Dyslexia/Learning Disabilities (Official Thread)

[DaveZeroZero]

I did a test last week to see if I had some kind of learning disability. This all stemmed from my wanting to see whether or not I had ADD, but the woman at my school can't legally diagnose that, so she gave me this test.

Anyway, I did it, did not fall outside of the low end of the normal range for anything, in fact coming in the 95th percentile for my reading and the 97th for my spelling and the woman decides that I should get extra times in exams.

So, basically, I get an extra 25% of time in my exams because I a) was a little slow at saying the names of colors on swatches really quickly and b) had trouble phonetically saying words that don't actually exist. I tried to spell them properly and got marked down for it.

Either way, I was still within the normal range for both. Silly system, eh?

So, who amongst you have a real learning disability?

[kaycey]

wut u sayn i cant undarstent.

[Hermux-Tantamoq]

wut u sayn my cunt undarstent.

[thespearkid]

Anyway, I student teach at an elementary school and this kid Christian got removed from the classroom into a "special class", which struck me as sort of weird since I've always told his teacher that he reads words backwards. I think the poor kid is just dyslexic but since all the seasoned teachers no better than the silly student teacher, no one's listening.

[kaycey]

wut u sayn my cunt undarstent.
did you see this
http://requiemofthought.files.wordpress.co m/2008/02/taare-zameen-par.jpg
edit: for those who don't understand hindi it means stars on earth and its about ishan(the boy in the picture) who has dyslexia and the shit he goes through because of it. very nice movie.

[DaveZeroZero]

did you see this
http://requiemofthought.files.wordpress.co m/2008/02/taare-zameen-par.jpg
Is that like Harry Puttar?

[kaycey]

Is that like Harry Puttar?
lol.....i haven't seen harry puttar. this one is very emotional but good, rent the dvd, it should have subtitles.

[DaveZeroZero]

lol.....i haven't seen harry puttar. this one is very emotional but good, rent the dvd, it should have subtitles.
No, that kid's teeth are offputting.

[kaycey]

No, that kid's teeth are offputting.
haha....yes i can see that, but its still a good movie.
just try bollywood for a change, you might not hate it.

[NickLopez]

My brother is very very dyslexic.

[DaveZeroZero]

haha....yes i can see that, but its still a good movie.
just try bollywood for a change, you might not hate it.
With teeth like that, I'm sure I will ^_^

[kaycey]

My brother is very very dyslexic.
how so?

[boykosaurus]

I got some form of ADD. I don't take amphetamine based meds for it though and I don't have to worry about time for tests (since most of it is papers) except for the GRE tomorrow!

[4N6 science]

I don't have any learning disabilities.

[banditandrew]

i have a learning disability..i cant comprehend things as well as others :/

really sucks

[DannySniper]

Don't know if this is a learning difficulty or not, but I recently found out I may have a form of Anti-Social Personality disorder (also known as Psychopathy)

It doesn't mean I'm going to kill somone.

I was randomly chosen as one of a group of students who were observed over a week within school by professionals. The interviewed me, watched me and talked to my friends, enemies and associates. They then contacted my teacher, proclaiming I had produced some 'ineteresting' results. I get called into his office, he explains everything, then hands me the report, showing me the checklist. I found something similar to the test results I recieved on Wikipedia.

Basically, It looked kinda like this:

Glibness / superficial charm [Y]
Grandiose sense of self-worth [Y]
Pathological lying [Y]
Cunning / manipulative [Y]
Lack of remorse or guilt [Y]
Shallow [Y]
Callous / lack of empathy [Y]
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions [Y]
Promiscuous sexual behavior [Y]
Need for stimulation / proneness to boredom [Y]
Parasitic lifestyle [N]
Poor behavioral control [N]
Lack of realistic, long-term goals [N]
Impulsivity [Y]
Irresponsibility [Y]
Juvenile delinquency [N]
Early behavior problems [N]
Revocation of conditional release [N/A]So yeah, 70% chance I've got it, I guess.

[.invisible ink.]

i was diagnosed with ADD and some learning disabilities as well. Most people with learning disabilities are quite intelligent (so it's no wonder you're a great reader/speller, I am as well- even won some spelling bees in elementary school, lol). I was also given that extra time on tests which I thought was kind of bullshit and never took advantage of it. I have problems with spacial reasoning or something like that. Basically it means that I suck suck suck at math (especially geometry) and can't hang a picture straight to save my life. *shrug* When I was in school, I was prescribed ritalin which helped me quite a bit with studying. I also had to go to a special tutor to help me learn how to study differently. I learn better with a combination of seeing the material and hearing it at the same time, so i used to record my class notes and the act of saying them and reading them and then listening back to the material really helped a lot with memorization. I only did that in high school because i went to a college that was for non-traditional learners (extremely small classes, no lectures, no multiple choice tests, just writing essays and discussion).

