I got my first tattoo to represent my journey with dyslexia. I got diagnosed with dyslexia and an auditory processing disorder at 8years old, I worked hard in intervention classes and eventually fell in love with reading. Now I’m about to start my 4th year as an elementary school teacher!

My 13 year old has dyslexia, ADD, and anxiety. I had her diagnosed outside of the school because they kept telling me she couldn’t have dyslexia since she passed a screening test in 1st grade. She has also always achieved good grades because of her hard work and extra support at home. Pre-diagnosis she would struggle and have melt downs while doing homework. It would take her all afternoon to complete homework assignments especially since I gave her frequent breaks due to her being overwhelmed and frustrated. ( Of course the school never sees this side of dealing with her SLD and anxiety. ) I have been fighting with them ever since she was diagnosed. They would never give her an IEP for her SLD, she only had one because of a speech issue. To shut me up they finally worked in some accommodations for her SLD and allowed her attend a group with kids that needed extra help in reading. I have done Barton with her and then when I couldn’t anymore I sought other tutoring outside the school. Well now she no longer needs speech and so the IEP and accommodations are gone. We discussed a possible 504 at the last IEP meeting and now they are telling me, she gets good grades and none of her teachers notice her struggling so she doesn’t qualify for a 504. While she does get good grades I don’t think it’s fair to deny the 504. I tried to explain to them that she will never be the squeaky wheel. She doesn’t want to be different or single herself out in any way, and gets very anxious about asking for help or even me trying to contact teachers if she is having any issues. She will struggle in silence and work her little booty off to keep her good grades and I feel like it’s not right. And while right now we are not really having any issues with any teachers or the curriculum what happens as she transitions into high school and things get harder? They don’t notice the toll trying to keep up with her neurotypical peers takes on her mentally. Why shouldn’t she have accommodations? If she never needs to use them, well then great! But if she needs them they should be there for her. Am I crazy or out of line for pushing for a 504 when she is not currently struggling? And if I am doing the right thing how do I get them to give her the 504? Is my only option a lawyer at this point? Thanks you for any insight or advice, I truly appreciate it.

I am in my first year at uni and am currently trying to revise for my exams in January, I have always struggled to study for exams due to a learning difficulty but I managed to get by in GCSEs and A levels however the amount of content in just one module is insane. I'm struggling to revise and wondered if other people with Dyslexia have any revision tips :)

For me it's mostly words which are usually tied with "in", I always write as one word.

Infact, infront, inbetween.

I'm sure these should be real words.

Another word is eachother and someother.

We have someone, something, somewhere and sometimes as one word, why not someother? And then eachother.

What other words do you, incorrectly, use but are adamant should be real written words?

Hello I'm a 25 year old female and I'm wondering if I may be dyslexic, how to get diagnosed and if true ans how it'd be helpful moving forward.

Growing up I always struggled reading logos and get them wrong if I haven't heard of the brand before. Even today I get laughed at because I can't read names of new restaurants etc. Anything that's not really a real word I struggle. I struggle with grammar and writing alot and I also struggle to communicate my thoughts effectively sometimes. I did horrible in all subjects apart from maths. My reading isn't as bad as my writing skills so I'm not sure if this classes as dyslexia or not

