Ah, Dyslexia. It feels like the other neurodiverse spectrums - Autism and ADHD are having a moment in the spotlight. But dyslexia is still under diagnosed.
My experience of dyslexia is through my son and then some of my journey.
Now, the educational psychologists have put all the memory processing disorders under a spectrum ‘dyslexia’. So my son is dyslexic with issues with spelling, written expression and poor auditory working memory. But then he gets all the upsides such as the ability to think laterally, see patterns and innovative and creative thinking.
Am I lucky? I am dyslexic, but not in a way most people would know. I have problems with directions, left/right, up/down, push/pull and really poor spatial awareness. Google maps is my saviour every single day. I struggle to remember a sequence of directions. But my walking netball team know I will be a nightmare getting to grips with a new drill. My trait would have been labelled ‘directional dyslexia’ a number of years ago. I get nearly all of the upsides, such as the pattern recognition, thinking laterally and innovative/creative thinking.
It is so interesting to hear your point of view, ty. Is your netball team supportive? google maps is a winner! along with Sat Navs! When were you diagnosed, if you are happy to share? I can really identify with your descriptions. It is interesting how they keep re-classifying it. I think that is the same with everything, is that progress or something else? I am not sure.
I am really keen on the idea of working to our strengths and finding ways around what we find a challenge rather than the lets all focus on the deficits and fix them. Label or not, my belief is every human being can do well with some things and find ways to manage the things they have more difficulties with.
It has made me think about some of the things I experience as well, that I have got so used to, that I am now, totally unaware of! Do you find that? The left from right thing, is such a nightmare for me, just so used to it! It is just part of my everyday life!!!
Thank you for taking the time to reply, so appreciated.
Ah, Dyslexia. It feels like the other neurodiverse spectrums - Autism and ADHD are having a moment in the spotlight. But dyslexia is still under diagnosed.
My experience of dyslexia is through my son and then some of my journey.
Now, the educational psychologists have put all the memory processing disorders under a spectrum ‘dyslexia’. So my son is dyslexic with issues with spelling, written expression and poor auditory working memory. But then he gets all the upsides such as the ability to think laterally, see patterns and innovative and creative thinking.
Am I lucky? I am dyslexic, but not in a way most people would know. I have problems with directions, left/right, up/down, push/pull and really poor spatial awareness. Google maps is my saviour every single day. I struggle to remember a sequence of directions. But my walking netball team know I will be a nightmare getting to grips with a new drill. My trait would have been labelled ‘directional dyslexia’ a number of years ago. I get nearly all of the upsides, such as the pattern recognition, thinking laterally and innovative/creative thinking.
It is so interesting to hear your point of view, ty. Is your netball team supportive? google maps is a winner! along with Sat Navs! When were you diagnosed, if you are happy to share? I can really identify with your descriptions. It is interesting how they keep re-classifying it. I think that is the same with everything, is that progress or something else? I am not sure.
I am really keen on the idea of working to our strengths and finding ways around what we find a challenge rather than the lets all focus on the deficits and fix them. Label or not, my belief is every human being can do well with some things and find ways to manage the things they have more difficulties with.
It has made me think about some of the things I experience as well, that I have got so used to, that I am now, totally unaware of! Do you find that? The left from right thing, is such a nightmare for me, just so used to it! It is just part of my everyday life!!!
Thank you for taking the time to reply, so appreciated.
You are very much not an outsider here on Substack. Your post is most welcomed and needed, thank you.
That is so kind, thank you so much, can't say how much it means.