11 Aug 2010, 7:30 pm
Surya wrote:
j0sh wrote:
I only read if the topic really interests me and I can't find the information other way, because reading actually hurts if I do it too long. I get a headache and I start seeing double if I read for more than an hour. I'm not exaggerating; I actually see double images. 
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
Like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopic_s ... y_syndrome
Yeah. Letters used to wiggle real bad when I was little. That doesn't happen anymore, but I still get fatigued and get double vision. It high contrast things like led clocks, street lights, etc that I see double.
11 Aug 2010, 7:35 pm
j0sh wrote:
Surya wrote:
j0sh wrote:
I only read if the topic really interests me and I can't find the information other way, because reading actually hurts if I do it too long. I get a headache and I start seeing double if I read for more than an hour. I'm not exaggerating; I actually see double images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
Like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopic_s ... y_syndrome
Yeah. Letters used to wiggle real bad when I was little. That doesn't happen anymore, but I still get fatigued and get double vision. It high contrast things like led clocks, street lights, etc that I see double.
Check this out. I have a little trouble with it, but not enough to limit my reading.
http://specialed.about.com/od/disabilities/a/Irlen.htm
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11 Aug 2010, 7:35 pm
j0sh wrote:
Surya wrote:
j0sh wrote:
I only read if the topic really interests me and I can't find the information other way, because reading actually hurts if I do it too long. I get a headache and I start seeing double if I read for more than an hour. I'm not exaggerating; I actually see double images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
Like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopic_s ... y_syndrome
Yeah. Letters used to wiggle real bad when I was little. That doesn't happen anymore, but I still get fatigued and get double vision. It high contrast things like led clocks, street lights, etc that I see double.
I get text shifting in size a color and sort of glitching very quickly, like it's a little jumpy. It's not stopped me though - it doesn't give me a headache, but it slloowwwsss things down. I read and saw Temple Grandin talking about this happening to people on the spectrum. I was sort of encouraged to find that there's a reason for it.
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11 Aug 2010, 8:43 pm
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They tried whiskey, but that got too expensive.
11 Aug 2010, 9:39 pm
Aimless wrote:
j0sh wrote:
Surya wrote:
j0sh wrote:
I only read if the topic really interests me and I can't find the information other way, because reading actually hurts if I do it too long. I get a headache and I start seeing double if I read for more than an hour. I'm not exaggerating; I actually see double images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
I figure this is probably related to the visual processing issue that prevents me from being able to see any mental images.
Like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopic_s ... y_syndrome
Yeah. Letters used to wiggle real bad when I was little. That doesn't happen anymore, but I still get fatigued and get double vision. It high contrast things like led clocks, street lights, etc that I see double.
Check this out. I have a little trouble with it, but not enough to limit my reading.
http://specialed.about.com/od/disabilities/a/Irlen.htm
I have been reading about that for a little bit. I would wear sunglasses everywhere, including inside. Light really bothers me and some colour and patterns
can send me into a panic attack. Where I live though, it is considered very controversial, at least that is what the Psychologist that did my learning assessment said when I brought up the issues I have, but she did suggest that to me, just didn't test me for it, like a couple things I wish she had.. oh well.
I remember being so upset and in pain over double images as a child that they took me to the hospital.
happymusic wrote:
I get text shifting in size a color and sort of glitching very quickly, like it's a little jumpy. It's not stopped me though - it doesn't give me a headache, but it slloowwwsss things down.
How do you mean slows things down? Your reading speed? Or things..
11 Aug 2010, 9:49 pm
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11 Aug 2010, 10:49 pm
I do read more than my brothers and parents, though they are reading sometimes and reading had never being seen as anormal in my familly. It's been awhile since I read novels though, I do have some difficulty to found novels that interest me.
Also, I do have a aunt who is reading a lot
gina-ghettoprincess wrote:
I read, and a lot of people at school seem proud of the fact they haven't voluntarily read any book that isn't "Where's Wally?" They think it's really weird that I read books for fun.
Conversations I often have with people at school remind me of this:
Conversations I often have with people at school remind me of this:
Do you remenber this link that I sent you; http://www.giftedhaven.net/forum/index.php, peoples there generally enjoy reading.
12 Aug 2010, 9:02 am
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Do you notice a difference in reading text on WP against the blue or green background as opposed to the white? Isn't it like the white is too bright and gets in the way?
When I first came here, I found the blue and green to be very institutional - hospital like.
The white here? I do not know what the 'natural' white colour is like. I have my computers browsers colours set so that 'white' is 'not so white'
Not all websites will adjust to it, but many do.
I also have the fonts set, but also like colours, it does not always work. I do this, because some fonts are 'harder' for me to 'read'.
It is funny the amount of 'adjustments' and different things a person will do if a person really likes something or feels strongly about something.
For me, reading is one of those things and it is not easy to translate it sometimes.
There is a way to tell if we are seeing the same shading of white, maybe. The search box in the top off right, for me is very white compared to the rest of the site. But that type of white really bothers me..
@Moog ... thank you for the chuckle and the ability to help me horrify my flatmate - some people need that to learn to lighten-up, I believe, at times.
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12 Aug 2010, 9:08 am
Surya wrote:
happymusic wrote:
I get text shifting in size a color and sort of glitching very quickly, like it's a little jumpy. It's not stopped me though - it doesn't give me a headache, but it slloowwwsss things down.
How do you mean slows things down? Your reading speed? Or things..
The space time continuum stays relatively constant while I'm reading.
My reading speed. My comprehension is high, it just takes me about 3 times longer than others to get there. And a non-white background seems to help.
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12 Aug 2010, 11:48 am
Moog wrote:
Robdemanc wrote:
Spyral wrote:
I heard on NPR one day (not long ago) that over 50% of people who receive Bachelor's Degrees will never pick up another book for fun (i.e., not required for work or instructional manuals--although some people do read those for fun) at any time in their life. And these are educated folks. Will never read another book again. Sad.
Of course, I will spend $40 or $50 at a $1 book sale--and immediately attempt to read everything I go there, so I guess I'm in the minority.
Of course, I will spend $40 or $50 at a $1 book sale--and immediately attempt to read everything I go there, so I guess I'm in the minority.
I don't think anyone reads for "fun". I think the main reasons people read are to learn something. Even a childrens novel can have something to say. Readers are constantly seeking food for thought.
For some of us, learning is how we have fun.
Lately I've been reading a lot of alternative History books for fun. Like textbooks that try and dispel some of the mythology behind American History. I find it fun. (My family and friends are a little tired of hearing all the new facts and information I've been picking up, though. They can't wait until I'm out of school and have a classroom full of people on whom I can lay all this knowledge
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