Is dyslexia real

[reknaw]

On, dsyeliax si tno lear!:

[beanie]

On, dsyeliax si tno lear!:

I could read that, no problem

[Theowolfe]

Yeah you take the advice of a lecturer in Politics. That's where you loose the Debate Mr. since when does a lecturer in politics have a medical or psychology degree how can they diagnose such a thing. I will listen to the advice of those from the medical and psychological field.

I do feel that there are people who are diagnosed late in life and also early in life but your ignorance speaks on levels

I won't return your aggression.

Firstly I wasn't offered advice from James Panton, nor did I seek it. I read his article about being diagnosed later in life with dyslexia. A similar situation to yours by the sound of it, however, the reactions to that diagnosis are markedly different between you and he.

Despite being a lecturer in politics his account of his experience is at least as valid as yours.

If you have not read the article yet I urge you so to do.

Can’t read, won’t read | spiked

[Theowolfe]

It's possible that it's being abused, but it is real. I have it. It causes problems reading for me, if a sentence makes no grammatical sense I have to re read it, looking out for a mistake that I'm aware of. If I read it wrong but it makes a bit of sense and I don't understand it takes a bit longer to figure out that I read it wrong, and I can feel thick.
When handwritting I mess up bdpq's but instantly know.
Failed a driving test for turning left instead of right.

That sounds reasonable to me. Although when I was in the army it's incredible how many couldn't tell right from left. Made for some fun on the square.

[beanie]

That sounds reasonable to me. Although when I was in the army it's incredible how many couldn't tell right from left. Made for some fun on the square.

My friends kitted me out with a red mitten and a yellow mitten for driving around Dublin. They'd shout turn yellow here instead of right, it worked a charm.

[Theowolfe]

How does it take the piss? Do you have dyslexia?

The original title was slightly different. I think we have to be PC.

[Didimus]

That sounds reasonable to me. Although when I was in the army it's incredible how many couldn't tell right from left. Made for some fun on the square.

Confessed once that I could not tell left from right when I'm screwing. Meant clockwise/anticlockwise when I'm tightening the nuts when changing a tyre.
And I think dyslexia is a term which covers a range of difficulties some people genuinely experience when learning to read.
And is also sometimes used too easily to excuse reading problems caused by other factors.

[jdaly]

Dyslexia is most prevalent in Anglophone countries, apparently. This has been linked with the lack of phonetic spelling in the English language.

Anyone else here this?

Anyone else 'here' this? This spelling of hear as here could be dyslexia, humour or bad spelling; which will depend on who is talking.

[theundefinedman]

I have noticed that in the past decade or so there has been an explosion of those diagnosed with dyslexia.

In Britain it is claimed that about 10% of the population suffer from dyslexia to some degree. 6 million people?

In the US the claim is between 15 - 20 % . About 50 million people as an average.

Is it possible that dyslexia has become a very convenient excuse for many underachieving students?

So you go from your own personal opinion to that of a lecturer in politics? You are back tracking on what you said. A said opinion of that of a politics lecturer is not suffice evidence. As I said before dyslexia is diagnosed by someone who has a medical background. It is based on evidence and proof not some romanticized notion in your own head that people like to "pretend to have a condition such as dyslexia"
There is far more evidence and journal articles to prove that dyslexia is an actual condition. But however prove me wrong, and then again prove the friend that works in your office they are wrong, and those who you think you might know, but don't really because they are afraid to tell someone they have dyslexia, then tell the people on this forum who have dyslexia it is all a farce because you believe it to be so.

If you manage that miracle could you let me know that would be amazing
Many Thanks!

[Theowolfe]

So you go from your own personal opinion to that of a lecturer in politics? You are back tracking on what you said. A said opinion of that of a politics lecturer is not suffice evidence. As I said before dyslexia is diagnosed by someone who has a medical background. It is based on evidence and proof not some romanticized notion in your own head that people like to "pretend to have a condition such as dyslexia"
There is far more evidence and journal articles to prove that dyslexia is an actual condition. But however prove me wrong, and then again prove the friend that works in your office they are wrong, and those who you think you might know, but don't really because they are afraid to tell someone they have dyslexia, then tell the people on this forum who have dyslexia it is all a farce because you believe it to be so.

If you manage that miracle could you let me know that would be amazing
Many Thanks!

In the OP I did not express an opinion, so therefore I could not backtrack on something I didn't assert.

Have you read the article by James Panton?

The whole area of dyslexia is hotly debated because of the explosion of diagnosis and that is part of the problem.

As it happens I don't work in an office but in any case it is my experience in recent times, that people are only too willing to claim to be dyslexic, in fact it is reaching epidemic proportions. I certainly have not encountered any fear of admitting the 'condition.'