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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a fortysomething year old who has dyslexia.  I didn't have all the care and attention you all put into helping your children and back in the day they didn't know as much about how to help kids too.  (FYI - I did well through school, went to Ivies and am a professional writer).  Just my two cents, by I find that when I'm tired I have trouble reading and 'mess up' when writing (which can manifest as mixing up my  "p" "b" and "d" letters) when I'm tired.  [/quote]

Thanks for the supportive "success story"!

I'm not the OP, BTW. We think my daughter's dyslexia comes from my FIL's side. He also went to an Ivy League school and got a PhD in Engineering (more common for dyslexics than writing, obviously :) ). He also had no support and mixes letters and reads slowly. He believes that if he were born now he still would not have been diagnosed because it didn't actually effect his school progress. I also have a friend who says that the diagnosis "hits home" because she also has some symptoms of dyslexia. However, I'm pretty sure my daughter would have just been thought to be stupid if she were going to school in the 1950s. The problem with it is....she's NOT doing well. I mean, she is, but only because the school is aware of her problems and is working with her and assessing her accordingly. Dyslexia, as PPs have stated, is such a HUGE umbrella. Did you have issues with math? When did you realize you were dyslexic?

I'm hoping that, like you, my daughter will excel in College. I think for the people I grew up with it seemed to get a little easier once they were able to have more of an option as to which classes they took and College was a lot better than grade school.

I'm also hopeful that spell check and things will make some past issues dyslexics faced a thing of the past. [/quote]

BTW, since this is DCUM and people always yell at each other, I'm concerned that my questions in the 2nd paragraph sound "rude". Because they're at the end of a paragraph! I'm really just asking. I'm wondering how pervasive the different symptoms are in different people as they get older.[/quote]

I'm the 'fortysomething' PP -- don't worry, not taken as rude at all - I did pretty well school-wise but definitely struggled with spelling, handwriting and reading comprehension in elementary school.  I remember getting criticized A LOT for my spelling as though it was a major character flaw.   In high school, in retrospect, it clearly impacted things like geometry for me - and even standardized testing (mixing up b's and d's!  and not having the benefit of extra time for those types of tests with an LD).   I didn't know until recently that I actually was diagnosed with dyslexia in 3rd grade but my parents never told me -- and I suppose it was a different time when there weren't really any particular services in the school then anyway and I guess there were more concerns then about being 'labeled' as not as smart then about getting any resources for help.   Didn't really 'realize' I was probably dyslexic until sometime in high school when I would take notes fast and realize I would consistently mix letters up and go back and fix them and a friend of mine's mother who was a teacher also at some point noticed it said 'oh yea, you're dyslexic".  I mentioned something fairly recently to my mom about being dyslexic and she mentioned that they had identified it in 3rd grade and they she said "but you did just fine anyway."  I (obviously) wish I had the access to help and the knowledge they have now about it.  Sorry your daughter is having difficulty in school - I know it is a big umbrella and everyone is different - it's such a challenge to see your child struggle and it's so hard to keep pushing against the system to find help - so just sending my encouragement and support as you continue with it.  She's lucky to have a mom who is committed to helping her.[/quote]

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