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I have listened to the discussion with great interest. As someone with dyslexia I spent most of my formative years in education being told how ‘stupid’ I was as well as trying to make me right handed instead of left. Most of the time I don’t even tell people as it’s easier that having to explain to blank faces or getting the sympathetic nods.

There are so many different effects as the dyslexia spectrum is huge & what affects or helps one person may not suit another, I am ok with words but have great difficulty with number recognition (Dyscalculia) which was a bit of a nightmare working out drug calculations (I worked in ITU for 5 years!) as well as being ‘bad’ at maths it also affects things like map reading and perception ‘Tom Tom’ has literally changed my life.

At no point have I ever & would I ever consider myself to have a ‘medical condition’ or be ‘disabled’ I have learnt to adapt as we all do – no one is 100% perfect.

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Amanda Savage BSc(Hons); Sp Prac OH; RGN; DON; NEBOSH

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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] dyslexia

Sharon

Definitely a medical condition. In fact, a brain scan can reveal a dyslexic brain. Although the popular perception is that a dyslexic is in some way stupid, in fact statistically they tend to be above average intelligence. It is just that they perceive things in a different way to the rest of us. Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci were both dyslexic.

Both our daughters are dyslexic, but their dyslexia is very different and shows itself in many different ways. This is one of the problems that we have. Each dyslexic will need to have their particular problems assessed and the appropriate teaching method introduced. Our general education system is not very good at doing this, which is why so many dyslexics have difficulties and develop behavioural problems. I seem to remember a study done some time ago that showed that a high percentage of the prison population are dyslexic. Intelligent, frequently rejected by society, and unable to cope with normal life, what to they turn to?

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