Dyslexia Simulation

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Yes, we dyslexics struggle with reading and writing; however, it is so much more than that. One element that is not talked about enough is the mental health of dyslexics. But I hope a simulation like this helps people see that.

[@brighterphantom4530]

Took a moment to read that.

[@jujubunnybea]

Thank You 🥰

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

@@jujubunnybea You are Wellcome :)

[@sherrisimmons6637]

I am dyslexic. I could read that pretty fluently with about 98% accuracy.

[@adamjuarez6498]

Probably because it's not that severe.There's different levels

[@Stardusk123]

I have dyslexia and dyscalculia. While the paragraph was difficult to read, I have a feeling I read that paragraph much quicker than someone who doesn't have dyslexia would have. wild stuff.

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

I think maybe we have a slight advantage here since we are used to having to put in a lot of effort to decode the written word. Non-dyslexics rely way more on the automatic scanning of words and that won't work here :)

[@chriscohlmeyer4735]

⁠@@ArijeAikedeHaas Once I got the understanding of the subject matter, reading it became much easier for myself although for me it was more typical of when I am vary tired. For me the first syllable of a word in general "behaves itself" with the subsequent letters playing games to becoming a fuzzy blur. Many many years ago a tutor identified how I percieved words and my ability to guess the correct word as it would likely be used in the context according to subject matter. Her suggested solution was 1) read, read, read what ever I could get my hands on across a broad range of subjects, 2) if the sentence didn't make sense then pick my way thru it to find the word or words I interpreted incorrectly, and 3) keep my reading for school to about grade level as many of these young teachers get freaked out if a student goes way past grade level (which was part of the reason I was sent to her in third grade). I was determined to conquer this reading thing originally so that I could figure out the Sunday Comics but then the world of ideas and knowledge kept me going even if I was challenged by dyslexia.

[@burnttoast385]

@@ArijeAikedeHaas I don't have dyslexia and I was able to rely on the automatic scanning of words

[@garrybrown3165]

At age 45 I was diagnosed with convergence insufficiency. I HATED reading and still prefer to listen, watch, or physically undertake learning . Fortunately, I had been tested at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, by Dr. Barbara Guyer founder of the Higher Education for Learning Problems (H.E.L.P.) Program and was forum do have a reasonably good I.Q. and good auditory memory. Audible was just starting up and has become my lifeline.

[@TheButlerNZ]

I'm a visual learner, preferring images or visual instruction over manuals (yet I'm one of the few I know that can actually understand a manual... I just loose focus if it's uninteresting... but my dyslexia is fairly non-existent in reading... I mix the odd thing up but usually spot prompts that tell me it was the 'other' meaning... Left/right is my biggest stumbling block.. and Port/starboard works perfectly... (unfortunately not many know/use that (except mum... at 90...)

[@craigphillips-1]

Thank you! I'm 69 years old and only realized after watching your videos, and that of others on the subject, what my lifelong problem has been. To some extent I have dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. In grade school and high school I was labeled an underachiever (if not stupid). Yet I want on to be very successful in business and multiple CEO's said I was smart! The answer is somewhere in between, LOL. I must tell you, watching this video brought me to tears remembering this moment in third grade when I had to read in front of a class. I couldn't, and it was traumatizing. Oddly, today I can read a paragraph or two aloud with more calmness. At this age I don't have the pressure. (Don't make me read a whole page though!) Your work has had a significant impact on me. Thank you again. PS: I do find that large print helps.

[@TheButlerNZ]

Among other things I "lacked attention" according to all my primary school reports... till they did a full school attention test... and I had top marks... and they still failed (in 76) to realise THIS IS a bored kid with A.D.D! In face I can still remember one of the questions... nearly 50 years later.... because the test was actually interesting. But confusing names, left/right and other things due to attention and Lysdexia 🙂 probably all added to my general shyness... Like you.. Made it through life.. even as a good IT helpdesk and Tech and now maintenance engineer (waterblasters, motors, machinery etc... what dad did.. and what I never really wanted to do, then discovered IT....)

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

I am really happy to hear that, and having to read out loud in front of the class is something dyslexics should now be forced to do. I think many of us are scarred from an experience like that. Especially when people are not correctly identified as dyslexia.

