Edit: I did not think of mentioning this at first, but one common problem I also have is accidentally saying something different when I mean another thing, like I will have the right thing I’m thinking about in my head, but I accidentally call it something else, I just looked up a video about dyslexia, who gave me this idea, and he said “point to my right shoulder“ and I pointed to what would be MY right , not his right shoulder. This is a sort of thing that happened to me all the damn time
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My grandpa was severely dyslexic and couldn’t read till he was 18 according to my mom. My mom also said that she and her dad have both experienced symptoms of ADHD. On the flipside, my dads side has been very good at engineering related subjects, my grandpa was the head engineer for an electrical company, my grandma never practiced chest, but would win every game she played and was very sharp in general, her brother created an engineering business, and my dad taught himself coding and became a successful coder.

On the contrary, I took a in coding class in high school, and I was one of the most behind kids in the class. I could not hold the symbols in my head and see them w meaningful things very much less think abstractically with them if I have to keep repeating what the foreign symbols meant in my head.

Reading and honestly, sometimes verbal speech has been like this for me too. Especially if what I am reading is not ‘emotional’, or they use words I am not used to seeing, so don’t have a meaning associated with them, I have to retead over and over again. Reminding myself, what a word means.

It’s like it doesn’t process into a real thing in my mind, and the word does not stay, and leaves me. it only stays through forced repetition, and then, when I try to recall it, I don’t recall it naturally, I recall it like how I remembered it….. I’m not sure how to describe it.

I remember, most of my life, not thinking in words, but intuition. Words after all are only a representation of the mind. I only started thinking in words because I realize it could improve my communication, and my speaking voice.

Anyway, was wondering if anyone recognizes this or this could be dyslexia?

I was never formally diagnosed, but I realize in adulthood that I have dyslexia. I dont have problems reading or comprehending. I read one or two novels a month. Where it effects me most is spelling, and specifically, attention to detail.

Ive shown up to parties an hour, a day, even a week early because I cant get the date/time right no matter how many times I check the invite. I get assigned big documents at work and have trouble picking out key details, or understanding what my next steps are in the process.

I got a new manager 6 months ago, and this was the first time disclosing my disability. She asked what kind of accommodations I might need, and I couldnt think of anything off the top of my head. I just said I think its important for you to know that despite my best effort, sometimes things fall through the cracks.

What does she site me for at my annual review? Lack of organization, struggling to comprehend job duties, and attention to detail. She specifically called out "a typo in a recent social media post." When i reminded her that i am dyslexic and attention to detail is something ive struggled with my whole life, she didnt have anything to say.

The mistake on my part was not documenting this in writing with HR. Lesson learned...

Looking forward to the future... what are some accommodations I can ask for that might help me with proofreading, organization, understanding large briefs, etc? Ive seen Grammarly suggested frequently, but I'm specifically looking for job organization tools to help track and manage multiple projects, deadlines, products, etc. Its really demoralizing to keep getting let go for "attention to detail" when its something I struggle with every day.

I am in marketing.

I’m a dyslexic 11th grader who is struggling to find a writing curriculum that fits me and my needs. Finding something that isn’t made for children and also is layed out in a way I can understand is really hard. Any suggestions?

I suck at using commas. Tbh I've got no clue how to use them properly other than listing things off e.g "milk, eggs, bread" and I feel at 23 its not looking good for me lmao. In school you were taught "use a comma where you'd naturally take a breath" but im adhd and talk at a million miles an hour the breathing comes after ive spoke 🤣😭 help 😭😭

as a kid i was told i had "chances of being dyslexic", i confused d and b, right anda left and those things. But i am really good reading and not bad at spelling, just with the á, é,í use in my language. I also skip letters while writting and still confuse right and left and i never know how to know the "more than" and "less than" signs . Also i need a bigger space between lines to make reading easier. Edit: idk if this related but i am also soooo bad at remembering faces, like i am never sure if its the person, and i am even worse at directions, once i taked an etire hour just to find a place in my town. So idk if its this or something else

Hi everyone,

I’m the founder of Neuroly (neuroly.co). We started Neuroly as a marketplace connecting families with vetted dyslexia specialists for 1:1 online intervention.

