6 Types of Dyslexia? 🤔

[@miapdx503]

When I met my husband he had never been diagnosed, but I could tell he was dyslexic. He got diagnosed, got tutoring and learned how to read...in his thirties. He grew up in rural Alabama, and regularly got beat for not learning, not getting good grades. No one could know what he endured...he went on to get a good job, and gained so much confidence. I feel for anyone who struggles with this. God bless you 🌹

[@countcoupblessings979]

I have a male relative that went through that as well, it was very hard on him. School never listened do the parent, what you needed special help. He patiently talked and we thought himself ways to understand and read throughout his twenties and thirties.

[@darlamartin8486]

You are a good person and I bet a terrific Wife! You personify love. 💖💐

[@miapdx503]

@@darlamartin8486 thank you! Love really does conquer all things...😏🌹

[@moonyfruit]

I ended up on this video too since my fiance was diagnosed with dyslexia as a kid. I honestly didn't know there were more types, so now I'm even pondering if I might be dyslexic myself. 😅 I think he is only aware of the 2nd type mentioned, but I think he also shows some of the 1st type. Good to know!

[@Funnyandsunnydays]

That's very sad what your husband went through. I am glad to hear he has found success. I have a daughter who is very dyslexic. I couldn't imagine beating her for it. Or beating my kids' period, but that's just me.

[@suimeingwong2043]

When I went to school dyslexia was not a thing, you were either stubborn, stupid or lazy. The frustration I felt was intense. What really helped me were comic books because the text was bound in small speech bubbles and didn't move around so much. There were also contextual clues in the art panels that helped ground the text. Math remained a huge problem though. Only the "=" sign was my friend as everything else could change. I found personal coping mechanisms but if I'm tired or stressed things can still be unpleasant.

[@Learning_Success]

Yes, unfortunately that was the norm back then. So many adults experienced this as children

[@tusk242]

I know the feeling , but worse was having a parent and an older sister that kept daily calling names as how stupid , dumb or crazy, you were to not know how to tell time. It was expected to be automatic , I learned to tell time by the direction of the sun, and how the shadows were. But to look at a clock I could not . My mother was too embarrassed to send to to kindergarden, and first grade I failed. MY fault and we ended up in a housing Project. I was always getting beat up. My lunch stolen , kids in class thinking I was so dumb. But I learned tricks ,and yes I made words into symboles that I knew, and cheated on some tests in school at a very young age.

[@reubenmorris487]

Teaching disabilities.

[@jasonpark5906]

Back then I Was always told I was mentally retarted. I believed it up into my early 20s. It changed my life for the better when I realized it wasn’t true

[@tusk242]

I read comic books too. I liked them. and the words, or the lettering was thicker, to help see the Whole word. I am 75 now, and it has been a hell of a life. People thinking you as being dumb. or weird in some of the things we learned to simplify doing things, or being accused of something because we seem to be without a lot of friends, or quiet type, was hard for me. Math still to this day jumble in my mind, I have learned in the last 3-4 years Vitamins B's B1 B6, B12 very important, tingling in hands and feet gone less leg cramps. Feel more awake, able to concentrate longer., K2+D3 very important, Magnesium and Potassium . may add Zink too . I am not religious about it . But if Vegetables are not as often in my diet. I will take the Vitamins. Vitamin A, helped my eyesight. and to see better at night. Letter on a page or typing this , does not jump around. . YES, it is hard, I paint. in a realistic style, that is NOT Accepted in Art Gallery's Unless dead or in the Process, like wolves taking down an Elk or bear.. I can not say any of my work , will every make it in a book. Hear it takes 10 years to get published.. and the way all over the world , and so many rising , problems, that affect our way of living, and then the possible gloom of War, or NATURAL Disaster more so than ever. YELLOWSTONE, and when you think of the TUNNEL in Switzerland all the way to France to try and discover how Earth was Created. oh my that is Massive and Frightening at the same time.. So I plug on, with time I have on Earth. And maybe lack of Friends is not so bad, as long as there are everyday strangers . TAKE CARE, The Vitamins also helped to make me feel not very OLD at all.. Of course I do not smoke or Drink daily, Not too big of junk food eater, but nor am i a great Veggie eater either.

[@David-wk6md]

DYSLEXICS UNTIE!

[@BlueButterfly-podfics]

Yes yes

[@survivaldude29]

Yes

[@SweetiePieLaila]

I have it

[@chancelymallion]

... I literally read this exactly how you wanted me too... damn it lmao

[@bdhesse]

@@chancelymallion Same

[@TheKhymaera]

Please include a video on dyscalculia! I was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, and with help adapted to it. But, no one ever brought up dyscalculia and the fact that it can impact numbers and mental math, I thought I was just bad at math!

[@Learning_Success]

Sure thing kzbin.info/www/bejne/fovFcoWOoamChJY

[@maggiefranks6849]

I have both and math is especially hard. I will tell my prof, first thing that. Met with blank stares and the ONLY advice I've ever been given was, 'just pay more attention'. Yeah, thanks. Why didn't I think of that

[@lizlee5052]

I wonder if that’s what I have. I only mix up numbers. Can see them in a different order. Had trouble with math. (My ex used to say I was good at math & bad at arithmetic.) Also when I was diagnosed with ADHD I was told I had a math learning disability.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I have dyscalculia too but back in school in the late 1950's /1960's it was not known / recognised. Result. My Maths teacher hated me and I definitely hated her. No help if any kind was ever offered. So. In the 4th year, when I was 14, I did _NO_ Maths Classwork And _NO_ Maths Homework. I was the definitive pain in the Arse pupil - and I did _NOT_ care a single jot !! Lol. I look back in that year with a certain amount of _pride_ as I never gave in to her angry stares !!!

[@AndreaDingbatt]

@@brigidsingleton1596 I went to school during 1960/70s and Hated it~ especially maths,,, always being told Must Try Harder,,, & Can Do Better,,,but, never telling me How to Accomplish That!! Numbers and Hand- Writing were Impossible to Improve, especially under stress. My last English teacher said,,, Andreas handwriting is Similar to Egyptian Hieroglyphics,,,But,, cannot be deciphered,,,, thats when I jusr quit trying,,,leaving school at 15yrs ,,,I had private tutors, who would give up within a week!!

[@Itravelbackintime]

I was more of a slow learner. When I was younger it was a struggle to keep pace with the rest of the students in my class. I remember once in Biology class kids use to make fun of me for my bad test scores calling me stupid. The teacher would post the test results of each student on a board every week. I hated going to that class knowing the humilitation that would follow. However, that all changed when this teacher realized my learning disability was due to poor auditory comprehension. She found that I have stronger visual learning that could be used to my advantage. She would tutor me using various objects to describe the characteristics of each subject and I would recall them much easier. So when the next test results were posted some of the students were shocked to see that I had the 2nd highest test score in the entire class. One student asked how did I got such a high score. I simply told him it was luck and smiled. Keep them guessing.

[@Learning_Success]

There are some amazing teachers out there. They can really change a persons life. So lucky for you you got one that could see beyond the learning difference. Congrats!

[@majorjason]

Same I went form 30% to 89% all because one teacher took time out of her day to sit and teach me.

[@fabulousdarling5364]

I love this awesome 👏

[@peterlawrence6815]

Dyslexia explained a little better then other expressions of dyslexia.i have read

[@reubenmorris487]

It would seem that teaching disabilities are more at fault than learning disabilities.

[@michaelyounger4497]

Thank God for Mrs. Brown, my 3rd grade teacher in 1977. She took a kid who couldn't read or write his own name who should have failed 2nd grade and was so mean to him. She kept me after school every day and taught me to memorize words by sight..thousands of them, then taught me phonics to figure out sounds from sight..I went from total illiteracy to reading at 12th grade level that year. I grew up, graduated from high school early, went to college and earned a degree in physics. Then another in Geology and another in education. I taught for 30 years everything from 6th graders to University students. Mrs Brown had started teaching before World War Two. She had never heard of dyslexia. She did however know how to effectively teach and fix learning problems. Her modeling helped me to pay it forward many times to help struggling kids. Lysdexia...ha..😂

[@jehannehardwick6311]

Yes. Thank God for Mrs Brown! Now we teachers would not be allowed to work after school like that, without filling out masses of forms and getting permission. It's so frustrating to watch where the powers that be throw funding. When so much could be gained by making sure that every child can read. Here, in NZ, After three years at Teacher's College, I learnt how to teach someone to read in an extra course I chose to do in my school holidays - I trained as a SPELD tutor. Best money I ever spent. I have worked as a SPELD /SPELADD tutor for most of my working life. I'm still studying, still tutoring, and still learning. Almost at retirement age, but I won't be quitting completely. It is such a worthwhile job.