[@TheButlerNZ]

@@ArijeAikedeHaas I live a paradox... If we wee in a group of say 30 people, I could call out to gather them round, welcome everyone and see if anyone had any ideas on whatever... etc.. If i had to read out a speech in front of 30 people it would kill me with anxiety. In IT, I had no problems going to an area, introducing myself, leaping under the desk for cable faults etc.. get on with everyone.. yet have such a problem with things like dates I've only had a couple of girlfriends and basically gave up trying... so there are downsides.. (My ADD means I can't remember a name even with repeating etc and that just adds to anxiety when I next meet someone.. A friend made a statement that I think was quite profound.. "We all have ADD, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, cancer, arthritis etc... It just depends on the % as to how bad it is... Nothing is black and white. " I've got dyslexia... but maybe I note it less than once a week. I know which side of the road to drive on... It just gets a little hairy if someone says... "Turn right just up here".

[@DavidJVMusic]

For reading class(all through school) if we were reading aloud in an identifiable order(like everyone gets a paragraph) then I would count how many people and paragraphs until mine and I would read it over and over so I would not screw it up. So I wasn't able to pay attention to the "story". Or I would try to pay attention to the "story" then when it was my turn to read I would only read the individual words, like a list . and have no idea what they added to the story... And I never "saw" the letters change or look different(that I noticed) but when I went to pronounce the word the wrong sounds would come out, lol. And my brain is like freaking out and embarrassed and anxious and my mouth to brain connection breaks. And trying to read a book report..... ya, good times....(sarcasm)

[@RyanTreks]

Yeah. I've talked to others and they said they would also count the students before them, then pre-read the paragraph that will need to be read. I did that all the time. I remember I pre-read the wrong paragraph and when I realized it, it was too late to pre-read the correct one. It didn't go too well... But I have mild dyslexia so it isn't so bad.

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Yes, That is soooo relatable... I did that all the time as well...

[@lmack6596]

Same!! And when I was reading out loud, I was concentrating so hard on getting the words out smoothly, I had absolutely no idea what I was reading, and didn't take anything in. On the other side - my friend was not dyslexic, and a very good reader, used to hate classes when we all had to read out loud too. She could quickly read, and take in the whole chapter we were reading in the first few minutes of the lesson, then said it was really boring and cringy waiting for the rest of us to stumble through our paragraphs. So all in all, a bad teaching device for all students - dyslexic or not

[@Leafawn]

Yeah this is very familiar experience and feelings for me too (@ArijeAikedeHaas this is Lucy btw)

[@grandma_ashe]

Its funny as a dyslexic I read that gibberish well but if it was real words I'd struggle.

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

I think maybe we have a slight advantage here since we are used to having to put in a lot of effort to decode the written word. Non-dyslexics rely way more on the automatic scanning of words and that won't work here :)

[@davidblaine7006]

Most dyslexic's try to read fast because they're such slow readers but I have found the key is to slow down pause at each coma and take your time.

[@BlackIceDragonSalome]

I have functional dyslexia which means that I can read pretty well, as long as I don't have to read loud. Then I struggle horribly. My writing skills are also not up to standard. I do make many mistakes if I have to write with a pen. My severe ADHD is not helping with these problems (or my dyscalculia, which isn't even functional, I'm happy if I manage to do smaller additions in my head without a calculator)... what many people don't know is that dyslexia/-calculia/-praxia and ADHD go hand in hand. So if someone gets a dyslexia diagnosis it does make sense to test for ADHD. ADHD treatment can help with these struggles... :)

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Thanks for the comment, and you are right. Most of us do not just have dyslexia. Rather, we have a combination of different conditions. Like for example dyslexia and dyscalculia or dyslexia and ADHD.

[@vsp.dr3y]

Thank you, I got diagnosed with ADHD first when I was a young child.. but just got diagnosed with duslexia last week

[@DouglasASean]

I am 40YO and dyslexic, I for a long time didn’t think I had dyslexia because I thought it meant you saw words backwards or something but I don’t so I assumed I was ok. Still can’t spell the word “dyslexia” without spell check though ha ha

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

For me it is the word (scagual, sgeual) Schedule. I almost always have to take out my phone and use speech-to-text because spellcheck can not figure out what I want to say.

[@lmack6596]

Haha! Same - I'm a dyslexic with eczema 🙄😆 - It feels like the universe is playing a cruel joke on me! 🥴😅

[@DouglasASean]

@@ArijeAikedeHaas I use google a lot Because it allows you to add context to the word you are trying to spell because sometimes spell check has no idea what I’m asking either

[@CrazyCorvid]

I have no idea if im dyslexic or not, I struggle with some parts, like telling left from right, I also have to divide a text up into smaller paragraphs and individual words/short sentences to be able to read things outloud (and generally have trouble speaking/stutter/mix up what I want to say), I sometimes read things in the wrong order and miss/shorten words despite reading it over and over, have trouble spelling some words as well as either forget i used them, leading to me sometimes repeating the same thing ex. "as I was as I was saying", or simply forgetting to add some words. But I was honestly surprised to say that I was able to read that much faster than I expected

