Hello all,

I am also a new member, I am a research scientist and
I also consisder it my gift. I have been able to
overcome most of the outwards signs of dyslexia yet
there are some things which will never leave. I focus
on the positives when I can.

I would love to spend more time with people like me
who are dyslexic. I feel there is a lot that is being
done for dyslexic kids, but still most often the
brightests of them slip through the mesh of that web.
That is an awful lot of human potential that is wasted
of what may be the best of what humanity has.

I also feel dyslexia is a misnomer and I hate it
because it decieves people into thinking it is merely
contol of language, writing and reading but it
actually an entire different way of thinking and even
feeling. One can overcome most of the disadvantages of
this different mindset with hard work. Getting other
people to understand the gift we actually offer and
getting them to accept that is something entirely
different. I would like to find some ways in which we,
as a small but very significant minority can make
ourselves strong and be heard as a group.

I hope to hear more and to forward to being able to
correspond/chat with many more of you,

Vince


--- Elizabeth <elizabeth4272@...> wrote:
>
> HI,
>
>
>
> I am also a teacher with Dyslexia. I can spell if I
> really think about it. Using the internet has really
> helped me. First typing is not the same as writing.
> I can see my errors more clearly. I also used
> spellcheck for several years. After seeing the same
> error hundreds of times I would get annoyed with
> thje time it took to correct it so my brain just
> started to remember ... I guess when you see it
> hundreds of times with the correct spelling to
> choose... it helps. I have always thought of my
> dyslexia as a gift. I have gotten to see the world
> in a different way than most.
>
>
>
> Liz
>
>
>
>
> Subject: teacher with dyslexia-- New member
>
> Hi my name is Jennifer, pleas forgive me if I spell
> something wrong I
> a alfull speller. I am a speical education teacher
> and an indivual
> with a learning disabilty aswell. I usualy do not
> talk to people
> online because I cant spell. I worked very hard
> through school and
> college to be where I am today. I could not of done
> it with out RFBD
> (recording for the blind and dyslextic), and my
> mother (who alway
> belived in me) and frinds who helped me proof read!
> I feel that
> dyslexia is my greast gift but that has not alway
> been true. I am
> inrested in sharing my knowlege to others about my
> experences, and
> sharing mt difficulties still today.
>
>
>
>
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