[@Ganjatarian]

Can you please explain a little more what you mean by you memorized words by sight and then by sound?? My little brother has dyslexia and no one is helping him

[@jilllangman9343]

👏👏👏

[@lisaahmari7199]

I struggled so badly in school due to my numbers dyslexia. It was a total unknown in the 80s. I did beautifully in languages, history and literature.....but math, total fail. I told my teacher that numbers flipped and floated in my head. She thought I was just making excuses. Wanted to be a vet but math grades ruined my GPA. So glad that kids today can be helped.

[@Learning_Success]

Yes it is so unfortunate it was not recognized back then. With numbers it is called dyscalculia. Check our video on "what is dyscalculia"

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

I am with you. I hate numbers. There's just way to many of them.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

It was NOT totally unknown in the 80s, anyone who says it was is either ignorant or lying to you.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@Learning_Success Dyscalculia is not dyslexia with numbers, thats akin to saying dyslexia is a 'problem with the alphabet'.

[@MelanieFromCanada]

I could have written this comment ❤

[@arthur9456]

I got diagnosed with dyslexia at 5 & received a lot of support as a kid that really helped, but that support totally evaporated when I hit university, and it made it incredibly difficult. There’s no support at all for dyslexic adults and it’s a real problem

[@oceanbytez847]

i can understand though. Support costs money. University is a business selling business marketable skills.

[@arthur9456]

@@oceanbytez847 it’s a university’s responsibility to accommodate disabled students. All businesses should accommodate the disabled or they don’t deserve to stay open. In many cases they are shirking their legal responsibilities when they fail to do so.

[@WomanRoaring]

I think it's because by then they think you know how you learn and you should be ok or that if you have a learning disability then you won't seek higher education. I had to remind my college that I was allowed to ask questions and get more time on tests. One of the teachers didn't clarify a question for me and I failed the test. It was a challenge test since I already knew how to use a specific computer program that was a required course, the test giver wasn't the teacher for the course so first day of class I spoke to her and she told me why I failed and I told her what happened. The instructions didn't say to run the action, just to build the template so I didn't do that and I asked the teacher administering the test and he basically brushed me off said he can't clarify anything and I was like, well I did everything that was asked so I'm done. The actual class teacher was cool she said I could tell you knew what you were doing so she let me just skip assignments, check in for class, leave and I did have to take the weekly tests but they literally took me like 10 mins every time and I'd get to leave when I was done. I was still annoyed that the administrator didn't listen to me and that I didn't make a bigger deal about being allowed to ask questions. I don't usually tell people I'm dyslexic, I'm not embarrassed I just rather not use it as an excuse and sometimes people just automatically assume I can't read or I can't comprehend things, so it's more of a need to know thing, but ya having help in college would be nice.

[@arthur9456]

@@WomanRoaring by uni I did have a lot of coping mechanisms, but none of my tutors would listen to me regarding accommodations for those strategies or the things I still struggled with. Because I was an art student I didn’t have to do quite as much reading and writing as other subjects, but I still had more than you might expect an pd there were far fewer provisions in place on the art courses bc they were perceived as being easy and not having a lot of written work.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@oceanbytez847 The cost is trivial, and it is their legal responsibility to provide it, just as it is their legal responsibility to provide 'disabled access' to those who need it. Being 'a business' is NO excuse to actively fail to provide and to substitute BS to cover the failures/lies.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Thank you for explaining this. As a career educator for over 25 years, NOBODY ever gave us a useful professional development session about the different types of features of dyslexia. Only through my own desire and membership in the leading World language association did I finally learn about dyslexia any 15 years ago. There's been a general negligence in the profession. Teachers used to be given relevant training and were paid to go to conferences. Now, the administration get to go on these useful conferences. Do they provide training when they come back? Not once that I've ever seen. It's disgusting how the corporate movement to turn schools into charter schools even in the suburbs. Frankly, it's criminal.

[@Alan_Duval]

I love how all the different names for dyslexia are all rather difficult to spell. On a related note: I feel like *proprioception* probably needed a definition screen when it was mentioned.

[@renabuckner8]

A lot of the words used to explain dyslexia needed more definition/ explanation

[@triciarindahl3927]

😂 dyslexic here. This cracks me up. Try this word out: Hippopotomonstroses-quippedaliophobia It is the fear of long words! I had a student with it. We laughed so hard when we found this. 😂😂

[@Alan_Duval]

I apparently have high-level dyslexia - as part of my ADHD diagnosis - and I can (rather ridiculously) type this from memory: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 😁 @@triciarindahl3927

[@Bobrogers99]

As a special ed teacher, I frequently had to explain to parents that "dyslexia" is an umbrella term that includes a variety of disabilities and problems. Reading and writing our verbal symbols requires a whole series of skills and abilities, and any one or any combination of them may need to be developed or compensated for.

[@roberttrimmier3276]

I am a special Ed teacher. I have dyslexia. I haven't looked at the description of this video yet. Is what this woman saying based on Research? Have you ever given the iReady dyslexia screener? I have to give it for the first time tomorrow. I am more than a little offended that this woman is referring to me and my students as "dyslexics". I and my students are people not a label. If This Woman's businesses is based on special education she should know that.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

"had to explain", past tense?

[@Bobrogers99]

@@bikerfirefarter7280 I'm very much retired!

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@Bobrogers99 Ok. I get you. Many of the so-called 'disabilities and problems' are the result of the inflexible linear thinking (and I use the word 'thinking' loosely) of joe-public who award themselves ability and adequacy beyond their reality. Peace.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

And to make matters worse, in addition to dyslexia, there's also sensory processing disorder which is completely separate from this. I used to think that I'm dyslexic, but it turns out that it was a sensory processing issue as in I'd be reading some words with my left eye and other words with my right and integrating them into gibberish sentences. Sometimes entire portions of the page would just not render and I'd be left with a partially blank page where there should be words. It looks like dyslexia, but it's a different issue, although, some of this stuff would help.

[@julianwilkins1669]

My life was ruff, teachers were short with me and didn't seem to have time to help me. My dad noticed that I had a wide vocabulary and had me tested at the Calhoun clinic in Jacksonville Florida. He knew something was going on. I was diagnosed with dyslexia. Knowing what was wrong is super but no one knew how to help me. I taught myself to read over the summer of 1971 with some paper back star trek books I desperately wanted to read. I think that we as dyslexics see the world in a different way. I didn't go to HS but later on in my early twenties went to the college of New Rochelle In NY. I went from restaurant work in my teens and early twenties to sales. I specialized in office supplies and furniture. I was in the 100k income range by the late 80s. I took a GED test in 78, that was my ticket to the future. My wife has 3 masters degrees and retired as a nurse practitioner.. I am proud of our daughter Jessica who received a masters of fine arts. The thing that saved me was not giving up. Blessings to all

[@cyurs748]

If you have dyslexia, audio books come in clutch

[@SJG.MYSTERYBOXGUY]

100% audio helps big time

[@Shoppinghappens]

Not if it is the auditory dyslexia

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

Not for me, its just distracting.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

They can, but there's also other things like the opendyslexic font.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade I find the opendyslexic font difficult to scan at speed, Verdana font is one of my faves.

[@edwardbrown7571]

When I was in school there was only one teacher in the entire county that even knew what dyslexia was. My mother had polio and kept us kids in sight by teaching us things. So I knew all my numbers to 100 and all the alphabet by entering the first grade. Six months later I was way behind. I failed every IQ test throughout 12 years of school. I studied at night until I knew the school subject forwards and backwards, but failed the test the following school day. My dyslexia was like there was an over achiever doing the filing in my brain who had no ability to do any filing at all. Before tests I know the subject matter, but the pressure of the test would make my mind go blank. After the test I could not only recall all the test answers but all the questions. This madness went on for decades... Relatives who knew I had dyslexia often took advantage of the fact that stress caused me to turn into a retarded state of ignorance. And they had a grand time making me look like a dumbass in public and they knew how to punch the right buttons to make me look foolish under stress. 3s and Es, 6s and 9s, ofter looked alike. In my mid-twenties I was working in broadcasting, eventually you learn to be the class clown and natural entertainer, but I found a place that gave IQ tests adjusted for dyslexics. I had been treated as broken all my life by my mother. However... I won an art scholarship in high school but was not allowed to take it because I was broken. While taking a dyslexic IQ test I found out that I actually had a higher IQ than my unbroke siblings. In grade school a principle told mother I was retarded and would never learn to read or write. I have three degrees today. I have written 130 novels. I've been published in magazines back when they were still read. How did I deal? When hung up, the dyslexic school out in Virginia taught me to silently run the ABC's in my mind when a word would not come to mind. Often this helps to bring the word to mind. Just remember, don't allow people to tell you that you are broken. Dyslexics usually have higher IQs and are greater achievers than the average people, like Cher Bono, Bruce Jenner, Albert Einstein and others... Enjoy the afternoon...

[@medmak1494]

What is ABC, can you give out some tips how to manage dyslexy ...thanks

[@Spitfire-je1jy]

Kinda like me some.

