you are not dyslexic!

At the time she wasn't at a boarding school, but she was at a public school so parents were paying fees.

I don't think it's massively common, but any public school wants to keep as good a reputation as possible - higher reputation = more students = more fees.

Yeah she did, she struggled massively till she moved schools in year 9 to a school that placed a much higher emphasis on art (the previous school was almost entirely academically orientated), and found she was pretty good at textiles and photography. While she had some interest in some academic subjects, I think she just found it depressing that other people seemed to find it so easy in comparison to her - I probably didn't help this unfortunately .

Learning difficulties have nothing to do with being stupid. I have a friend who is Autistic and has a maths degree. Hardly "stupid".



I know someone who was told that her child has ADHD. The parent claimed that he's visually impaired (as diagnosed by medical professionals) and that he plays up because he's not getting the help he needs / can't do his work.

I was diagnosed as Dyslexic because I have reading difficulties and because a screening test said I was borderline. The education psychologist did a quick test and said that my memory and logic make it pretty much impossible.

Even if everyone in that school were tested at school for dyslexia it is only an indicator, we do them at my school and I was picked out and then you have to pay to have an official one done, which gains you the extra time. The difference in numbers is probably to do with cost as they are expensive and then even when you are diagnosed there are extra costs on top of that.

Also about the 40 out of 150 receiving extra time (I believe that's right) not all of them will be dyslexic, there are many reasons you can receive extra time.

That is not what I said nor what I meant. I never implied that people with learning difficulties were stupid in fact the opposite. Some people are just stupid but some people who are just stupid hide behind the possibility of having a learning difficulty when most of them don't. I never said anything of the sort about people who genuinely have a learning difficulty.

I've written lengthy responses on my views on this previously (I'm dyspraxic) and I can't be bothered to read the thread, so I'll put down two points.

1) Dyslexia =/= stupid. Some hugely intelligent people are dyslexic, and anyone who says or implies that dyslexia/dyspraxia/dyscalculia = stpuidity will make me very angry.

2) Dyslexia =/= poor reader. Everyone saying dyslexia is 'the greatest student hoax' evidently has no idea how dyslexia is tested. They don't just get you to write things and count how many words are spelt wrong, awarding you a computer and extra time if you get over a certain amount. They check how you spell things wrong. For instance, a key symptom of dyslexic literacy is spelling words in an almost phonetic way, like 'cirtinly' instead of 'certainly'.

Everyone who goes on about dyslexia and similar disorders being fake normally have no clue about the disorders or how they're tested. Read up before spilling crap out your mouths.

I've written lengthy responses on my views on this previously (I'm dyspraxic) and I can't be bothered to read the thread, so I'll put down two points.

1) Dyslexia =/= stupid. Some hugely intelligent people are dyslexic, and anyone who says or implies that dyslexia/dyspraxia/dyscalculia = stpuidity will make me very angry.

2) Dyslexia =/= poor reader. Everyone saying dyslexia is 'the greatest student hoax' evidently has no idea how dyslexia is tested. They don't just get you to write things and count how many words are spelt wrong, awarding you a computer and extra time if you get over a certain amount. They check how you spell things wrong. For instance, a key symptom of dyslexic literacy is spelling words in an almost phonetic way, like 'cirtinly' instead of 'certainly'.

Everyone who goes on about dyslexia and similar disorders being fake normally have no clue about the disorders or how they're tested. Read up before spilling crap out your mouths.

I, myself am dyspraxic too and I applaud you for making this post and standing up for the dyspraxic peoples of the world BTW may I ask what dyscalculus is because it's a condition I haven't heard of (Is it by any chance related to Maths?)

also for another dyspraxic person! we should make a TSR society or we could have a TSR Learning Difficulties Soc, would be a good idea I think for people to talk to other people with similar issues

I think that would be a really great idea.

Oh and can I have a dyspraxia ? (Although I will probably miss your hand )

I just need figure out how to set one up on here!

yes! in fact, the first rule of the society shall be that every new member gets a welcome

don't worry, I always seem to mess up high fives too!

It DOES seem like there are a very large amount of people with dyslexia. I'm not dyslexic and have fairly good English skills, but a friend of mine 'apparantly' has it. She was not only in top set English and Maths back when we were in high school, but is now studying English Languages at university.

There is a lot more to dyslexia than being poor at reading.

Oh, I know. That's just an example. I am absolutly terrible (and I mean TERRIBLE) at Maths, and I know i'm not dyslexic, just really bad with numbers. But she would constantly talk about it, and how much more difficult her life was than ours because of it, and yet she was incredibly clever with a wonderful vocabulary and maths skills. And it certainly wasn't due to hard work! Still, i'm happy she managed to get the maks she did!

You may have dyscalculia - the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia - which is as real as dyslexia is. I do think that dyslexia and dyspraxia are real conditions, I know several people hampered by one or both of these conditions.
However, I feel that there are many people who fancy a bit longer to do an exam and get a diagnosis for one of those conditions in order to get this. I also feel that sometimes people are just not that clever! sometimes poor results just mean that someone is poor academically, not that there is something wrong with them that requires labelling.

However, I feel that there are many people who fancy a bit longer to do an exam and get a diagnosis for one of those conditions in order to get this. I also feel that sometimes people are just not that clever! sometimes poor results just mean that someone is poor academically, not that there is something wrong with them that requires labelling.