Why not just use spellcheck? UGGGHHHH…
"Being dyslexic means you can't spell, right?"
WRONG. Dyslexia can affect our spelling, but it can also affect our grammar and sentence structure. It also affects our reading speed and concentration. Oh and it affects our short and long term memory, pronunciation, coordination and organisation skills.
So keep throwing those "can't spell" jokes our way. We love them (P.S. we don't).
"My mate is dyslexic and he managed to get really good grades in the end. Don't worry about school."
Roughly 8% of the adult population is dyslexic, but this doesn't mean that we're all dyslexic in the same way. Every dyslexic has their own unique strengths and weaknesses.
Some dyslexics are great at visualising things in their head and can be extremely creative, whilst others aren't. Some dyslexics have issues with trying to understand words they see in a book and can only read well if it is written with a 'special font', whilst a lot of dyslexics don't need that.
So don't compare us to your mate.
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"You'll grow out of it. Don't worry."
NO WE WON'T. I left school about eight years ago and can I spell 'definitely' without using spellchecker? No. Neither can I spell 'Leicester', and I've been there three times (and I've had some wonderful times in Leicester).
Even though dyslexics get tuition and support, we're never going to overcome some niggles and we don't really know why. We're just worse at school and at college because we are forced to be assessed constantly on some of our greatest weaknesses.
Dyslexia is with us for life.
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"I envy you. You get extra time in exams."
You're right. We do get extra time...
...but while we're left in the examination hall agonising about whether anyone will actually understand what we've written on the page for another hour and check the page over and over you get to leave, chat excitably outside with your friends about how it is all over outside and then go to the pub.
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