[@devilyn76]

I helped my dad get better with his dyslexia by getting him watching anime. He couldn’t rely on the voices to tell him what was going on because they were in Japanese. I specifically had him watching anime with subtitles. At first he had no idea what they shows were about but liked how it looked. Over time though he started reading the subs, but they go pretty fast. Now he’s at the point where he can read almost every word and can talk to me about the show. I still help with long or strange words, but he’s no longer illiterate.

[@jehannehardwick6311]

You did a fantastic job. Well done.

[@bebeautiful6613]

I’m 61 and also dyslexic. Many years ago I read a book titled, the gift of dyslexia, which helped me understand my brain and my children’s brain, that in itself was life-changing. Also, I am an optician 🤓 the eye doctor I work for,has studied prisms in glasses, and the dyslexic brain 🧠 Many dyslexic children could benefit from a slight bit of prism their glasses,👓 She showed me how my eyes would track better with a slight amount of prism placed in my glasses. I did order a pair and try it but since I was already 60 years old, I had a struggle adapting to them,so they took the prism out out. I do believe ,as a child, that would have been life-changing for tracking words on a page.

[@Learning_Success]

There are many easy exercises to train visual tracking www.learningsuccesssystem.com/system/visual-tracking

[@jehannehardwick6311]

That is so interesting. I have never heard of putting a prism in glasses' lenses. I am 63. I was diagnosed as needing Irlens' lenses at 61. They made a huge difference. Not to my reading ability - I teach reading for a living- but now when I drive at night, the cars are in their proper lanes!

[@bebeautiful6613]

@@jehannehardwick6311 there is always something new to learn 😃❤️🧩 🧠

[@leerobs1118]

Here in South Africa our sons OT didn't know about dyslexia. They weren't taught this at varsity. We asked her if our son could have it because my father did. It was all new to her. I still can't believe it. How many children don't get help because the teaching system is lacking

[@Learning_Success]

An OT hadn't heard of it. Now that's pretty hard to believe. Crazy!

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@Learning_Success It is common place and widespread. The facts that you don't know it and find it hard to beleive is typical of the attitude of people who claim to 'know about dyslexia and what it is'. That, is the 'crazy' part, and typical of the dismissive 'failure to understand'.

[@BobHUK]

I'm now in my 70's, but when I was 9 I was sent for hearing tests because it was thought that I must be partially deaf. Whenever anyone spoke to me I had to ask them to repeat what they'd said, sometimes several times. So people would then shout, or call me stupid. I was not deaf, but have always had a sound processing delay. When people spoke to me it sounded like a foreign language. The sounds were all jumbled up, and I had to replay them in my mind several times before they settled into recognisable English words. I was 60 when I was told that this was a form of dyslexia, and it was something of a relief to find out that it's now recognised as a problem. I still suffer from it today, and nowadays I often have to reread words as my brain misidentifies words when it sees them on a page. So it's not something that gets any easier as we get older, but we simply adjust to having to deal with it second by second every day. Being left handed didn't help either, as my handwriting was very poor until I watched a left handed teacher writing when I went to secondary school at age 12, and finally learned how to write without smudging every word. However, at junior school I remember my teacher holding up my exercise book so that everyone could have a good laugh at my struggling attempt at writing. Especially as we used inkwells in those days, and dip pens. So I was constantly scratching the page, and smudging what I'd just written as I moved my left hand over the words I'd just scratched into the paper. Thank goodness for ball point pens! But they were too late for me in Junior school, sadly.

[@MsSpiffz]

Excellent explanation -first time I've seen my early reading issues described - neglect dyslexia. I was left to sort it out for myself. When I was about 8, still unable to read, I taught myself to read music and to play the piano. At school, we were regularly assessed for reading age, and mine was always 5. Until one day, I suddenly jumped to 14, the top of the scale. I understand now, reading music was teaching me 'visual tracking'. Music, of course had a feedback loop, I knew instantly if it sounded wrong.

[@cosettelewallen4281]

I always tell people that I have an auditory processing disorder with your descriptions I think it might actually just be auditory dyslexia because the way you described it is exactly on point and it’s the way I describe it to everyone. I always tell people that I have to read their lips in order for my brain to properly process the audio it’s receiving. But I also think that it’s because of my autism and ADHD because it helps my brain focus on what they’re saying and better actively listen to the Content of what they’re saying without being so easily distracted by other things that are around me.

[@DivinevirgoFeminine]

I think that’s me for sure.

[@FronteirWolf]

On hearing the initial description, I thought it sounded similar to CAPD. Is there overlap between CAPD and auditory dyslexia, what are the differences? I've been interested in disabilities like autism and dyslexia for years and read books about it, yet this video is the first I've heard about different types of dyslexia. Though you come across much less dyslexia books. If you find one in a book shop, it's a rare find. As a result I'm not so well read on dyslexia.

[@pastelnut027]

So, apparently Auditory Dyslexia is also known as Auditory Processing Disorder. They’re one in the same. This is how I found out at 22 years old that I’ve been dyslexic this whole damn time.

[@makotoisme]

I’ve never had any problems reading, I had an above average reading age as a child. But I do struggle with with writing some letters the right way round (b and d), in the past few years I’ve started getting word’s mixed up when talking quickly, but the main thing I struggle with is differentiating left and right (sometimes I’ve got it and sometimes it’s completely wrong).

[@jeanettehuggins4964]

Yes.. l have always gotten my left and right mixed up. I have to think which side my heart is on before l know which is left then l know the other is the right lol

[@SouthCountyGal]

Thank you for this explanation! We always just called my daughter's reading issues a glitch associated with her ADHD. Her challenge most closely matches neglect dyslexia, which I had never heard described as a form of dyslexia before. The way she describes it, the first and last letter of a word stay in place, while the middle letters jumble together. Yet she's a brilliant speller, because she has some photographic memory skills and pattern recognition of whole words. She cannot sound out words she's never seen before, but she is very quick to memorize. She has no formal diagnosis, having fought us every time we tried to get her some testing. The testing we did manage when she was below the age of eight indicated attention challenges. Keeping her in two sports per season helped get the ya-yas out enough so she could focus in school. She figured out for herself that if she cut and pasted assignments, enlarging the text and changing the font, she could read more easily. When possible, she found an audiobook version of textbooks. In high school, the family took turns reading to her any literature or textbooks that we couldn't find in audio version. It made the difference between her being an indifferent student whom teachers considered unengaged and working below her potential -- and being a successful student who actually did all her work and contributed to class. Through a lot of hard work, she was a success story; graduating with excellent grades and getting into the colleges of her choice with both athletic and academic merit scholarships. Still, she's having trouble finishing her science degree; can't use her usual skills in labs and it takes her 4-5 times as long as the other students. * edited to fix auto-correct's weird obsession with commas.

[@jehannehardwick6311]

Hi. I realise you posted this comment a while ago, and maybe you won't see this reply, but you might, and I would like to offer a suggestion that may help your daughter. There is a book called SOAR Study Skills by Susan Woodcock Kruger. She has developed a system of study skills for students with ADHD. It works. I used her card indexing method to write my assignments when I was working on a Grad Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching.

[@SouthCountyGal]

@@jehannehardwick6311 Thank you! I will look for the book. My daughter still has a year left of undergrad, and anything that might reduce the grueling and disheartening struggle is worth it.

[@msheidiyodel]

I feel lucky that my mom was a teacher who worked with me for hours/ years! As a kid life was so stressful and difficult I hated school and never dated because I was so worried they would dump me after they figured out how severe my dyslexia was! The one thing mom did that made a huge difference was having audiobooks available for me continuously I always had a book going and still do ❤whenever I said a word incorrectly, she corrected it in the moment and then worked with me on it until I got it right! Thank you for this information I never knew there’s more than one kind of dyslexia! All I know is it gets better over time if you just keep pushing through and work on finding ways to make your life easier!

[@Neal_White_III]

Dyslexia wasn't widely known when I was in school. Mostly I mix up bs and ds, and after your video, I realize I have a very mild case. It does come with advantages though; I can easily read mirrored or upside-down text. I can also write upside-down.

[@katywalker8322]

Bit of a pain when you read the writing on the other side of the road telling people to look left, when on your side of the road you need to look right!

[@jehannehardwick6311]

Very useful when quietly cheating at quizzes, puzzles, and crosswords! 😊

[@GiggleBasket21]

This is good and I have recently been told (and I'm now in my 40's) that I may have a processing disorder as I struggle to hear but my hearing is actually really good! I had lots of ear infections also when I was younger, but I'm surprised you didn't mention Dyscalculia (I ironically can't spell it!) Which is dyslexia in Numbers. I have this and it's so very difficult in the world, maths is everywhere! Apart from that it was very informative and helpful and held my attention.