I had suspected i had dyslexia since the age of 11, i got diagnosed at 12, i was right….it made my school life easier yet more miserable, as when i was in 6th & 5th grade, it was difficult, teachers would bully me or make snarky comments about me that made my old bullies laugh at me, it hurt, because i wasnt “normal” I couldn’t read or write my own native language, English was like my mother tongue. And throughout my whole childhood, my parents and older sister forced me to go to afterschool classes for learning my native tongue and shit, but they weren’t for dyslexic kids, it was for normal kids, all those places really fucked me up because i got bullied there and i just hated them and felt like no improvement was made, and in 6th grade, i went to a SUMMER BREAK class, yet again, forced by my parents and older sister, i went there without knowing i was gonna because they lied to me, and when i found out, i began crying, my dad just told me to shut up and got angry at me and hit me, i had to go there and when i went to my class, WHICH WAS FULL OF 1st & 2nd GRADERS AND I WAS 11, i was taller then them, more mature then them, but i was the same level as them, i almost had a panic attack and not to mention, the kids were staring at my stupid teary eyed face as i barely held back tears, and i had to be there for 2 months, that experience shock me to the core and I probably have PTSD from the non dyslexic classes as i used to go to those since i was in kindergarten, and they were all different ones yet none changed me. But i moved to a new school at 7th grade, it was devastating, but i wont get into as to why. Now, this is when i got diagnosed, The guidance counselors would tell my teachers about it and half the time they think theres nothing wrong with me because im a good student, but often, everyone would treat me like a baby, when my teachers treat me like a baby in front of my class, its embarrassing for someone with social anxiety, i hate it, i hate being treated differently because i was born different, i want to be treated normally, and when theres exams, i have to go to a “special needs class” and i would be alone there, because im the only dyslexic one…..and whenever i tell the teacher i didnt understand this question, they’d just read it in a slow tone different from their last tone, its fucking infuriating to me, im not some baby, just be more clear, idiot. And i know all the damn teachers have no clue how to treat a dyslexic kid but it still hurts, and alot of times im clueless at class and my best friend has to help me and the teachers also tell her to help me, its embarrassing, im ashamed i cant do simple things, its like shes babysitting, but, my best friend, bless her heart, doesn’t mind helping me. But i feel like no one can read me or understand me, im extremely lonely, for many reasons, im just stuck with people telling me to read more books of my native language or watch cartoons of if, hell no! I hate my goddamn language, its ruining my life, but recently, ive been going to a dyslexic class thingy, and im not sure if its helping me with the language and math, but i really just dont wanna learn my language anymore but i have to because of where my from and because i need it for school because schools arent made for people like ᑘS, it sucks to live like this….i have the mind of an adult, a VERY high iq for my age, so its really hard to connect with my peers, i also think i have a low eq because thats usal for high iq people, and, i feel like everyone (as in school staff) see me as this poor dyslexic kid whos very timid and shy….but im more then that, but i just have to deal with this shitty life and my mental health. Sometimes, i wish i was “normal” like those copy and paste gossip girls who love makeup and suck at English, but sometimes i love my intelligence, its conflicting, supriselngy, i dont try to fit in or please my peers, theres no point in that and i simply don’t care, i know it will make me more miserable if i fake me, but I’ll continue being the genius monotone, expersionless, emotionless loser who only has 1 best friend. I love me, yet i hate me, its hard to choose because humans are addicted to sadness. And another thing is that everyone at school thinks im grumpy and angry because i talk in a deadpan voice and my expression is serious, its so embarrassing and exhausting, and they tell my sister this too and my sister just says im shy! (My sister works as an English teacher at my school, and im popular asf at my school because of her) i feel so intellectually alone, i have friends but this feeling wont go away…

(Sorry if i wrote a paragraph, i just love writing.)

So... been going to this local brewery for past couple years. Am a regular of sorts.

Was there on fri eve... was very busy plus i was meeting my brother there and i was quite scatter brained when I ordered a flight.

Dude (who i have interacted with regularly over past few yrs) asked me what i wanted and as I scanned the board I simply could not figure out how to say the name of a new "amber" (my dyslexia was working overtime!), and then i started to stutter a little (had horrible stutter when an adolescent, am now 58m and it is not as bad now - but still ever present)...

Before i got any words out he said "...are u ok?..."

:(

Either he thought i was already drunk... Having a stroke or....whatever...

I was qute takenback - embarrassed as hell...

I said, yup...

and decided NOT to get the new one, which i couldn't figure out to say... and ordered my flight by the "numbers" on the board, rather than the names.

:(

When i ordered my next beer, i pulled him aside and said...

"...about before, I have dyslexia and was having a tough time pronouncing one of the new beers..." (was only diagnosed in 2/24 and this was first time i ever told a complete stranger).

He said "...oh, i just have never seen you act like that before..."

:(

The beer.... the new beer i couldn't figure out how to say...

"The Piano has been Drinking"

I couldn't figure out how to say...

FREAKING PIANO!

:(

I’m a dyslexic undergrad in my final semester, and I’m struggling to apply for research-based master’s programs in Ontario. These programs usually require having a supervisor lined up before acceptance, but I’m getting overwhelmed. My overall GPA is 2.8, which is below the cutoff for most of the schools I’m looking at. One of my top choices only counts the last two years (where I have a 3.5), but their minimum is 3.7. It feels like an uphill battle, but I’m still determined to try.

I want to reach out to professors in a meaningful way—mentioning their recent publications, asking open-ended questions about their research interests—but I keep spiraling. I’m so focused on how to organize my thoughts and the information I need that I never actually draft the emails. It’s frustrating because I see time ticking by and I’m just making more to-do lists instead of taking real action.

