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AsahiPto17
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14 Feb 2016, 10:51 pm

Sometimes when I write by hand I have to stop and think for a second about b vs d because they are mirrored. I also have this weird thing where I will mix up vowels sometimes when writing (or typing) or forget to add a negative modifier like not or *n't (idk if that's actually the right term). Sometimes I also mix up things when I read a little bit, nothing to major, but if I read something too fast I can totally misread certain things without knowing it. An extension of that is sometimes if will have really strange grammar or spelling errors that I can miss even after re-reading.

I can also read upside down text really well, which apparently is not that normal.

So, I don't really know if that's dyslexia, or something else, or even nothing?



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14 Feb 2016, 11:05 pm

AsahiPto17 wrote:
.....negative modifier like not or *n't (idk if that's actually the right term).
That would be a contraction. It 'contracts' or shortens the words into one word.
Did not = Didn't

AsahiPto17 wrote:
I can also read upside down text really well, which apparently is not that normal.

Huh...I did not know that. I can read upside down, reversed and upside down and reversed. Upside down and reversed is a bit tougher though.


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14 Feb 2016, 11:44 pm

zkydz wrote:
AsahiPto17 wrote:
.....negative modifier like not or *n't (idk if that's actually the right term).
That would be a contraction. It 'contracts' or shortens the words into one word.
Did not = Didn't

AsahiPto17 wrote:
I can also read upside down text really well, which apparently is not that normal.

Huh...I did not know that. I can read upside down, reversed and upside down and reversed. Upside down and reversed is a bit tougher though.


I didn't mean a contraction, I meant flipping "is" into "is not" with not or or a contraction of not. Which totally changes the meaning of a sentence if you forget it. "I hate the sky" vs "I don't hate the sky" etc. I don't have that happen very often though.



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14 Feb 2016, 11:46 pm

AsahiPto17 wrote:
zkydz wrote:
AsahiPto17 wrote:
.....negative modifier like not or *n't (idk if that's actually the right term).
That would be a contraction. It 'contracts' or shortens the words into one word.
Did not = Didn't

AsahiPto17 wrote:
I can also read upside down text really well, which apparently is not that normal.

Huh...I did not know that. I can read upside down, reversed and upside down and reversed. Upside down and reversed is a bit tougher though.


I didn't mean a contraction, I meant flipping "is" into "is not" with not or or a contraction of not. Which totally changes the meaning of a sentence if you forget it. "I hate the sky" vs "I don't hate the sky" etc. I don't have that happen very often though.
I understand now. Thank you. :)


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21 Feb 2016, 5:06 pm

zkydz wrote:
LaetiBlabla wrote:
I used to have dyslexia, making it extremely difficult to understand any sentence while reading, until the age of 12.

Then, i found out that if you force yourself to "slower" your eyes while reading, the letters come "in the right order". As soon as i understood that, i started to read, read, read, never enough!/quote]1) Congratulations!! Reading is really amazing. Think of it, you can read the thoughts of a person from thousands of years ago.

But I do have a question. Would it really be "Used to have Dyslexia?" or would it be "You overcame the dyslexia, but it still exists."


Exceptionally, when i am very tired and stressed, dyslexia shows itself again. In this case, i drop the book and sleep. It is rare. So i guess i should say it is still there, but i overcame it.

Reading is indeed amazing, especially when you see that some thoughts written hundreds of years ago, still make sense or suddenly really make sense in the present world.