[@marriedandcrazy04]

Great job explaining dyslexia. My son is dyslexic and, because he had multiple ear infections during his crucial learning stage and had to get tubes in his ears, he also has a speech impediment. He's always using words like "pasghetti" and "frigdefrator," but he's learned to take it in stride. He was very fortunate in school to have an IEP, or resource, teacher who was also dyslexic, so she was able to explain to us how he processed things differently. He's always been really good at reading comprehension, as long as someone reads it to him, and could usually repeat a story word for word after hearing only 1-2 times. As a college student now, I bought him a reading pen to use in class so he can scan each word, sentence, or paragraph, and it reads it back to him. He has come a long way in his reading skills but still has a lot of trouble with his writing. He has mostly learned to write his letters in the correct direction but still has to ask sometimes, "Which way does the hump go for 'b'?" Other letters too, but that's just one example. He also asks me to proofread his responses before posting them to his class because he will mix letters up, turn them around, and sometimes simply leave out letters. Another helpful tool came from his speech teacher. She used whisper phones in her class to help the students hear the letter sounds and combination sounds better. We even bought some for him to have at home. They're very cheap, or you can make one out of PVC pipe. This not only helped his speech but his dyslexia, too. He still has difficulties with some words and sounds in both speech and writing but has managed to get to the point where he can at least read on a 4th or 5th grade level. I know that doesn't sound like much, but when you start off not being able to read at all, it's a lot. Using rulers while reading also helps them to keep their place so they don't get confused as to where they are. It really goes very deeply into the mind and would take much more to explain here, but thank you for breaking that down for people. Also, remember, it's not just letters, but numbers, too.

[@monroeville1850]

Oh my god, for years I've just been saying that I've got bad hearing, and/or described it as dyslexic ears without realising that was an actual thing! Thank you so much!

[@BionicMilkaholic]

I think I may have a mild version of maybe the 2nd and 3rd types she listed. I just became really good at adapting. I learn very well by doing and listening, so reading wasn't that big of a deal. I could also fake things well. I wrote book reports on books I had never read. On standardized test, I'd jump straight to the questions, find a key word, and scan the text for that word. I found plenty of work arounds, and it got easier as the topics got more difficult. I now have a BS in chemistry and an MBA. I've never read a textbook. I have learned it is easier for me to read on a smaller screen, like a phone. I think it helps narrow down how many words there are so i don't switch thinks up as much.

[@iallso1]

Thank you for this break down. While I was tested at primary school and found to dyslexic and again in my mid 30s, and the diagnosis was confirmed, nobody actually indicated what type of dyslexia I suffer from.

[@Abstract_voxel]

I'll have problems some times where I'll think of a sentence in my head and when I say it out loud I'll flip two of the words, so I'll think "what are you doing", but instead I'll say "what doing are you".

[@SJG.MYSTERYBOXGUY]

I get you same for me

[@Learning_Success]

Yes, this is related. It's all in how we process.

[@fabulousdarling5364]

Me too 😅

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

My child suffers from dyslexia, and based on this video it suggests they have a Double Deficit Dyslexia combining Attentional Dyslexia and Developmental Neglect Dyslexia. No one believed us despite struggling to be able to read still in 3rd grade. Why? Because my child is smart and has phenomenal comprehension. So, once the sentence is finally decoded enough that my child understands, they are able to retain that information. We tested in 4th grade (back then even their mother didn't believe me), we requested again in 8th grade and we sent for "tutor needs" testing instead, and finally freshman year as I wasn't going to let that district game slide. Each time they said my child wasn't dyslexic. Then we challenged the decision to go to an outside psychologist for testing. When my child described what happens when they read, the psychologist was fully on board with believing my child. But when my kiddo took the actually tests, and barely met minimum time due to all the techniques they've learned over the years to compensate... the doctor essentially said, "Nope, your child isn't dyslexic. Doesn't matter how much the words and letters jump around or change on them, as they were able to compensate to reach the lowest common denominator score." Essentially saying that if my child had no legs, but without a wheelchair, was able to bounce/roll from class to class, getting there at the same tardy time that the delinquent students who don't want to be at school do... then they aren't disabled and don't need accommodations such as a wheelchair. My child has dyslexia but is just good at decoding the pieces of a sentence that does make it into their brain. They can't even see their name the same way anytime they look at it. So, my child gets no help, no support, no assistance from the school, all because they "function too well".

[@ckdraws410]

That really sucks. Great analogy

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

I get exactly what you mean.

[@tammybutz4357]

I diagnosed myself after i dropped out of high school. I ran a successful a business of my own. I just think differently than most. It works for me.

[@floris44]

I was diagnosed as a child with dyslexia, but I can’t really relate to this tbh. What I learned over time is the a dyslexic person just has a different wiring in their brain that is processing information differently and is seeking for higher/bigger patterns. This is probably what is causing troubles in reading. In the last 100 years our society started using text as a main way of communication quite abruptly and dyslexics struggled with this. (This is highly valued in our educational system as well) However, in business nowadays this can be utilized as a strength. In fact, some businesses are actively seeking for dyslexics. I work in Business/IT and have noticed i have a natural talent for overseeing complexity and the bigger picture. Besides this, Dyslexics apparently have the ability to manipulate objects in their mind. I guess that is of great value in areas of work as well. The problem imo is that this has been labeled as a disability and general disadvantage in life. The truth is it is not. I was able to get my masters degree in English, even though i’m not a native English speaker.

[@michaelmetcalfe639]

This was cool. I was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder when I was a kid along with dyslexia. I have symptoms of all the different types you described. Anyway the doctors also told my mother I have a perfect auditory memory. How this works out in my head is if something is said too quickly or if it is a complicated sound it basically registers as nonsense and gets dumped out of my brain. If I can understand the sound it is basically permanently in my memory. My son talks a mile a minute it seems like to me so it all comes out as garbled nonsense even though my wife understands what he is saying. He gets so frustrated with me because most people understand him even if it is a little difficult but I might only understand a single word out of a sentence till he slows down. The human brain and what it does is so crazy.

[@ellithomas6456]

I didn't even know there were different types! thank you, now i can better understand my specific symptoms. Always felt as though somethign was wrong during school but never fit into the boxes other dyslexic kids did

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

Yeah, my eventual diagnosis (withheld from me) means I don't fit any of the 'typical' boxes either.

[@lovefaith6285]

Wow!! I'm 50 and have been struggling with several of these all my life and never knew about all these types of dyslexia!

[@saturn5063]

I think my mom and I are dyslexic, and my dad and I are autistic, but my parents don't take mental disorders/disabiltiess seriously and are extremely ableist so idrk what to do now hehe

[@Learning_Success]

Ask your parents to go through our dyslexia screener with you. The results will give you plenty of insights www.learningsuccesssystem.com/dyslexia-test

[@lucaskostuck4391]

What helps me is highlighting words with different colors to read the words individually

[@nil7444]

Actually I had 2 of those dyslexic issues... neglected dyslexia being the first one that was very evident to everyone, but the easiest to fix!

[@izz6581]

It makes alot of sense to me that some forms of dyslexia are genetic because me my mum and my sister Al have dyslexia and struggle with similar things

[@LizRealGirlBeauty]

I didn't know I have a type of dyslexia until I was an adult. Interestingly, i teach the violin and have taught several visual dsylexic students, and what they told me that they actually enjoyed reading sheet music because while the stem would move, the note head would stay the same, so they could easily read the notes correctly. Where they said they had issues was with the accidentals, because those would move from their proper place in front of the note to behind the note, making them look like they were attached to the following note instead. The solution I used with them was to write the accidentals on top of the staff above the note. One had a school orchestra teacher get mad about it, but i didn't care beverage is rather have messy music that functioned for them than to have clean paper and playing errors.

[@areneesouder]

None of these seem like what I have. The words swirl around and I can't keep up with the straight lines. I have to use a bookmark under each line to keep it still and from moving around, if I'm going to read very fast at all, or underline every sentence. The white pages make the dark letters blurry or something, and tented glasses help with this.

[@barbaralouisebenjamin5918]

This is brilliant. But a b is a p, and a d. They are the same shape and who can remember which way round the should be. I have got through college and University by somehow learning how to learn my own way, and getting progressively better at it. But there are days when words inadvertently still get twisted and I catch the b's and p's misbehaving themselves.

[@Barry563]

This is unbalevable and fantastic that you can understand, I am 60 now and I have conked some of the problems. I recognise most of what you said and identify with it , life has been really difficult. Thanks again

[@cquarman]

Appreciate thus video. I have been utterly frustrated with a prominent commercial entity in this field *insisting* that phonological dyslexia is the *only* kind of dyslexia, and if you don't have phonological problems it isn't dyslexia. Unfortunately virtually all interventions here in the UK are aimed at phonological gaps, and it's hard to find other options. My eldest's dyslexia is closer to the visual and rapid naming kinds you describe.

