r/Dyslexia

I’m starting to suspect I may have dyslexia as an adult, and looking back, a lot of moments suddenly make sense.

One memory that still makes me laugh happened in seventh grade science class.

We were taking turns reading out loud from the textbook. The chapter kept using the word “organisms.”

Except apparently my brain decided that word was “orgasms.”

So there I was, confidently reading paragraph after paragraph about “single celled orgasms” and “living orgasms” while the class completely lost it.

The worst part is I genuinely had no idea why everyone was laughing. I thought I was reading the word correctly.

At the time I thought the class just found me hilarious.

Now I’m realizing my brain may have been freelancing.

I just always feel stupid

I got idk the right word testing in 2nd grade maybe but I find reading so hard but I keep trying I always feel ashamed that's I read highschool books , or younger adult. Some actually adult books stress ME OUT! and especially if they are huge! I will say I did read 2 books that I loved and I will always remember cause they were so good!

So idk if anyone has any "easier" books for me to try suggesting welcome!

The 2 I loved were

the lynching of louie sam (I kid you not I cried during most of it it made me feel so horrible that they treated him this way him)

How Samantha Smart Became a Revolutionary was DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE! LOVED HOW IT WAS WRITTEN VERY EASY TO READ! love another book like this I just don't know what this genre is called! This book ALSO made me cry 😂😂😂😂

My 11 yr old/5th grader has dyslexia and ADHD.

His school district has used the Acadience assessment for reading. This looks at word count, accuracy, retell, and maze (assessing meaning from text). He usually tests very well in retell and struggles most with accuracy. They test 3 times a year and he has almost always tested below grade level (with an occasional time or 2 where he tests and meets grade level).

Backstory:

Had an IEP put in place in 2nd grade for reading, had him tested by a neuropsychologist in 3rd grade, and he had a private reading tutor for a little over 2 years that went through the Spire reading program with him. This finished this past December.

He is about to finish 5th grade and is still testing below grade level in reading but he didn’t qualify for his IEP anymore as of March. I’m not sure where to go from here if he’s already done an Orton Gillingham program. Would love for him to eventually read at grade level.

I’m feeling a little defeated right now. Last year his end of year testing was one of the times he tested at grade level and I walked into summer being so happy for him. This summer I’m feeling like I need to figure out some more resources for him.

Edited to add: He has also struggled some in math (but not nearly as bad as reading). From the reading I’ve done, dyslexia can make things like math facts hard to memorize (it certainly was hard for him). From what I can tell, I don’t think it’s dyscalculia. I think it’s his dyslexia/ADHD combo. But if anyone also has math resources- I’d take those too. ☺️

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I was recently diagnosed with dyslexia at 26, which explains so much about my life.
For as long as I can remember, I have struggled to describe situations, express myself properly or even advocating for myself is usually a big struggle of mine. Needless to say it’s a major issue in my adult life… and because of it i often get into the position of being unable to effectively defend my perspective. Unfortunately, some people notice it right away and take advantage of it, which has put me in serious, even dangerous situations.
Just this morning i had to call the police and i could not formulate/find the right way to describe what was happening exactly even though i was physically in danger… I feel stuck of how ineffective my brain is when i have to put my thoughts into words and i really need to find a way to get better… how do you deal with this?

I (17f) just got diagnosed, which came as kind of a shock. I always been in the neurodivergent community (AuDHD), but I’ve always been a high achiever in English (though am awful at spelling) and i do 0 maths subjects at school.

I have always hated reading books - i have maybe finished reading a total of 2 books in the past 3 years lol, and sometimes i use a ruler to go line by line, but i just figured it was an ADHD thing.

where do i go from here??

My 9 year old has mild dyslexia and can happily read graphic novels for long periods with no issues. His reading level is actually pretty good now and decoding does not seem to be the main problem anymore.

The issue is with regular novels and continuous text. After a page or two, he says his eyes feel dry or tired and he starts losing focus and stamina really quickly. He becomes very reluctant to continue even when the book itself interests him.

We already had his vision checked and he does not have tracking issues or visual stress.

Has anyone dealt with something similar before? I would love advice on helping build stamina with regular text without making reading feel stressful again.

I hate when people try to spin a disability into being a secret superpower, especially people who don’t have said disability. It always comes across as a way to dismiss the real struggles it causes or force some toxic level of denial/optimism. But today! Today I realized a benefit of dyslexia!