Through building the marketplace and working closely with specialists, we’ve learned a lot about the challenges of delivering intervention while also running a private practice. We’re now expanding Neuroly by building software specifically for dyslexia and reading specialists.

We have an early prototype that includes:

• Scheduling and recurring sessions
• Billing and payments
• Student and family management
• Progress and mastery tracking
• Student dashboards

We’re at the stage where feedback from actual practitioners is much more valuable than us making assumptions about what specialists need.

I’m not trying to sell anything here. I’m looking for dyslexia specialists who have their own private practice and would be willing to spend a little time testing the prototype and giving us honest feedback — what works, what doesn’t, what’s confusing, and what we’re missing.

If you’re a dyslexia specialist with your own private practice and would be open to helping us test it, please comment or send me a DM.

Thanks!

I am 16 have been homeschooled all my life and suspect I might be dyslexic I have never done a official school writing course and i don’t know how difficult it will be as my brother says it’s easy but he is actually good at writing and I am shit as writing. I just want to know at what point would you recommend trying to get a diagnosis in reading difficulty and also would it be likely for a online teacher to pick up on dyslexia in the high school writing courses. I don’t have any experience in official Alberta coriculum courses except a placement test I scored 10 out of 30 on while my brother got a very high grade.

I’m currently exploring methods that would work for my dyslexia.

He’s been tested for autism, adhd and a multitude of things through the school, nothing comes back. He’s in 3rd grade, will be 9 in a few months and can’t read. Won’t even TRY to read.. it’s a mix of he doesn’t care and is too frustrated. He’s great at math, never gets his numbers mixed up so idk.
Public school keeps passing him, not giving him an IEP or anything. No tutoring or special help because they say he “doesn’t need it” or “doesn’t qualify for anything
He excels in everything that doesn’t require him to read words. I’m 20, and I live a few states away so I can’t help tutor. My mom pulled him out of public school for those issues, and for being bullied. I have very mixed feelings on this. Hes not improving at home, but public school keeps passing him & he’s getting bullied. It’s a lose-lose situation here
He just says “it’s not my fault” that he can’t read but won’t elaborate because he just starts crying.
Idk how to help him, and others around me are not taking the necessary steps to figure shit out.
Idk.. it’s frustrating & no one listens when I express my concerns that this is a serious issue. They just say “I know” and nothing changes. Like what???
They don’t know how to help him at home but won’t seek further help.
Any advice?? On literally anything???

I did the dyslexia test and it lasted 2 hours, half the time I felt so dumb especially when I knew what I said was wrong aka during the antonyms, synonyms and what is the photo portion. The retrieval portion was also a nightmare I had to go reread it again about 5 times and would just sometimes tell him to skip and I did well with the spellings and putting together phonetic words for almost all of them. Im really scared that they are going to come back to me and tell me I am low IQ and nothing is wrong with me. Its embarrassing because it feels like I have been kicking up so much of a fuss to get the test.

I have that feeling because at the end of the test the psych told me he couldnt tell me what he thought but that if im not dyslexia its okay, there are things that can support me with my weaknesses.

(I am not sure if I am meant to be reading inbetween the lines for that)

The rereading, shitty handwriting, slowness, poor comprehension, skipping sentences, words moving, favoring audio books, etc.

I’ve been dealing with it since I was a kid, but it’s never been a problem since I’ve always compensated somehow. I’m in a STEM degree now I think it’s showing more than ever.

I just can’t believe I went this long without wondering if it was normal. Anyone else fly under the radar like this?

Hi all, I'm from the UK and wanted to post here for some advice regarding my diagnosis and my doubting.

