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My Life, My dyslexia
20 December 2011
Throughout my school life I really enjoyed english, it was always one of my favorite subjects. however, i was always in the bottom set, my hand writing was "scruffy", spelling was always bad and I couldnt hold a pen properly. my teachers were always very frustrated with me when i couldnt think of an answer or do things in class. I knew I was good at english so i couldnt understand why i was always in the bottom set. it wasnt until i was 17 that looked back at my school years and thought "hang on, am i dyslexic?"
so, just for a laugh I did one of those online tests, to my surprise I ticked "yes" for most of the questions, so I went to the student support centre at college and got tested, they told me they didnt have the "resources" to do a proper test though so i just got screened, i got a below average mark which deemed me dyslexic, this gave me a pass for extra time on exams and one on one support for an hour a week.
in my eyes this wasnt good enough as it was just basic stuff like homophones and spelling, which really isnt my issue, i have more issues with memory and generating ideas as well as punctuation and thought process issues.
At university i was given an IQ where a man sat with me testing me for 3 hours and things like mind puzzles, writing skills and maths tests. to which i was patronised for struggling with some questions and told i don't try hard enough. i now get an hour support every 2 weeks at university but again i don't feel its good enough because all my tutor does is look though my essays and corrects my spelling.
people need to be more aware that Dyslexia isn't just about not being able to read and write, it seriously effects suffers thought processes. my family and friends constantly get angry with me as i am always asking them for ideas for my work at university or how to word things they say "think of it yourself" or "i'm not doing your work for you" but its not about that...when it comes to thinking of ideas sometimes, my mind goes completely blank and i need a kick start idea to help me a little bit.
I really want people to change their opinion on suffers and understand that its more than reading and writing.
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