[@1monki]

I read decently enough. I don't use a phonological understanding of the words. I don't sound anything out. Instead, it's more of a probability trick. I learned to read from reading hundreds of comics over several months. I guess the combination of words and images cemented a mental dictionary. I grew up watching speculative fiction and sci-fi. That gave me a large vocabulary. My brain associates the words on the page with the words in my memory. I only notice this happening when it hits a totally new word. "Oh, that must be ..." Now that we have computers I can check my guess. It's usually right. Unfortunately, this trick doesn't work with spelling.

[@1_back_1]

How am I reading all of this without that much of a challenge?

[@brightpeople23]

I'm dyslexic. I have been accused of academic misconduct for using artificial intelligence during an essay. I will appreciate any advice on what to do. I did use some AI, mainly Grammarly.

[@ashleymartin974]

I have trouble getting none visual words from my brain to my fingers. Examples words forgotten: such, as, not, and, an, so, don't, for, but ect. I often think of them in the self-talk I use in my brain when processing written communication. However, my hands do not write them, offen giving sentences different and opposite meaning. I will believe/thought, I add them, but when rereading, the words are not there.

[@ThalionJasDraug]

Thank you. It might be way easier to explain to non-dyslexics what it is and how people like me have to work. I'm dyslexic and the fear of reading out loud is still in me. I avoid it at all costs. The stress related to it is overwhelming.

[@lovinglivingpurpously]

Ohhh gosh, I love your videos!!! So educational 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 I totally relate because my dyslexia is severe

[@sivad70]

Do you speak English, German and Dutch ? Your simulation at first seemd to me to be a combination of English and German. I have ad 2 courses of conversational German at a Universty.

[@jasminemarshall9676]

My 5 year old, who was in kindergarten was struggle bad in school… she would write Her words backwards like if they are written on mirror.. so her school said if her get her glasses she will do better? Is that true?

[@angrie-jz5bp]

*cough*... i took your dyslexia test and scored a 7/9, and visited this. i read the paragraph with no mistakes whatsoever, but couldn't summerize it properly. I HAVEN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA EVER-- should i be concerned?

[@hannahteddyschachter7407]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

My pleasure!

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

Is English the worst language for dyslexics? We have so many random exceptions to pronunciation and meaning.

[@lovinglivingpurpously]

It’s very sad that there’s not much awareness on this subject

[@willbyhalo]

Hi Arije, I’m a dyslexic in 3rd year of my degree in a health and social care subject. I love your content! do you have financial schemes for your coaching? I would benefit a lot from your support 🙏

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Hey sure, you can find out more and sign up for a coaching with me at the link in the description box. Hope to hear from you!

[@Psychomech5]

I mostly have dyscalculia more than dyslexia, although sometimes I still get confused on which side the line is on a lowercase b, for example. Or sometimes I’ll use a word because it begins with the same letter as the word I meant and has the same syllables. I’m baffled at how the simulation is so weirdly readable!

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Do you think it should be harder?

[@Psychomech5]

@@ArijeAikedeHaasI’m checking with my non-dyslexic friends to see how difficult it is for them to read first. It seems like lots of dyslexics in the comments find this easy to read but I’m not sure if it’s because it’s easy to read generally or if dyslexics are adapted to reading nonsense.

[@Psychomech5]

@@ArijeAikedeHaas Is it possible to make the letters move a little or switch a bit? I feel like that might emulate what it’s like when you feel like your brain isn’t gripping the words properly.

[@epicnamepwns1242]

As another individual who's difficulties seem to primarily align with dyscalculia, I found the example paragraph only a little hard to read. I have described what I experience when I've reached my capacity for a math session as seeming as if the numerals were not ink on paper anymore but have instead morphed into so many little black ants crawling on the page. I know they aren't, I can see they aren't, yet they seem just as unfixed and incomprehensible as wandering ants.