[@Learning_Success]

Yes we know that is a huge issue. The place where that definition comes from says "usually phonological". Yet even the experts omit that word from the definition. It is extremely frustrating and is damaging a lot of people. We hear it all the time. Its really hard to believe. And its not that hard to figure out that dyslexia presents in many ways. Just reading the comments alone on some of our videos is enough to figure that out. We feel your frustration. This needs to change. The researcher who came up with that definition told me personally that kids are making up the symptoms such as letters moving. Unbelievable

[@AishaMBudgets]

@@Learning_Success "Making up symptoms"??? So thousands of kids who don't know each other and just randomly making up the same symptoms? Yes, that's logical. Oh wait... Absolutely, obtuse! That makes me so mad!

[@allyburg7145]

I have dyslexia I am now 72 ! You learn to live with it ! The main thing to understand it’s nothing to do with IQ and there is no reason not to progress to a good profession , it just might take a little longer . Don’t hide it you will be surprised how people will help you.

[@theghostkillz8921]

I'm here complaining about my severe reading dyslexia and there are people who have all of this?! My Dyslexia: Notable mention: I need *larger amounts of text* for my dyslexia to be *extremely obvious* so while driving I have no issues reading signs with a few words and such (in worst case scenarios like If there's larger amounts of text I'll just pass the sign and think about what I saw and read it in my mind) 1) I read half of a word and think of the other half thus reading like anyone else would with some mishaps of saying totally ridiculous words. If I read only for my personal reasons like reading something from like Wikipedia then I just read at my own slow pace. 2) I'm also bad at distinguishing between letters while reading (that why thinking the rest of the word is much faster and it's extremely weird), I just read > listen to me reading > process the stuff I hear > actually process what I've read, it's more like a communication between two people in my head and that partially "separates" my brain while reading. Just imagine using like 35-50% of your brain while reading *just for the process of reading* ) 3) I get lost between the lines of text sometimes or even go back to the beginning of the line I just read... 4) I am 19 and while writing I still confuse direction of some letters. Only from left or right not top or bottom. To be exact J Z b d (I've had troubles with S, but not anymore. I think of an S like a 5 and for some reason that just fixed it) BUT 1) I have very good imagination and sense of space 2) I am *extremely good listener* and very good at speaking (it's literally recommended for me to be examined only in the form of verbal exams) 3) I might be bad at reading letters but I can read anyones face 😂

[@SJG.MYSTERYBOXGUY]

Love reading your post I have learned from you thanks 🙏

[@marlaadamson1633]

I am so glad that you mention your strengths. Dyslexics have WILD abilities and I get cranky when we are dismissed because of spelling and reading speed. I may not be able to spell my way out of a paper bag, but I can make 3-D figures spin/ unfold/dance in my mind. My daughter can't read single words but reads paragraphs at a glance and scores in the 98th percentile for comprehension. My sons...? Math wizards. I love dyslexia.

[@botsloth2316]

Imma be honest I made it about 1 sentence into this bad boy and gave up lol

[@theghostkillz8921]

@@botsloth2316 Too lazy to decipher all of that? 🤣

[@botsloth2316]

@@theghostkillz8921 i read like 20-30 words per minute max so yes i am too lazy lol

[@lyrajaded]

I clicked on this video thinking it was a general science video and not specifically for parents. It’s giving me flashbacks to when any information for neurodivergent people to learn about themselves was still very hard to come by, and you had to rely on this kind of third person explaining to parents for information. That being said, I have nothing against this video. I’m glad it’s out there! Parents need to understand these things. I just did not expect the format 😂 (I’m also super grateful there is a now a wealth of access to information for nd people)

[@Ripplesinthewaters]

My husband and my son have Surface Dyslexia. Great descriptions! Thank you!

[@dragonflies6793]

How can you tell phonological dyslexia apart from auditory processing disorder or hearing loss? Difficulty hearing words, difficulty with multi-step instructions, are also often signs of being hard of hearing.

[@BubblesBear17]

I always knew I had auditory processing issues. And I did have tons of ear infections when I was little. Little did I know it was a type of dyslexia too😂😂 My boyfriend certainly has double deficit dyslexia. He has multiple types. It's one of the things I love about him, believe it or not😊

[@Jar0Jess]

I had no idea that you would be able to explain what dyslexia feels like soooo accurately. This was a really helpful video.

[@Sarahhannahtx]

Which one affects mixing up left and right? My mom and I are both dyslexic and both struggle with mixing up our L vs R. Back when I was dx people didn’t tell you what kind you have much less when she was dx in the 50’s.

[@TheBeesies]

Y'know I think I might actually have neglect dyslexia. I've never struggled with remembering how words are spelt or with reading individual words backwards or stuff like that. But as I'm reading suddenly the word from the line below the one I'm reading will be inserted into the sentence. Or as I'm writing I'll skip over a chunk of the sentece or combine words together. Like "she saidog very happily, almost as though she wanted to pet it" or "she said dog very happily, almost she wanted to pet it". Stuff like that. Oh and I still unconsciously mix up my b's and d's. My cousin also has dyslexia so maybe it runs in the family.

[@kathrynsvendsen8319]

An excellent definition of the various types of dyslexia and examples. Thank you.

[@FinDaFrogGuy]

This was super helpful! Note to people watching: be aware of other learning disabilities you/ your child could have in conjunction with dyslexia. For example, at first I was connecting to phonological dyslexia but then she got to the trait of having poor vocab. I’ve actually always had an impressive vocabulary since I was very little, but I struggle with auditory processing. I relate perfectly with visual dyslexia though. The thing is im also autistic and have APD (auditory processing disorder). Autism most likely contributes to my high vocabulary, and apd to my auditory processing difficulty. While I can never really be sure what trait is caused by what it can help when determining other diagnoses and/or subtypes. Hope this helps!

[@Dystraxia1076]

Hey there, you forgot one kind. Mathematical dyslexia. I’ve got all 7 kinds. It’s crippling at times.

[@Learning_Success]

Yes that is called dyscalculia. We talk about it separately but it is true that it is very related. Basically the same underlying causes with a different expression.

[@Dystraxia1076]

My dyslexia is pretty bad but the dyscalculia is much worse. It makes me physically nauseated if I have to do any type of complex math. Simple math is fine, but anything more than a simple math problem I literally shut down. I’m 45. The first time I noticed it was in 3rd grade.

[@Learning_Success]

@@Dystraxia1076 I can understand that. I ended up with long covid. Infected March 2020. After about a year it affected the language centers in my brain. Any sort of complex thought was physically debilitating. Reading and writing became physically painful and the effects would last for several days if I tried to push through. It affected listening as well as phone conversations became exhausting. And I experienced some slurring. I am getting much better now, still difficult but not as bad, but the experience was profound. And the irony not lost on me since I run a program to help dyslexics.

[@Dystraxia1076]

In April 2021 I underwent a corrective surgery for chiari malformation. While it significantly reduced the head pain, my cognitive issues such as the dyslexia / dyscalculia still plague my life. I make the best of what I was dealt…but, I am an artist, and musician as well as ambidextrous…something many folks that are “normal” don’t really get. But what I get really frustrated with is, the “normal” people think that they can teach or train it out of me, but they don’t understand I can’t be taught out of it… it’s actually something that got worse with age.

[@Dystraxia1076]

@Guy Whose opinions will offend you - mine reading is okay but I gotta read something like 5 or 6 times to make any sense… it’s functional, for the most part, but the dyscalculia is just horrible. Throw me into a script with math, omg that is a melt down for sure. I sweat, get nausea, shakes, confusion, sometimes cry. It’s just not fun.

[@Artofcreatives]

I was visual dyslexic but now i even write and perform poetry, read a lot of books and i am an A student. I am also a visual learner and I also spell a few words wrong though

[@kloveda5]

Lol we found out EARLY on (1st grade) that I was dyslexic. Words moved around like waves on the page, flipping letters, slow reading, could not spell the “easy words” on spelling tests (but killed the hardest ones). The strangest of all was my reading comprehension was above and beyond the rest of the class. I couldn’t read 3/4 of the words in a story, but I could tell you every single detail and plot point. My teacher struggled for half the year to figure me out (probably drove her to drinking a few times). My state didn’t recognize dyslexia as a disorder in schools, so my mom went out of pocket to get me observed. She was told with out a doubt I was dyslexic and ADD. Once my mom took the letter to the school to get accommodations made the principal had no idea what dyslexia was and just wanted to put me in CDC class. My mom fought to get me a 504 instead. Once I got my 504 I also started getting tutoring on weekends. All the help I was receiving ended when I went to middle school. Since dyslexia still wasn’t recognized by the state my 504 didn’t follow me to middle school. At this point I was “on level” and we agreed that it would be a waste of time and money to go through it all again and again once I hit high school, so I stopped getting accommodations. Looking back I wish we would’ve got my accommodations for when I went to college, I also wish someone would have worked with me on my ADD. The school focused on my dyslexia and getting me to read and neglected my social skills and mental health that come along with the ADD. As an adult I am more aware of these problems and am proactive in learning my disabilities.

