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Top 6 Things to Know about Dyslexia for the Non-dyslexic

As a dyslexic there are things that always stay constant. Just bare with me as I teach you my mind.

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Top 6 Things to Know about Dyslexia for the Non-dyslexic
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Disclaimer: I wrote this unedited and in "()" I put the correct spelling, so you can better see how my brain tries to spell and make sense of words.


My brain and I have a very ineresting (interesting) relationship. She likes to flip words, fill in words that are not there, ignore things, refuse to understand that phonetics and syllabus are needed, and she is very buckshot when trying to write essesys (essays) out.

However, where she lacks in spelling and reading, she makes up for in art. My brain and I have an amazing relationship in capturing emotions and feelings, that I can't express through words but through art.

Unfortunately, being a dyslesic (dyslexic) means something are very unaviodable (unavoidable).

1) "Please Excuse Spelling"

As a college student, It's so embarrassing when I can't spell things right. Then I get looks on how could I have spelled something so wrong when it was such a simple word. It's not my fault. Texting it horrible sometimes because I often get the "huh?" or "whats that word mean?" Please excuse it, just because I can't spell write all the time does not dictate who I am as a student.



2) "I've been reading for hours"

Reading takes forEVER and I hate it. My mind begins to wonder and my brain feels over worked. Its like my brain has been doing push ups the past two hours but then barely made a full one.

Reading a page kind of feels like this:

The words aren't ACTUALLY MOVING though. That's the biggest myth; that If I'm dyelsix (dyslexic), the letters are moving phsycially (Physically).

It's not... this was the best gif I could find that best dipects (depicts) that goes on IN my brain.

Just try to read that paragrpah (paragraph)... that mental exhesation (exhaustion)and trying to keep up with the text is what happens.



3) Auido (Audio) Books are a must.

This was the only way I could get through the Pirncess (Princess) bride, Moby Dick, and any 11 page, size 5 font 1/4 spaced article I was assigned thus far in College. It helps me understand better and makes those long hours of reading a little fast.


4) "You have so many colors"

Damn right I do! I need them all. I swear. My notes make looks like a splurge of highlighters at a party, but there's a method to my madness.




5) "Can you repeat that?"

My brain needs to process everything you are saying. so please repeat things to me 2-3 more times. It's not that I'm not listening I want to get things right the first time (time) so everyone is happy!



6) "I can do this!"

This is my mantra so everything difficult that comes my way.

My "normal" is different than yours and it takes me a bit to even navigate my own mind.

But I love my brain.


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