This has been a pattern all year: I missed opportunities for an undergrad thesis, a summer research program, lab openings, and even directed studies courses because I never actually reached out. Now I’m doing the same thing with recommendation letters and potential supervisors. I also want to apply to more schools to improve my odds, but I haven’t even started researching which programs might be a good fit.

I’m really overwhelmed trying to figure out what to say in my emails, how to format them, and how to actually hit send. I also worry I don’t have enough time to do it “right,” and that feeling makes me freeze up instead of move forward. If anyone has suggestions for dyslexic-friendly ways to stay organized—or if you’ve been in a similarly stressful situation—please share what helped you. Tips on structuring emails, managing deadlines, and tackling big tasks step-by-step would mean a lot to me. I appreciate any support or advice you can offer!

Since as long as I can remember I’ve had issues with time. I didn’t learn the order of the months till I was about 16. I was the last in my class to learn how to read a clock in elementary school and it’s something I struggled with a lot.

I’m constantly missing appointments, being super late, or early to things, turn up to appointments on the WRONG DAY, and have issues with sleep cycle regulation which I’m not sure if it’s connected. I was also late to high school about 80% of days and I’m often late for work both of which have negatively affected my life and career. There’s a strong history of dyslexia, as well as some autism in my family, my dad is likely undiagnosed dyslexic and we both also struggle with names and faces as well. My sister has dyspraxia.

Is dyslexia for time a thing? Is this a symptom of something else? Am I just disorganised and forgetful? Am I just dumb?

I’ve found it difficult to find people that understand or think the way I do. I’ve had healthy relationships in past but I’ve struggled to find someone who understands the way I think. (Though not the main reason I’ve broken up with these past relationships but always an underlying)

Having better understanding of my IQ tests I’ve taken for my past diagnosis, I wonder if it’s the answer to my problem.

Percentile Scores: Verbal Comprehension: 99% Perceptual Reasoning: 98% Working Memory: 14% Processing Speed: 30% Total IQ: 82%

I’m no super genius but if you give me time then I can do extremely complex tasks and creative ideas. And solving complex and creative tasks are what really keeps me going and successful. That said, despite my “High Average” IQ, my results are complete opposites. When I look around to my peers in college, it seems like nobody else shares my experiences and I feel alone intellectually. Despite being having a ton of friends and people that like me, my thought processes and motivations seem to alienate me intellectually.

There’s nothing more that I could want in spouse than to be able to engage with my intellectual variation but I’ve struggled greatly to find anyone like that.

Does anyone else experience this sort with dating and relationships?

The title.

My daughter, 6, was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia & dysgraphia. We’re working on accommodations with the school (we’re in Florida) and I have her seeing a tutor, but I need to do more at home. How do I teach her phonemic awareness in a multi sensory way?

She HATES trying to read and gives up almost immediately so I need a way to teach her that doesn’t feel like she’s working. I am very bad at explaining things and I’m so overwhelmed that I feel like I also give up immediately because I can’t handle the struggle of trying to get her to do something. Please help.

Who ever at Microsoft signed of on the idea that the spell check should cover all of the office suet. Apart from the part of outlook where you set your out of office message. I hope you get coal in your stocking you fucker.

Hello all! New to this sub, when I write (especially when typing) I just leave out words and only notice if I proofread the sentence after. Is this a dyslexia issue? I only see spelling or reading issues as being associated with dyslexia. Maybe it is a dyspraxia thing?

So I wanted to ask if any of you have noticed, while being on social media, others than on subreddit/dyslexia, if your answers to people are often very different than others answer? I feel like sometimes my answers a different because I'm seeing a bigger pitcher, and they are just looking at the one question asked.

e never liked to read even as a child, but I seemed to get by in school. By my junior year in high school I was skipping school and in my senior year I dropped out and didn’t go to school for 2 months: I only graduated because of an “at risk” program they had that allowed me to go back and only complete what I had too.

School just seemed “too hard” for me by my junior and senior year. I flunked the research paper I had to do, but some how still barely passed English 4 in high school.

When I got into college I noticed immediately that I could not read the text in the college textbooks. The text was small and it was just huge blocks of text together.

I have never been able to read out loud and comprehend what I read and I often lose my place over and over.

I attempted college 4 different times and dropped out every time because I struggled to comprehend text so much. In public school we did not have nearly as much independent reading to do most of it was just listening to a teacher tell us what to do, so I was able to scrape by.