[@OneBasedOnion]

sometimes im writing something on my paper or typing something on the keyboard, to me when i'm writing, in my brain i "thought" i wrote it, but when i take a look at what i wrote i missed some places and i never wrote that word. I often times or sometimes make this mistake. it kinda make's it hard to write a story or read something cause im jumping from that word to this

[@Robert08010]

I have taken a few tests today and confirmed that I do indeed have dyslexia and yet by the versions of it that you describe, it would seem I don't have any of them. The biggest impact I ever saw was when I was a computer operator back in the 80s. I had to read a 6 digit tape number off a screen, walk into a tape vault, find the tape and put it in a tape drive. What happened almost 50% of the time, was I would read the number out loud, say it wrong, I would remember what I said, and then go get the wrong tape. I found 2 things I could do to combat this. 1.) Drink less caffeine. I literally stopped drinking it before work. 2.) I would refrain from saying the tape numbers out loud and instead try to focus on the visual image of the tape number in my memory. The problem never completely went away. I just kinda side stepped it. So my specific version seems to be a problem translating from the word to saying it out loud. Even odder, I can read aloud quite well in general, but when I am doing it, I don't absorb the material. For me to read aloud, I have to read about 1/2 sentence ahead of what I am speaking. For reasons I can't explain, this seems to leaves my attention in some sort of limbo aware of what I am doing but not really gathering a memory of what I am reading. Its like I am not processing it at all.

[@Learning_Success]

Maybe you have invented your own type. Not being snarky. We are all unique. So your computer tape thing. We have different ways to remember. For this sort of thing typically auditory and visual. Someone who is skilled at remembering things like that will use both. Auditory for sequential and visual for more complex. Such as if it has more info such as capitalization. This is efficient. We are ussually not even aware we do it. Then other people will use one or the other. Thats where the trouble comes in. Your reading issue is common. Generally this is caused by too much cognitive load while reading. A variety of things could cause that. Due to the high cognitive load being used for processing theres just not enough left over for processing meaning. When reading becomes automatic this problem goes away.

[@Robert08010]

@@Learning_Success I'm not concerned about the reading issue because it doesn't affect my life in any noticeable way. But it is helpful to know its a common issue; its not dyslexia related. The primary issue with the numbers doesn't seem to come up much in my current job. Right now, the only sign of dyslexia I see is that I mis-type some words, most noticeable is that I mis-type words I use often. For example, instead of the word "customer", I type "custerom" or some other variation. I think its because its a word I use very often and it has moved over to muscle memory. So particularly when I type fast, I often make that mistake - most of the time. If I slow down and do my usual hunt and peck, I type better.

[@lauracoladonatoborges7640]

U invented your own also wow u typed a loooooot 🤯

[@EllieBCN101]

You have not invented your own, I have the exact same thing.. these people have no idea what they are talking about. My dyslexia is none of the ones mentioned in this video, it is very much like yours. So much that I get sweaty palms when I have to deal with proccessing or retaining info on numbers. When dialing I may read one thing and dial a complete different sequence of numbers. Been like that ever since I was a child.. Numbers literally stress me out and reading texts out loud/retaining info while doing it is a mission 😊

[@Robert08010]

I wouldn't go so far as to say "These guys don't know what they are talking about." I have learned since posting this that there are many different way the symptoms of dyslexia can appear. They're just talking about a different version than what we have. You should research "dyscalculia". I only first heard about it last year. But they say up to 30 or 40% of dyslexics also have dyscalculia. This goes beyond simply misreading numbers. It extends to having a difficult time comparing numbers like estimating where they would go on a numberline and a whole host of other things like that. Its fascinating, and it may not be relevant to you, but it might. @@EllieBCN101

[@alexlamiaart]

My dad and I are dyslexic and can relate to all of these things. I didn’t know my dad was dyslexic until I was in my early 20s. He was made fun of for it in school and was ashamed of it. I was made fun of a lot in school for it (by students AND teachers). I felt alone, because I didn’t know anyone like me. But when my dad told me, I felt so much relief. We talk about it more now, and it’s comforting.

[@teresayeates3437]

From the description, I would say my brother is the second one. His writing to this day is phonetic, taught to him in school, when they finally realised he was not stupid just dyslectic. (Damage done though, sadly) He has issues as well when reading, he reaches the end of a line and instead of dropping down to the next one ends up rereading the same one. Frustrating to no end. My heart breaks for him.

[@snapdragon2441]

Yes, phonetic teaching really did not do me any favours at all. Thanks school.

[@HiddenManna123]

As someone who discovered I have attentional dyslexia, something that helped me become a better reader has been putting the captions on everything I watch on television. Been doing it for almost ten years now and I can read a lot faster with more accuracy. ❤

[@Learning_Success]

This is a good strategy. You are integrating multiple senses

[@HiddenManna123]

@@Learning_Success here to help ❤️

[@michaelcheeto6213]

At 67 I have great difficulty even in simple multiplication. Anything math makes me feel equal to a trained (maybe untrained) chimp. I'm retired Air Force and retired US Postal Service. Not easy. Be kind with your comments please.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

I have always felt I had a hole my head in regard to numbers and arithmetic, etc.. I struggle to hold numbers in my head, have difficulty understanding the value of numbers, spatial concepts, and make frequent errors with number sequences. About five years ago I learned about dyscalculia. That fits me! But also my siblings. I decided to go back to basics, to really focus on comprehending the value of numbers, rather than rote learning them like a song. I did a free online maths course, starting at the very beginning - kindergarten counting. I worked my way, slowly and deliberately through school maths. Nearly every day I practiced holding numbers in my head to do count initially, then do increasingly long arithmetic, rather than writing it down, as I progressed through the year levels. It took a lot of effort but gradually became easier! Some years later, I am still surprised that although I am out of practice, and not at the level of ability I was, I can still hold numbers in my head to some degree, and do basic mental arithmetic when that was not possible most of my life! I feel like some of the hole in my head has filled with a little bit of 'number brain'! 😃 I have work to do, but I have already made my daily life easier, and know that I can keep developing my brain. That's the joy of neuroplasticity! We can develop our brains at any age, if we are willing to work at it. 😊

[@eveosiris3039]

Wow. I thought I couldnt be dyslexic with words because I read often and well but watching this is making me think twice! SO RELATEABLE!

[@ashlazdanovich8396]

I relate to Neglect Dyslexia. The reversal of letters is very common as well as the reading from right to left too. Sometimes I’ll look at a word and think, “has it always been spelled that way?” Because it’d suddenly look so different I have to look it up to be sure it’s spelled right. When I’m really tired the words I’ll read seem to move off the page in such a confusing way I can no longer read. But it can very well be that way at any time too-just not as extreme. I don’t know why I was never diagnosed with Dyslexia when this was what was happening. But I guess everyone thought I was just looking at one part of the page and suddenly jumped down to the bottom or wherever. I don’t know. That’s what I was told. It seemed like a bs explanation to me.

[@daniellebresette5804]

as an adult with dyslexia this really opened my eyes!! i learned so much! thank you!

[@dhall4363]

Never been diagnosed, but I know from others that I have some form of dyslexia. I tend have trouble with numbers. I read a sequence of numbers, last read is the first one written. Math`s was therefore never my strong suit. Happens as well with words but not as much. God I love spell check. Filling out details on forms is a fun and tedious., as there is no spell check when doing it by hand. The more tired I am the more I have issues. Evey now and then when I am talking I get all lost and have to stop and sort out what I am saying. The numbers was a issue from way back in primary school. Back then though you where considered slow. This was in the late sixties. Learnt to take it slow a steady when dealing with those pesky numbers.

[@Learning_Success]

Glad you have found coping mechanisms. Unfortunately there was very little understanding of these things. A diagnosis is not necessary to begin working on them and also further develop the skills that may have come along with them

[@helentee9863]

​@@Learning_Success l also didn't learn to read 'properly' till secondary (big) school. As l child of the 60's in England we learnt reading though 'whole word' learning, and our parents were actively discourage from hearing us read,Also, children weren't tested on reading skills in school. As a result it wasn't untill l took my 11+(a term no longer used) that teachers realised l couldn't read. In secondary my English teacher taught the remedial class useing phonics, and l basically learnt to read in less than 6 months, falling head over heels in love with books in the process. I've never been officially diagnosed, but l do have so many of the 'quirks' that are classic to dyslexia, and my spelling is still horrible 😁. Thank goodness for spellcheck.

[@kimyoonmisurnamefirst7061]

Trouble with numbers tends to be dyscalculia. I have issues with it too, and learned a few coping mechanisms as well. They tend to break under stress though.

