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Pascow :
I’m 32 and can’t read still
2024-08-31 10:16:24
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Aidan :
People who struggle to read I highly recommend comic books I’d never read a book before leaving school Iv now read over 200 comics and a handful of normal books.
2024-08-31 09:16:22
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Hi :
I was set out of school 3 days a week for days out and never had support.so instead of giving me extra help I was sent out to go walking or rock climbing and could not tell the time till I was 18
2024-09-01 02:33:25
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𝙇𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 🌺 :
Didnt know i had dyslexia until 16 because my handwriting is good and teachers never looked into it😳
2024-08-31 09:19:20
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Agadoooo :
In this new era of AI and tech, we dyslexics are about to shine. People might think we just got lucky, but they have no idea the struggles we've overcome.
2024-08-31 10:09:49
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Imo Jeffes :
I’m severely dyslexic and the biggest impact is mental health not my ability to perform well as an adult in the work place.
2024-08-31 09:48:54
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stephaussie_ :
Yup. I was kept back a grade because of it. In 2000 I was diagnosed with specific learning disability in reading (later dyslexia) and adhd. Which is uncommon to be diagnosed as a girl then. Now an R.D
2024-08-31 09:34:43
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sw1bvc :
I failed math like 4 years since I have dyslexica
2024-09-07 08:35:25
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smash228 :
got into reading late in the game due to this. I'm still pretty bad at spelling and will look up how to spell things if spellcheck can't figure it out. but I read like crazy even if its slower!
2025-01-28 03:32:05
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merpderp36 :
We had one severely dyslexic girl in my primary school class, she may have been the nicest person in the entire class, but the teachers always kinda acted like her not being able to keep up with the -
2024-08-31 10:35:29
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dreamdeliriously :
I had undiagnosed dyslexia and it caused me so much trouble - I thought I was lazy and dumb but no I was just a different kind of learner. I memorize I don’t learn
2024-08-31 19:24:33
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chloe228011 :
I was called dumb n stupid by teachers for years cos I wasn't a troubled kid I got put 2 the side. I demanded a test in college at 18 years old finally got diagnosed.
2024-08-31 20:38:35
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Jessica Parks :
I’m so glad I’m not the only one, feel like I was on my own
2024-08-31 09:06:28
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Laura 🇬🇧 :
This is how I felt at school and it got worse at work 😩
2024-08-31 10:00:25
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GlamDollldn :
Literally how I’ve felt as a kid and still feel and I feel like it dose have a big effect on me because working is so hard😭
2024-08-31 08:58:55
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Amy Louise Jackman :
I remember a teacher at college was like what’s wrong with you , she could grasp that I can’t process information like other people
2024-08-31 12:49:40
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Lana :
I'm 28 and I still remember punished for not remembering an Acronym. I was told I didn't try hard enough or pay attention. My teachers would ask why is it taking you so long to copy this work.
2024-08-31 15:40:26
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Juanita Sanmiguel :
I still feel that and I am 35 ❤️
2024-08-31 09:34:40
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<3 Ruby <3 :
I have failed my exams apart from English and science because I got diagnosed with dyslexia a week before my first exam in year 10 with no help at all and then they expected me to do my gcses with
2024-09-02 15:11:53
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✨ 𝒮𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒽 ✨ :
I’ve tried to be tested as an adult and have been told it costs 100s of pounds and I can’t afford to pay that. Which is frustrating as it affects my personal and work life.
2024-08-31 17:53:24
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jegoodwill :
I was 11yrs old when I was diagnosed with Dyslexia in 1980’s it wasn’t believed. I don’t think people understand it’s genetic & they think it’s a disability really. My IQ test says 59-for reading
2024-08-31 13:33:38
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Matt 🏴 :
I can't believe in this day and age there are so many children Sill not getting their support that they need from schools when it comes to things like dyslexia.
2024-08-31 17:35:14
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Craig :
I don't take some types of job because of my dyslexia
2024-08-31 10:49:29
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