While everyone else complains about the dreaded NYT Connections “X but missing a letter” or “Y with an added letter” categories, how they’re so impossible, I am unbothered. I get the correct answer by simply misreading all the words and submitting them expecting the category to just be “X” or “Y”. This has no real world benefit other than feeling a childish sense of pride at beating my husband’s time by 43 seconds, but I will take me wins where I can get them

This is my first time posting anything on reddit so sorry if i do anything wrong but I think I might have dyslexia but i dont know how to approach talking to my parents/ school about it or if its even worth bringing up, im also worried that it could just be that im struggling more at the end of the academic year and im just looking for an excuse. I've been moved onto using laptops for my exams bc my handwriitng is illegible when i write fast (lol) but its consistently bad unless i spend a lot of focus into making it look neat. I also struggle reading large blocks of text because the word melt togehter and my eyes start skipping words as im reading it (which sucks because im doing 3 essay subjects at a-level -.-). My issue is that im in yr 12 (im 17 years old) and im going to be done with my a-levels in a year and a bit so is it even worth me asking about it? Im worried that because i am a lot older than most people are when they get a diagnosis that its not wroth talking about because ive gotten this far without any accomodations or anything so should i just firm it until i get to university?

tldr - I think i might be dyslexic at 17, should i even bother with trying to get a diagnosis? If i do how should i talk to my parents about it?

My son has ADHD and dyslexia. He has been getting various therapies and supports since he was 2. He has done Lindamood-Bell and he loved it. It really was worth it and got him reading. Now he is struggling with spelling. I know there is spell check, however he himself really wants to be able to spell with more fluency and easy. He would love to go back to Lindamood-Bell however the price is a bit too much for us at the moment. Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations for any other programs for spelling?

I was diagnosed with dyslexia at university when I was 22. At uni I was set up to have a meeting once a week for some support and as my degree was all course work the support just helped me rewrite everything which I would not have passed my degree without. I never really receive much other support or help with learning about my disability or any real strategies to help me in life afterwords.

I have now been out of university for 2 years and feel like I am not really progressing with life as much as I would like to be. I am currently working in a supermarket which I enjoy but id really like a career in within music (as I have a degree in electronic music production). I feel like I struggle with learning something new specifically struggling with my memory and my commitment/interest. I find that I become super interested in a subject or career avenue I then try to learn and get better at that thing or skills needed for it and within a few weeks (sometimes even less) get kind of burnt out and stop doing as I am struggling to remember what I have learnt or I cant put things I learn into practice without straight up copying someone.

Has anyone got any strategies for memory, commitment and other ways that may help me progress a bit more as an adult?

If I already struggle with my native language, learning another one is physically exhausting for me.

I study English as a second language, and I’ve made good progress. For example, I understand about 90% of everything I read and hear. But when it comes to writing and speaking, I’m a disaster. Even this text had to go through an AI review to sound better.

Do any of you have techniques or advice that help dyslexic people learn a second language?

I’m the parent of a very intelligent 6 year old who is really struggling to read. She can read around grade level, but not with any real fluidity. She has a photographic memory for everything but phonics and words.

I’ve started to think she’s dyslexic. She is scared to read out loud and avoids it, she seems to mix up letters when reading (colts will be said line colst), she doesn’t pick up when there is a rhyming pattern in the text so ignores the pattern. She still struggles with breaking words into syllables.

Her comprehension is great. She’s ridiculously insightful and a creative, abstract thinker.

Assuming the diagnosis is confirmed, how do I help her? She goes to a rigorous private school that she loved. I’m so stressed I can’t sleep. I’m tired of seeing my kid struggle. No one in our family is dyslexic.

What would be next steps?

Why does it have to be costly to tutor our dyslexic children? Can private insurance cover tutoring? Or I should call and find out since it's different for all.

My wife has dyslexia and I'm hoping to understand my wife more (if only it was that simple!). I thought this might be the best place to ask for a book recommendation on understanding dyslexia. Thank you!

My kid has been diagnosed with orthographic dyslexia. They are in 8th grade and have never been able to spell at grade level.

However, their reading comprehension is at a very high level because they read and figure out the words based on the context. They are a slow reader because it takes time for them to read, but the are very intelligent and have extremely large vocabulary. Their reading level has always been at the very top and many grades above.

Because they get good grades, read at a high level, and is an excellent student, the teachers are just brushing off their inability to spell and say that they can just use the computer and use spellcheck.

I am wondering if this is the right approach.

Should we just give up on my child being able to spell even simple words?

I feel like no one even tried to really teach them how to spell in a way that would work for people with orthographic dyslexia.

if we were to provide additional support, what kind of tutoring or support a child who is twice exceptional with orthographic dyslexia need?
thank you very much.

edited to add: my kid gets marked down for spelling. they score high in everting else, so teachers dismiss our concern and my kid’s feelings. “don’t be upset, you got 96%!” Well, my kid feels “I worked hard and would have gotten 100 if it weren’t for disability that I have.”

Does anyone else find reading text heave PDF or word documents difficult, what strategies do you use to get around this or help.

Dark mode seems to help, copying just the paragraph I want to read to notepad, changing the font size seems to help.

Looking for suggestions that others have found that help?

Thanks.