I have Auditory Dyslexia

 

I've been doing some research about learning disabilities and other
problems that children could have that can greatly hamper them in
their early lives. I feel that I have discovered what I had when I was
little. I feel that I had Dyslexia. I learned to walk later than most
kids. I was more emotional and sensitive than most kids, and I cried
easily. I am still highly emotional and sensitive, and those traits
enabled me to be very understanding of other's feelings. I overcame my
speech problems by 3rd grade, and I was outspelling kids by 4th grade.
I've talked and read fast ever since. I had speech problems because I
didn't hear things correctly. I had coordination problems too, but
they were just problems with my fine motor skills. They are fine since
the 4th grade. I can write very quickly with no problem, and I can
write very neatly. I was running faster than kids my age by the time I
was in 8th grade, and my great speed was praised by track coaches. I
have quick reflexes.

I am a very good dancer. I can dance very good to high energy dance
music like techno and house. I never did date in high school. I
daydreamed a lot in class. I have such an imaginative mind that I
think in pictures nonstop. I wrote stories and poetry. I read
mythology and memorized it easily as a kid. I watched too much
television. I loved cartoons. I started wearing glasses when I was 10
yrs old, and I have 20/400 vision with astigmatism. I was unorganized
as a kid, and I had one of the messiest desks in my classrooms. My
desk at home was messy too. I had problems with organization. I forgot
things a lot. I got on my parents' nerves for being very forgetful. I
hated being accused of not having common sense. I had problems
remembering what people told me. I had difficulty with oral
instructions, and I still do. Some people thought I was stupid because
I was forgetful and had problems following directions.
Audio-sequencing have always been a problem for me. I tend to get very
confused when I am under stress. I get that way when there is a lot of
stimulation in my environment.

I didn't know that I had Dyslexia. Like many other people, I thought
Dyslexia was just seeing words backwards. I found out that Dyslexia
can involve auditory-processing problems. There is an auditory form of
Dyslexia, and it is recognized by Dyslexia organizations. Dyslexics
can have problems with speech. It is not just a visual reading
disorder. It is a language disorder that can affect oral and/or
written language. I wish that Auditory Dyslexics were more recognized.
I am thinking that a lot of them are being overlooked because of the
common belief that Dyslexia is just a visual processing disorder. They
might be just labeled ADD too. I would like to help bring awareness to
Auditory Dyslexia. Maybe a lot of Auditory Dyslexics are seen as being
stupid because they don't seem to understand things said to them, and
that's what it was like for me. I had strong signs of being Dyslexic
as a kid, and I was never diagnosed Dyslexic. My mother told me that
my father had speech problems that included stuttering and stammering.
My maternal uncle was in special ed for speech problems. True
Dyslexics aren't just people who have visual problems with written
words. I was reading that Einstein wasn't Dyslexic because he read
Kant at the age of 13 yrs old. That doesn't prove he wasn't Dyslexic.
Einstein still could have been an Auditory Dyslexic. I was a bookworm
by the time I was in 5th grade. I love to read. That doesn't mean that
I am not Dyslexic. We really need to clear up misconceptions about
Dyslexics. Dyslexics aren't all the same nor inferior. We are not
stupid people. On the contrary,we can be the most intelligent people.
I even scored 190 out of 210 on an assessment test to get into Western
Career College for Massage Therapist program. I did a basic skills
test for VA Vocational Rehabilitation program. I was found to have
superior reading skills, very superior writing skills, and average
math skills. I am proud to be a Dyslexic. It is not a disorder to me.
I feel that it is just a different way of thinking that many don't
understand. Dyslexics can help change the world in a positive way like
one Dyslexic(Thomas Edison)literally brought light to the world.

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.support.dyslexia/c/zmi17it-jWM 


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