[@TheButlerNZ]

I don't have much problem reading.. and i understood the example above... in fact I used to read the reflection off the glass behind the bus driver on the bus to college reading shop signs etc backward... Where I have issues is... Left and right... My mind says "Right is dominant, so comes first.. so as I was always taught 'left to right'... I think right is on the left... to the point of having to think which hand I 'Right' with... (oddly Port & starboard, no problem.. learnt in my teens, maybe as there is less to confuse Port or starboard with.... 'There's NO RED PORT LEFT' is a great help too. Then there's the Superbike champion that I thought had the name of a breed of dog, Scott Russell... because that's the world I live in. I'm certain I'm undiagnosed ADD too as I am easily distracted, especially if uninterested and at work am constantly catching myself doing some benign task completely unassociated with the task I started and am supposed to be doing right now... (I'm an ex IT Tech and now a mechanical repair tech.. so multitasking all the time (poorly). My dyslexia is Cats and dogs... (Not that I actually mix cats and dogs)... But I throw plastic at trees (Disc Golf) and constantly say Bogie instead of birdie and vice versa... (so now just say how many strokes(throws) I took to get a disk in the basket... Often if there is a pair of options (black/white, up down etc) I often mix em... But I own my own hose and haven't been hit by a bus.. making it to 55... must b doing something right to live with it. (as for the ADD, I did a tournament of disc golf last weekend... I suspect I did an extra mile walking back to collect disc's I left on the ground.. lost a can of drink, lost my phone twice.. lost my sunglasses... Went back for a disc that was in my bag.. in a different place... Did I mention I have anxiety.. and to get over that I am fairly laid back with a "Don't do now what you can put off till tomorrow, don't do tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely" attitude. (which means my house is falling down and I put stuff off in avoidance until the last minute.. making the anxiety panic worse... Sigh.

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I think it is good for people to hear that dyslexia is not just about reading and writing.

[@TheButlerNZ]

@@ArijeAikedeHaas I have a feeling my brain is 'wired' slightly different to most due to me being semi ambidextrous so use a bit of both sides of the brain for things usually controlled on one side... means I often come up with a solution slightly off base but sometimes best. Course I've been hands on since a kid and am a jack of all trades (master of none) learning a bit slow.. but holistically (I learn all sorts of useless things that interest me and fill gaps to the point I can usually understand how something works by recognising processes from other things... Unfortunately now (only 55) I am loosing common words when talking... names etc.. that I have to stop trying to think about them before they come to me... A bit like how I try to describe an Actor.. "You know... hes the guy.. that was in .. that movie.. with the car... and the origonal one was yellow... and ran into a telephone pole... and he was in a movie.. the name was a dice term... doubles.. no Snake Eyes... NICOLAS CAGE!!!." It's like a fun game. I'm happy in the quirky world I live in. 🙂

[@eonstar]

I found the paragraph much easier to read if I blurred my eyes, but I don't think that's the point lol

[@minimushrooom]

Yeah I feel like this really shows how difficult it is to make others understand cognitive impairments. I don't have dyslexia and was able to read and infer the "dyslexic simulation" passage fine, albeit slightly slower than normal. I guess it kind of infers that dyslexia is more than just seeing words jumbled up, and really about the connections the brain is making to help the person understand the words. Super interesting though!

[@lovinglivingpurpously]

I love this!!!!

[@jennclose4604]

Is it bad that I was able to read the simulation, lol? I know that when I am under a lot of stress reading is near impossible.

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

I hope it was not too easy. I think it should be readable, but it should take more effort.

[@vxoovxoo]

I spent 5 minutes reading that 0:29 😭

[@martixblueridge]

❤

[@barbaramattson817]

DYSLEXIA IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING RETARDED.

[@CrazyCorvid]

Since dyslexia doesnt affect ones IQ, and most people with dyslexia have an average or above average IQ, it's not classified as an intellectual disability, so it actually wasn't

[@barbaramattson817]

I WAS TESTED IN THE EARLY 50s and big brained pe4ople with a lot ah education told meee i am retarded the4n AND THEY NOOO THAT STUFF. SOOO I AM RETARDED. ALL TEACHERS ARE EVIL FILTH. WOULD PADDLE MEEE MAKE FUN OF MEEE EVERY MOTHERFUKING GODDDAMMED FUKING DAY I WAS IN SCHOOOLLEDUH COULD NOT COPY THE GOD ALL-MIGHTY HOLYFUKINGHELL BOARD. TESTED MEEE YEARS LATER SAID I AM DYSLEXIC. I TOLD THEM FUK YOU I AM RETARDED EATSHT. I QUIT. DYSLEXIA IS RETRDDATION. I AM RETARDED. ALL TEACHERS ARE EVIL FILTH. GOD IS LOVE. i ain't GOD. AND I LOATH AND I LOATH---------EATSHT ANDDIE have a nice day

[@4ngel-m00n]

Hii, I have dysorthography and find it difficult to find a good explanation, so maybe you can make a video about it some time?? 🫶🏻🎀

[@ArijeAikedeHaas]

Thank you for your suggestion I will add it to my list of video ideas.