired the right way and words were like spaghetti and dancing on the page. Like many of my age I was diagnosed with Dyslexia late in life. It was a relief to learn that the teacher knew nothing about it either. But that is O.K now! My brain would think quicker than I wrote and I wondered what was going on. I would write as I talked and consequently my words on paper often looked like a jig saw. Leaving letters or words out, no commas or full stops, or leaving unfinished sentences was very confusing for the reader. Words would sound the same but spelled differently. I felt so ashamed when my paper work was returned full of red marks. Today I am comfortable with this as I now know that spelling and grammar is all associated with Dyslexia. Like many disabilities it is a hidden or misunderstood until discovered the written word. However looking back in history we find listed among the thousands of people, who are dyslexic, famous names like Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Richard Branson, and Leonardo da Vinci. What a contribution all these have made to society! The experience of life, work and self-determination soon taught me that the key to success, was using my good organizational skills being well organized plan plan ! We are very creative and hands on people and each of us have our own gifts and talents. We have a creative eye for detail and multi dimensions in the various artistic expressions of life. We have great capacity for reflection and have an inquisitive mind like Sherlock Holmes. I have a very good memory and have no problem giving detailed directions to people. Since having an educational psychological assessment in 1994, which provided me with an understanding of dyslexia, my self-confidence has grown and so has my thirst for learning. As a child in school, people thought I was lazy and did not understand me, so the teacher and I did not work well together! There was no recognition of learning disabilities or the need for educational support in those days. Now I have completed my degree and continue to study many other courses My dream has come true! I am not embarrassed to ask for help or say that I have dyslexia. I have mastered it and now live comfortably with dyslexia. My success in coping with dyslexia is to plan carefully and organize my thoughts and put them on paper or computer. Spell check on the computer is a great help and I have also made my own dictionary of the words I use most frequently. When reading a script the use of a ruler under the line is a useful guide. I also have friends who are happy to check or edit my work with me. I use a scanning pen or digital voice record which is very helpful My mother has helped and inspired me to realize that we are all unique individuals with God given talents to help us live our ambitions in life. I am still on that path of discovery. I found the following books very helpful The Gift of dyslexia by Ronald D Davies Publisher Eldon M Braun dyslexia.ie or [email protected] 018776001
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:24:56 +0000
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