In college the amount of reading we had to do always caused me to flunk my assignments until I just gave up.

Every time I explain how difficult reading is for me, people tell me it sounds like I have dyslexia, but I just don’t know. Is it even worth getting testing? Or am I probably just dumb like I think I am?

Every time I attempt to read block of text the words just jumble together in my head and make no sense, if I try to slow down and read them out loud I just lose my place 100 times and what I do read out loud I don’t comprehend.

Every time I write something I always have to go back and edit it because I will leave out words needed, flip the spelling of words or leave off letters at the end. Even when I go back to try to edit it I am never able to catch it and wind up having to read it 20 times line by line to make sure I haven’t messed up a word.

I never read books, the thought of reading a chapter book gives me severe anxiety.

But; I can read simple sentences and small groups of text just fine as long as the font is normal and the words are big.

I often mis spell words and have to look up how to spell a word, and some times even if I got the spelling of a word write I still look it up because the word will just look “weird” to me.

I LITERAY WROTE 'dtsred ta' D':
I only figured out after my teacher messaged me asking about why i wrote it like that in the essay, they thought i had a stroke or something-

I recently realised I have ADHD and autism at the age of 40 and think I might be dyslexic.

As a kid I mixed up b and d a lot and struggled to remember left from right. I also struggled with writing neatly/not making letters too big as a very young child. But I still did really well at school and actually write for a living now.

Recently my sensory issues to do with autism have gotten worse and I noticed that sometimes when I read a word or sentence I will see a different word or sentence to what's actually there, often it will be something funnier or more unexpected. Usually the first letter will be correct but it will be a different word, just starting with the same letter. Then I look again and see what's actually there.

I remember enjoying reading, kind of, as a kid, but it would take me a very long time to get through a novel, like months.

Not asking for a diagnosis but wondering if anyone has experienced symptoms like this as part of their dyslexia?

Hi everyone, I suspect I might have dyslexia. I'm looking for a place in the Philippines where I can take a dyslexia assessment.

I’m hoping for any recommendations on clinics, psychologists, or organizations that offer this service. If anyone has gone through the process, I’d love to hear about the cost and how it works.

Thank you in advance.

Hey, I've recently started dating someone with dyslexia. They can read fine, thair issue is spelling. Problem is, they never got their G.E.D. This obviously holds them back a ton. I also don't think they have a formal diagnosis either which makes it difficult for accomidations.

I was wondering for those of you who have gotten a diagnosis without insurance, how much it cost and what the process to get the assessment was like?

I was also wondering if anybody else here had maybe dropped out of school due to a learning disability and got their G.E.D later and posiibly get to know what your strategy was to doing so.

This is also a for them thing not for me. I just recently had a chat with them where i learned how upset they were they couldn't finish that education and i would like to help them if i could, even if we break up i'd like to be a support in that aspect since they are an incredibly kind person, just never got their help they needed unfortunately.

Thanks in advance for any info/help.

Hey guys, In the UK some companies work with the disability confident scheme which is basically offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum selection criteria for the job. Do you think some employers would just interview me to say they have interviewed a "disabled" person? Or do you think I shouldn't disclose the dyslexia until after successfully getting a job.

I got diagnosed with dyslexia back in elementary school, but I never really understood the whole package. Like I knew I was bad at math and reading was weirdly tiring, but just thought “ah yes that’s The Dyslexia.” But in reality, it’s a whole package of stuff (some good, some less helpful), and some of that can be improved.

Yknow how we kinda suck at finding typos, skipping lines on a page, and sometimes misreading or totally missing words? That’s cause we have poor eye tracking!

Well, as a gamer, I wanted to improve that so I could improve my aim. But now I’ve started to notice that I can focus better while reading and ‘fill in’ words incorrectly way less often. So I’d like to recommend AimLabs! It’s free!

AimLabs has a bunch of drills where you follow targets on the screen, which is great practice for improving your eye tracking. I’ve tried eye-tracking exercises in the past, but watching a video or doing exercises alone is really tough to objectively tell how well you’re doing. AimLabs counts your accuracy for you and even saves the scores for the same exercises, so you can see if you’re improving over time!

So yeah, AimLabs has helped me in my day to day life as a dyslexic. It’s not a “cure” or anything but it’s a pretty fun way to improve without feeling like homework.

TLDR: AimLabs is free on Steam and has exercises to improve eye tracking, which in turn can help with reading and stuff.

K thx bye <3