[@lorrainemoynehan6791]

I definitely have this. If someone says, for example 17 I would write the 7 down and have to stick a 1 in front of this. For a few years (last century) I lived in Germany, people would rattle of a phone number as "six thousand, three hundred and thirty-two" Not a hope in hell I could process that and write down the correct number

[@KvaltorKvit]

Dyscalculia is what numberblindness is called👊🏻

[@ninjabgwriter]

I was diagnosed with dyslexia as a young kid, and I didn't know there were different kinds! I'll have to look into this. I got a lot of support when I was younger, but I'm a prolific reader and it's one of my favorite hobbies, so I got less support as I was older (pretty much as soon as I hit grade school) and read more because my enthusiasm was taken as ease by my teachers. Now I'm trying to learn new skills to help myself as an adult. Kinda got a double whammie, because I'm also hard of hearing. I do best when I can listen to and read something at the same time, like something captioned, but if I can only choose one, I prefer to read. Listening can be really exhausting, and if I miss something while reading or lose my place I can always go back, and have time to take in the information at my pace, whereas often if I miss something while listening it races on without me and I often don't have the option to jump back a few seconds if my attention slips. I'm also autistic and have ADHD, and a lot of the time I see people trying to say that a difficulty only has one cause, but that doesn't make much sense to me. Our minds aren't really tidy like that, and something doesn't always stay neatly partitioned in its own little box. For instance, I'm very curious about how multiple causes for the same thing might interact, and how looking at the same thing from different angles can lead to more effective help for it. If I struggle with auditory processing, I don't care about 'isolating the cause', I care about learning to be effective from as many angles as possible so I can get on with my dang life. I'm autistic, often struggle with sensory overload, especially with sound, so in general existence feels pretty noisy. I have ADHD and struggle to regulate my attention, because everything feels the same level of attention grabbing so I'm constantly trying to block out road noise or a conversation in another room or someone breathing next to me or whatever, and struggle with working memory is also a part of ADHD so remembering all of what someone said and connecting that to new information is challenging. I'm hard of hearing, and depending on how noisy my environment is, I can miss most of what is said and have to fill in with context clues from lip reading and the few words I get, while trying to listen to new things, and it's like trying to reconstruct what someone was saying 30 seconds ago at the exact same time as trying to listen to what they're saying now so you can understand it in 30 seconds. And then I'm also dyslexic, which seems to affect me visually and auditorily, and this one is more difficult to articulate because I understand less about it than the others. But all that together leads to a tall order when listening. I don't think it's any one in particular that could be isolated as 'THE reason'. I think they blend and merge and affect different aspects of my individual struggles, and I'm way less interested in how I could fit into a 'label' and more how 'labels' can explain nuances of my experiences and help me to find actionable ways to learn how to function better. This is just a bunch of random thoughts, not all necessarily related to the video, but I love learning about this kind of stuff. I used to feel so disheartened, because everything just felt hard and I didn't understand why, so I assumed it was just that I wasn't trying hard enough or some kind of moral failing. But learning more why I struggle has given me a lot of comfort, and even if there's struggle, I think there's a lot of beauty in how all our minds work differently, and how when we don't condemn those differences, we can find so many wonderfully vibrant different ways to do things. I love seeing the creative solutions people come up with because they refuse to accept that something is impossible just because it's hard. It makes me feel like I can cultivate being resilient, inginuitive, and relentless, rather than feeling like I'm incompetent, lazy, and stupid. It makes me feel proud of being able to do something despite my challenges, rather than ashamed because something 'normal' for the majority of the population is difficult for me. I hope any of that rambling made sense to anyone (it didn't feel particularly coherent even in my own head), and thank you if you read this whole thing. I hope you have a lovely day!

[@MaiBGrowNLoco]

At 19 I was diagnosed with SSS “Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome “ a form of dyslexia… always had trouble concentrating because the words would do crazy tricks on the pages! Lol Simply treated with Rose or blue colored lenses … I would’ve been a better student had we known this when I was a child.

[@SliceyMcHackHack]

This is a pretty good start but is definitely missing some important points. Rapid Naming Dyslexia in particular also includes difficulty retrieving words (Unable to find a word and often replace it with a similar completely different word), Making up nonsense words in place of real ones, and using gestures or nonverbal vocalization.. - I realized at 29 this was an issue for me when I watched a video about people thinking with monologue or pictures also said Dyslexic People often think 3 dimensionally and can be like a movie with imagery and dialogue. That is something I've always done. My best example is like Iron Man when he has Jarvis help him build the suit with the hologram model. I looked into it only to realize I checked literally every box about Rapid Naming Deficit.. It explained every single issue I had in school growing up.

[@corm7538]

I see some parts of three or four of the six types of Dyslexia in myself. I'm 48 years old and back when I started school in 1980 Dyslexia was in its early days of being understood by educators here in the US. I was the first person in my school district to be in both the learning disability classes and the gifted program for kids with high intelligence at the same time. Therefore, just because you or your kids have Dyslexia doesn't in any way make you or them slow or dumb as some people may say even today. We who are Dylexic just learn in different ways that people without it learn. We are more able to think outside the box than the people without it, I don't know if it's true or not and I don't think there's any way to say yes or no about it but they say Albert Einstein was a Dyslexic and look what he did. Therefore I say to people with Dyslexia, "Don't allow it to stop you from fulfilling your dreams whatever they may be, and reach for the stars because the only limits are the ones you put on yourself."

[@madmachanicest9955]

Thanks for covering this topic I am an Autistic and dislexic abult and this video was really helpful to me. It appears that I I have auditory and visual deslexic.

[@JustSara376]

I grew up dyslexic and many teachers thought I was pretending as an excuse to fall behind on reading assignments. The only thing I’ve learned over the years that help me is when I read aloud the fluency gets way better but then there’s really not much retention but that’s ok now that I’m almost fifty lol

[@bethanyfan4492]

I got your feeling of pretending stuff.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

No, its not 'ok'.

[@JustSara376]

@@bikerfirefarter7280 but I’m ok.

[@cess4089]

I remember being upset when words didn’t start with the dominant sound. For example the word “about” to my child self should have started with B. It was a big hang up for me in learning to read.

[@laurasharpe3547]

I have them all, ur 3rd is also called scotopic sensitivity syndrome or SSS. The book for that is called Reading by colors.

[@Learning_Success]

Yes that is something we haven't covered a lot

[@dawnbaker9274]

Thank you. This explains things about my granddaughter and her struggles in studying.

[@connieluvr]

dam this was so helpful i’ve been diagnosed with dyslexia since i was 6 so it’s really cool to see what type i have

[@Learning_Success]

Great!

[@foxglovefairy7296]

All this time i had a problem with letters at the the beginning & end switching to make words that still made since but not after reading the few times after to be sure. Thank you so much, i now know it's attention dyslexia. Never knew there were so many types.

[@davidllewis4075]

When my baby sister started school (think 1949) our parents told my older brother and I that she was "retarded" (that is a word you remember). She has a Masters degree in Special Ed and has taught kids with dyslexia for over 30 years.

[@jaded1977]

We KNOW it is a word. But it is a MEDICAL diagnosis, and shouldn't be used otherwise. Using it offhandedly as an insult is insulting to those who love and care for those who actually have an intellectual disability. So please, everyone, stop getting offended when people say to not use that word. It is now a slur, and no longer used.

[@flowrebaz6189]

I was diagnosed at 8, I’m dyslexic and I still make mistakes, especially when I’m stressed, tired or being interrupted. Dancing/moving words and swapped letters are my biggest problem. I still practice the tricks I as taught all those years ago and I use them when helping my kids with their homework.

[@Learning_Success]

Yes, lack of sleep and stress greatly impair cognitive ability. Since reading is a high level cognitive ability it is the first to go. This is why remedying those things is reccomended in our overcoming dyslexia video. But most people have a hard time making the connection. Good for you for recognizing it.

[@lovelymix22]

I would love to see more resources that help adults every where I look it's for the children which I'm fine with but some of us didn't receive help as children and now I feel stuck in this place where I can't get the help I need to even help my kids

[@Learning_Success]

We are working on an adult program. However, what we have found is that most adults in your situation are not motivated to do the work. We really dont know why. Perhaps it is the false belief that neuroplasticity is not possible when older. Its a false belief that was only proven wrong in the last couple decades. And word hasnt caught on. Maybe you can help by telling us what IS motivating you. Because that is not the norm. Your kids?

[@AishaMBudgets]

@@Learning_Success Couldn't older teens with dyslexia also be lumped in with adults with dyslexia? Our 15-year-old has dyslexia (not exactly sure which one will have to watch the video several more times) and was diagnosed when he was a child. He can read relatively well, though, thank God, and he doesn't have problems with math. Grammar, though, may as well be in Korean. We're homeschooling him and are at our wits end when it comes to grammar, punctuation, capitlization, etc. I know that Grammarly can do all that for him, but while he's in school...what's he to do? And how will he pass the GED???

[@Learning_Success]

@@AishaMBudgets Yes absolutely. Physiologically there is only one difference between adults doing exercises to improve and children. The brains of children are naturally neuroplastic. They change very easily. Adult brains also have neuroplasticity and can change as well. However it takes more effort for adults to cause the change to happen. Still works, just takes more effort. Psychologically, with teens they tend to not want to do things that seem to be made for young children. Which is unfortunate because they are still in a phase of neuroplasticity. If they wait it will be harder.

