Am I dyslexic?

Sounds like you're trying to fit yourself into a box which isn't meant to house you.

I did badly on my exam today due to lack of time and after doing some thinking, I realised that I could be dyslexic, which would explain so much about myself.

I've listed some of my qualities (some seem to contradict dyslexia)

- I have short term memory loss i.e. I forget what my teacher said 30 secs ago
- I often pretend I'm listening to people when I'm actually daydreaming/not understanding what they're saying
- I'm a very slow thinker, so in Maths, all word problems require me to read the same question over and over again before it sinks in, but eventually I'm 9 times out of 10 able to solve the problem
- I forget peoples names/age/order of months often
- I guess storylines in books and get tired after reading like 2 pages of a book, I've actually re-read chapters before after a day of not reading
- I'm full of ideas but find it hard to lay them out
- I struggle verbally: stutter, can't express my thoughts, muddle up words
- I'm 18 years old and still have to count in multiples of 5 to read analog clocks

- I hardly ever misspell words
- I pretty good with numbers in terms of remembering multiplication, remembering formulas, solving algebra equations etc.

I also read an article which I don't know is true or not but they said dyslexics make great entrepreneurs which would suit me because I really enjoy business/making money for example I've got a website where people can order websites/apps/animations although it's not great but it's getting there lol.

I'm going to study computer science at university next year but if dyslexia really doesn't mix well with CS then I'll not go I think.

I think you should get tested and you are not the only one who has found maths difficult, there is nothing wrong with that because maths is a language that not everybody seems to understand.

Maybe speak with your parents or close friends about this to see their advice.

I hope things work out.

I did badly on my exam today due to lack of time and after doing some thinking, I realised that I could be dyslexic, which would explain so much about myself.

I've listed some of my qualities (some seem to contradict dyslexia)

- I have short term memory loss i.e. I forget what my teacher said 30 secs ago
- I often pretend I'm listening to people when I'm actually daydreaming/not understanding what they're saying
- I'm a very slow thinker, so in Maths, all word problems require me to read the same question over and over again before it sinks in, but eventually I'm 9 times out of 10 able to solve the problem
- I forget peoples names/age/order of months often
- I guess storylines in books and get tired after reading like 2 pages of a book, I've actually re-read chapters before after a day of not reading
- I'm full of ideas but find it hard to lay them out
- I struggle verbally: stutter, can't express my thoughts, muddle up words
- I'm 18 years old and still have to count in multiples of 5 to read analog clocks

- I hardly ever misspell words
- I pretty good with numbers in terms of remembering multiplication, remembering formulas, solving algebra equations etc.

I also read an article which I don't know is true or not but they said dyslexics make great entrepreneurs which would suit me because I really enjoy business/making money for example I've got a website where people can order websites/apps/animations although it's not great but it's getting there lol.

I'm going to study computer science at university next year but if dyslexia really doesn't mix well with CS then I'll not go I think.

http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/common/ckeditor/filemanager/userfiles/Adult-Checklist.pdf
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I m dyslexic myself and it sounds like you possibly have a slow processing speed(one "symptom" of dyslexia)You dont actually have to have problems spelling to be diagnosed, i dont have much trouble with spelling myself. being full of ideas and having difficulties structuring is another potential symptom. As well as a horrendous short term memory being a potential symptom.
However, do you have any problems reading at all? are you a slow reader do you ever miss read words? whats your tracking when you read like?

Even if you are dyslexic doesnt mean you cant do computer science, theres plenty of support in uni so you could do whatever you wanted to for the most part.
You re welcome to pm if I could be of anymore help, i got diagnosed with dyslexia at 18(although i do have dyspraxia which has some similar symptoms anyway) so its perfectly possible you can have had it go unoticed for years

my apologises, i just realised you ve mentioned reading problems in your post. I think it d be worth you getting a test really.

Hi awesome response thanks! I took the test and got 50 (mild dyslexia). With reading I generally don't have any problems at all in terms of, well, reading it. Sometimes I miss out words/miss read words but my main problem linked with reading is not being able to interpret what I just read. When I'm reading something I'll re-read sentences a lot or just have no clue what it means and English is my first language! I'm not so much of a slow reader unless I'm reading out loud and by tracking what do you mean?

Thanks again you're a a great help!

Ah ok thanks, the problem is I've finished college forever now so I can't talk to the special learning teacher, but there's a local dyslexia center which I'll look into.

No problem
it does sound like you should get tested for sure by tracking i mean can you stay on the line when you read without missing anything out but if you re missing out words it sounds like you do.
I m the exact same a slow reader if someone asks me to read out loud, which is one of the many little tests you have to do to find out if you ve dyslexia.

Haha awesome I shall look forward to a dyslexia test then! lol

Thanks I've spoken to friends/parents/teachers and it's only my teacher that seems to confident I'm dyslexic. Also with my maths, it's not that I'm bad at it, it's just that any wordy problems I have to spend double the time thinking about it. But I generally get there in the end which can be a real disadvantage in exams because even thought I can do them questions, I don't get enough time to get an answer. I'm taking A Level Mathematics and with Core 1-4, I don't have any problems in terms of understanding what the question is asking but the Decision Modules involves lots and lots of text which caused me to do badly in the exam.

have fun, my brain was so exhausted after it, it took 3 hours:P but then i got a 15 page report telling me all about my brain at the end which was quite interesting to try and read. If you ve want any other help then pm me, good luck

Teachers aren't the best people to diagnose you with those things. I've had one tell me I'm Dyslexic, which I'm not. (Been tested properly) and her and another both told me I don't have Autism. (Which I do and have a diagnosis)

Thanks I've spoken to friends/parents/teachers and it's only my teacher that seems to confident I'm dyslexic. Also with my maths, it's not that I'm bad at it, it's just that any wordy problems I have to spend double the time thinking about it. But I generally get there in the end which can be a real disadvantage in exams because even thought I can do them questions, I don't get enough time to get an answer. I'm taking A Level Mathematics and with Core 1-4, I don't have any problems in terms of understanding what the question is asking but the Decision Modules involves lots and lots of text which caused me to do badly in the exam.

Maybe you should consider special consideration and extra time?

I hope things work out.