In September 2023, I started university at a non-RG university in the South of England. For those not from England - or not familiar with our further education system, I have to apply for something called "Student Finance" which covers the cost of tuition fees and maintenance loan, and if you have a medical or learning disability, you can apply for something called "disabled student allowance", which provides the person with a medial/learning disability more support for the duration of their three-year degree (four year for me as I am a Double Honours student).

I was born with a lifelong medical condition, so I was entitled to DSA due to this and I had a disability advisor who is neurodiversed. As part of my application for DSA she had to assess me. I was transparent, and told her about my struggles at school due to a traumatic childhood (moved around 55 times to a different area as we were in police protection to escape an abusive father, primary school was constantly distrupted). My disability advisor was quite keen and "confident" that I had dyslexia and suggested that I email my university disability advisor to get a diagnosis of dyslexia as my university paid for the diagnosis.

There was a process and a wait, in January 2024 I got diagnosed with dyslexia, and I've noticed something that keeps coming up on my report (I kept it) is the fact I am in the 19th percentile on every test: I'm not sure what this means. However, as I was transparent with my disability advisor, I was transparent with the dyslexia assessor and he noted down that I was forced to move 55 times in ten years to escape my father and attended various primary schools, and as soon as I moved to a new primary school they were in different subject/topic areas.

Now, I'm getting to the part of where I am doubting my diagnosis for dyslexia. I've never had a problem with reading; I always understand what each page/chapter is about the first time I read it. I don't need different coloured cheats to decode information or help me to read, I don't get words mixed up, for example, "bog" and "dog". I don't have problems with organising my notes, I always achieve high grades.

It feels like I have been misdiagnosed and I wondered if anyone has been through any similar experiences. I believe the struggles I may have presented in both assessments were due to the lack of being present at primary school. Does anyone have any advice?

I am an adult in my early 30s. Back when I was growing up in a small, rural area of the south, dyslexia was known but still very stigmatized. It was so stigmatized that when I was in the third grade and diagnosed with it, my parents were told I may never graduate high school or be able to read.

Flash forward to today, and I have just been accepted into a masters degree program for English. The same people that told my parents I couldn't, and told me that I would never, are the ones that I have surpassed.

I struggled a lot, but I always finished and finished well above expectations. I want anyone reading this to know, regardless of how hard it gets or what people say, you can do anything. Dyslexia may make it harder but, in the end, it can be your superpower. We are everywhere and we can do anything we set our minds to. :)

i’m having issues with an employer that is using my dyslexia against me, saying I’m doing things too slowly when I’m not, but I was curious if there was any way to get screaming as an adult in the state of Pennsylvania, having a hard time finding a place. Thank you!

Wondering for my song, the specialists and schools take readings but I don't know how to support at home.

Hello everybody, my friend suspect she has dyslexia and adhd but help is unreachable to us since we live ina small town we need to go the city to get to a good pscyhatrist but her parents are very strict about letting her out , I did find one excuse not sure how much it's gonna work , but can u all tell me how much sessions or time did it take you to get diagnosed since I have to plan accordingly will be helpfull.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 6. I was born and raised in Singapore, and I’m still living here today. I’m Singaporean Chinese, so please, no Asian hate.

Growing up, I didn’t learn Chinese mainly because of my dyslexia. My parents had to get me exempted from learning the language because I struggled to cope with it. I even underwent an assessment by a psychologist to establish that I had difficulties learning Chinese. On top of that, I have poor working memory, which makes learning certain things more challenging for me.

Fast forward to today, whenever I meet new people, they often ask me why I can’t speak or understand Chinese. Some even question how I can call myself Chinese if I can’t speak or understand my own ethnic language.

For context, English is widely spoken in Singapore, so it has always been the language I’m most comfortable with.

Honestly, these comments can be frustrating and hurtful. It’s not like I deliberately chose not to learn Chinese. I struggled with it because of my learning difficulties, and I had a legitimate reason for being exempted from the subject.