[@lovelymix22]

@@Learning_Successsorry this so long yes I am dyslexic but I have kids who are also and I can’t help them

[@Learning_Success]

@@AishaMBudgets Yes they can. The techniques for children do work for adults as well. Neuroplasticity is not as fast as with kids but it does happen. Just slower and with a little more effort.

[@WhatsDynaDoingNow]

In the 6th Grade I was diagnosed with Visual, Attentional, Neglect and Rapid. I did not graduate High School because of a typing class, fought my way through college and am now a Sr. Software developer for a major financial company.

[@Lorna-JWB]

I did very well in school and spelling. However, when I am trying to recall a word I often may say the disease that starts with a “V”, and everybody will be scrambling for a word that starts with a “V” hen actually Covid starts with a “C”. Once someone says Covid, I am like right, but when I am trying to think of a word I frequently say it starts with a letter that is actually begins an syllable in the middle of the word.

[@dizzylizzy826]

It can make for fun signage/billboards. Like Heat Maters became Meat Hamsters... which is now my favorite Heating and AC company

[@pennychurchward1481]

Dyspraxia can be an issue as well. My son has global dyspraxia and we worked very hard with speech therapy, physio therapy and occupational therapy. It still is an issue as an adult but he has a job and his speech is great but still issues with reading text and writing my length of text.

[@mjones2619]

I was diagnosed back in the early 70s before they actually had any comprehensive treatment…..we’ve come a long way

[@writerducky2589]

Just the other day I mentioned to my mom if there might be such a thing as "hearing dyslexia." Because in that case I think I might have something like that, though not so much it affects my day-to-day. Coming across this now was a funny coincidence😂

[@christineblumke8493]

I am dystexic. It was not a thing during my school years. Had a rough time at school... Repeated twice, that made it worse. I understand it now, and have become a very strong person from my challenges... 🇭🇲

[@laurantravis7163]

Listening to your video and reading some comments, as someone who is 67 and was called thick, I would like to say dyslexia is a superpower not a hindrance, it is very useful in our society to be able to pass written exams, but those who find writing easy, will miss out on have a very visual way of thinking. I do not see words scrolling in front of me, I see pictures that I describe. I can understand a contour map without training, I can visualise Ikea furniture without their instructions and so much more. Please stop singling out the failure to read and write, concentrate on what the brain is wired up for, which unfortunately does not fit in with education syllabuses. Oh and isn't spell checker great

[@tammybutz4357]

I agree, and yes, I don't know how I made without spell checker. Many times, Spell Checker has no idea what I am trying to spell😅

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@tammybutz4357 I'm with you, I regularly break Spell Checker. I can almost hear it grinding its teeth.

[@Terron-de-pimienta]

I have the kind of dyslexia that: -Makes me eat words when I write/talk, blend them, miss some letters or simply changing their order inside the sentence. -Makes me forget words that I've been knowing and using for my entire life, to the point I must take pauses in my conversation or writing. Similar words rain in my mind, but not the right one until a time pass. This happens a lot in my native language, but speacialy in english. -Write the words in a bad way inside my mind-screen, even changing their colors when the word flickes into another (yeah, I'm synesthesia). -Don't remember if a word goes with b or v, an h or no, or in english with a doble consonant (honestly, this one is a common thing among spanish speakers). -Makes me confuse some numbers for a second and being terrible in maths. (Yes, dyscalculia is related with dyslexia since many brain verbal areas related with identifying numbers). -Makes me confuse or mix two words, relating that one matter/person with another matter/sensation... that's kinda funny actually. Dyslexias are a frequent problem in us gifted people (a brain wired very different has these silly consequences). I remember having the "wrongly-written words inside my mind" since I was a kid, but it never disturbed me till I was 21, the age when the rest of my dyslexia problems started to appear. I'm in my late 20's now and I'm handle it pretty well, keeping in mind this is an extremelly frustrating shit the most of the time. Some days it's almost gone and others it comes to stay for a long while. And yeah, I asked to my family doctor and a psychologist about this and they have no idea XD (well, psychologists always understimated my depression, dysfunctional family problems, emotions, suicide bursts and anxiety, so I don't expect too much about their inherent mediocrity).

[@inesjames9507]

omg thankyou so much i defo have audatory i had hearing problems from the age of 3-11 and i struggle to take in many instructions at one time as i find it hard to rememebr then complete them

[@Learning_Success]

Hearing problems early on can definetely lead to auditory processing issues later. Might consider working on the auditory skills

[@seagrass100]

My husband was diagnosed at a young age. Junior high, 70's he was in a special school. They grouped kids together with all needs. I imagined it confused a lot but he came away with compassion. He has no problem with math. He's great with it. Reading and speaking and being pressured to do it fast affects him. Hes always joked he has SG blood type (special genius) 😊. We've been married 42 years now ❤ he really does 😊. We've started reading through the Bible together. I read and he has great interpretation! He can pretty much build anything. He's doesn't like classroom settings for learning. Take care 🤩 (also some with dyslexia can see 3D into machineries.

[@jaelynrae6045]

My daughter was able to overcome nearly all of her dyslexia struggles but continues to write some of her numbers backwards, particularly 3,4, and 7. We cannot figure out why or how to correct it. She is now 17 and has basically decided to just live with it because trying "one more thing" to correct it just causes her immense frustration. 😞

[@equitime77]

Sounds like dyscalcula (spelling?)

[@jaelynrae6045]

@@equitime77 no, she was tested for Dyscalculia (which I have) and she doesn't have it. She is fine with math, it's solely related to her (in)ability to physically write the numbers...her brain just won't let her process and write them correctly for whatever reason. 😞

[@Learning_Success]

Sounds like some neural pathways really got wired in strongly. They can't be unwired but they can be replaced and they will atrophy if that is done. Sounds like the amount of work needed to do so is pretty huge

[@jody-hb1ti]

I have hard time with b and d I captils I seem to fix it B And D

[@equitime77]

@@jaelynrae6045 Ah. It's what I have heard it called. I do it too. Maybe it's similar to getting letters mixed up?

[@ProDMiner]

I have been in many accidents in extreme sports over 25 years, and was in a a bad car wreck 3 years ago woke up to being able to see everything backwards. Not everything but it happens ALOT like there is no "53mph" the letter thing happens to me, sometimes ill be typing , and then ill type a sentence backwards, or spell words backwards. I have to re read numbers so many times in a row to make sure I was not seeing stuff reversed etc. shit sucks

[@fabulousdarling5364]

My first sign of dyslexia was writing backwards, speech and giving unusual names for objects as my imagination saw it as it was and what it related to for example “needle” i called it a prickle stick remembering names of items has always been difficult for me and to speak it out loud but also I had speech and language difficulties. Last but not least I couldn’t read didn’t learn until big school and couldn’t tell the time until the end of my school years . I no longer see dyslexia as a bad thing to have rather an advantage to life when dealing with the strengths in life and thinking out of the box

[@Learning_Success]

I had a similar experience with naming when the long covid I had was bad. It simehow affected the naming part of my brain. I came up with all kinds of funny names for things. I also had the experience of other parts of my brain opening up. I experienced beauty and art more. As I have healed the appreciation of beauty has remained and the analytical part of my brain, which was my forte before, has slowly returned. The brain is so amazing. With the right attitude a weakness always becomes a strength

[@tatianagolitsyn675]

My son who is dyslexic and left handed always wrote back to front - his brother nicknamed him with his back to front name. He also would call the colour black "awful", and pink " pretty ". He would say " aminal" and "skibetti".

[@fabulousdarling5364]

@@tatianagolitsyn675 I love this haha. He’s definitely dyslexic. I did similar too 😅

[@quietone748]

I have a question: What kind of dyslexia do I have when I TYPE words incorrectly on a keyboard? I can read fine. I can track fine when reading printed words. I have no problem at all with typing except that I have to watch the keyboard while typing. Touch typing is a no-go for me. I just transpose letters constantly, which is frustrating. I cannot remember the last time I typed "just" without having to slow down and hit each key specifically. Suggestions? My father was severely dyslexic. He had me read constantly from the time I was about five, so I could practice reading before I started school because he hadn't had that opportunity. I'm pretty sure his sister had it, too.

[@Haigkupelian2220]

I have been experiencing great frustration and aggravation with my educational career, as I work extremely, put my must thorough effort and continue having emotional traumas from dyslexia and adhd. I have consistently found many strategies to work efficiently smartest and not allow dyslexia to prevent me from reaching my academics potential my dreams and aspirations with dyslexia. However I find myself rewriting paragraphs and pages of content and lesson material from all my studies and have my diagnosis. I still have yet to get accommodations.

[@TheSilmarallion]

Diagnosed as a teen in the 70 and 80's Had one teacher that really took interest and tried to help me, the school wanted to put me in a special school with children that had downs etc. Battled with math and taking down notes from the board. Passed math's and Commercial pilots license. Thank heavens for spell checkers etc. Learnt mind mapping and that helped tremendously.