Phew. Sorry for writing a book. :)

[WakeUpBlondie]

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L11048286.jpg

[WakeUpBlondie]

I have mild add, meds help me focus and I get extra exam time, it's not bad

[HelpMeSleep]

I've been convinced I have ADD for years ever since I was doing a report for science class and came across a description in a book that sounded exactly like me. when I was younger, I would have to sit at the kitchen table from the time I came home after school until after dinner even before I'd get my homework done.

when I told my parents I suspected I had ADD, they said they thought I probably did too. when they took me to our douchebag pediatrician, he said that if I'd gotten straight A's in middle school, it was pretty much impossible for me to have ADD and that I was clearly just lazy. he then told my parents it was really expensive to get tested for ADD which was about when they decided I didn't have it. so I've never gotten tested.

I know I'm smart (smarter than a lot of my friends) but I'm like the worst student ever. reading textbooks is nearly impossible for me and it if I do an assignment it takes me a ridiculous amount of time to complete it, if I complete it, and getting started is usually the hardest part. even this, focusing on writing one post, is pretty difficult for me.

[HelpMeSleep]

oh, also my parents took me to Sylvan Learning Center once to learn study skills and stuff and it was complete crap.

[smithariko]

i get numbers mixed up all of the time. in middle school i would miss a lot of questions on math tests because of "stupid mistakes" but those mistakes would be because i would read the numbers backwards. when i worked as a cashier, i would give incorrect change all of the time. however, i'm sure the main reason for this is because i don't pay attention, but it's very aggravating.

[DaveZeroZero]

So basically Erika and I own all of you, with the probable exception of Mandi. Cool.

[HelpMeSleep]

So basically Erika and I own all of you, with the probable exception of Mandi. Cool.
do people with ADD own then? I'm honored to be considered a probable exception then.

[bung]

So basically Erika and I own all of you, with the probable exception of Mandi. Cool.

No way. People with mood disorders own those with learning disorders.

[.invisible ink.]

No way. People with mood disorders own those with learning disorders.

i win, i've got both!!
/thread

wait, this actually just means i'm more fucked up than the rest of you, okay, i'm going to go in the corner and cry now *sniffle*

[brandnew=love]

So basically Erika and I own all of you, with the probable exception of Mandi. Cool.
Erika? wtf?

[HelpMeSleep]

Erika? wtf?
not you, dear.

[caLLmEnOoNe]

i know a girl who gets extra time on her exams but no one believes she has a learning disability. maybe they're mad because she constantly boasts about her high grades

[thespearkid]

I'm a minority. Is that a disorder?

[kwsqd]

I'm a minority. Is that a disorder?
If you were a little farther south, yes. :-p

[pilot_light_out]

i dont have any disabilities

[DaveZeroZero]

Erika? wtf?
.invisible ink.

[caLLmEnOoNe]

If you were a little farther south, yes. :-p
lol so true

[Renee]

LOLOLOLOL, Dave is stupid.

[.invisible ink.]

.invisible ink.
is it weird that i feel strange being called by my real name on this board? i like the anonymity of a screenname. :shrug:

it's probably just part of one of my disorders rearing it's head.

[DaveZeroZero]

is it weird that i feel strange being called by my real name on this board? i like the anonymity of a screenname. :shrug:

it's probably just part of one of my disorders rearing it's head.
Yeah, but at least you have a real name, unlike Y.A?

[.invisible ink.]

Yeah, but at least you have a real name, unlike Y.A?
Y.A? please explain, i'm intrigued (slightly).

[DaveZeroZero]

Y.A? please explain, i'm intrigued (slightly).
Yes. And?

She refuses to give a real name. Someone's a little paranoid about stalkers.

[.invisible ink.]

ooh, i haven't seen her around in a long time. She's always good for a snarky comment or two.

[samsara]

i use to be in a advanced class for 4 years in elementary but all that time i thought it was a helping class because i couldnt read

turns out i was smart

and i actually was in a class to help me with my math
i still cant comprehend hard math

[brandnew=love]

.invisible ink.
ahh okay!

[bung]

I'm happy that no one calls me by my real name. Let's keep it that way. Plus bung is fun to say and type.

[DaveZeroZero]

I'm going to pretend that I'm dyslexic and call you bong from now on.

[bung]

I thought dyslexia would cause you to call me bnug or something like that..?

[DaveZeroZero]

I don't know, my spelling's in the 97th percentile and bong was the most fun.

[Hermux-Tantamoq]

did you see this
http://requiemofthought.files.wordpress.co m/2008/02/taare-zameen-par.jpg


I also saw Bechaare Zameen Par.