I didn’t choose to have dyslexia. I didn’t ask to struggle with learning. I was born with it, and I’ve had to navigate these challenges my entire life.

Being Chinese doesn’t mean I should have to prove my identity by speaking the language. I wish people would be more understanding instead of making assumptions about someone’s abilities based on their ethnicity.

I’m not any less Chinese just because I can’t speak Chinese. I’m still Singaporean Chinese and that’s not something I should have to justify to anyone.

I think these may not be relevant to dyslexia at all, but I'd say I become dyslexic when I look at screens. it's quite congenital, so I had just shrugged off thinking it's just because my eyes are peculiarly sensitive to bluelight.

Both comprehension and speed becomes sluggish when I read, words don't come to mind easily as usual when I write. Also I feel kind of weird pressure on my eyes, as though they were about to burst inside because of that. Though all these in most cases do not entail any visual symptoms. (letters seem to weakly jiggle when I am exhausted)

I could sense it getting worse in recent days, as I came to spend more and more time in front of computer due to academic works and now have to refresh every few minutes.

Is there anyone else who is going through similar things, and if so how do you usually cope with it?

Bonjour à tous

Depuis la rentrée, ma fille a pas mal de difficultés en lecture. Sa maîtresse nous a conseillé de faire un bilan, mais avec les délais on l'attend toujours.

En attendant, j'en ai parlé à d'autres parents à la sortie de l'école et certains m'ont parlé de Poppins (un jeu qui utilise la musique et le rythme pour travailler la lecture), qui serait apparemment remboursé par la Sécurité sociale en France.

J'aimerais donc avoir l'avis de professionnels sur l'efficacité de ce genre de solution (même si je sais que ça reste un complément). Des retours ?

I just added some new games to my Orton Gillingham activities page, if anybody wants to add some fun learning games to their child's literacy practice. Come check it out, I'd love to hear if it works for you. It's on my tutoring page, New Vision Tutoring, but it's all free with no ads. Just a chance to add some fun into the learning journey. Hope you enjoy them!

I'm in my 40s. Iv only realised that I'm dyslexic a few years ago when I got a cognitive test. The test was good in ways because it showed that I really excelled in areas but I really struggled with the basics. my processing speed and working memory sucks. One thing I really struggle with is the guilt and shame of being different. I feel like I have a dirty secret and I feel people treat me like an asshole because they think I'm lazy or not interested. I'm so embarrassed about having to learn things or follow instructions. If I'm just asked for results I'm quite effective but giving me instructions confuses me so then I get micro managed and the wheels fall off. This world is not for me. I try so hard but I just can't see a way out

Hello, I hope nothing I say sounds offensive.

I am an English language teacher, I have a 21-year-old dyslexic student in my class.

I was not informed beforehand, so I got confused when she could not give proper answers and did not want to participate.

I want to adjust my classes according to how she can learn and participate but I do not know what her learning style is.

Unfortunately, there is a big gap in the literature for us teachers to study and adjust our lessons inclusively.

Hey! I'm 17F, and I'm wondering if my difficulties could be related to dyslexia.

I consistently mix up b and d, greater-than (>) and less-than (<), left and right, and similar-looking or similar-sounding words.

While reading, I lose my place, accidentally add words that aren't written, reread sentences, struggle with unfamiliar words, and read much slower than I speak. Reading aloud is harder than reading silently, and I stumble over words I already know.

I also struggle to copy text, organise my thoughts in writing, remember instructions, and put answers I know onto paper. Dense textbook passages and exam questions take me longer to understand. In maths, expressions with multiple variables take longer to process, although I eventually solve them.

I'm nervous about reading aloud in class, worry about people noticing my mistakes, and sometimes practise passages privately. I often understand things better when explained verbally.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be dyslexia, an attention or processing difficulty, or something else? I'm not looking for a diagnosis, just genuine experiences and advice on whether getting assessed would help.

Thank you! ❤️