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Subject: I think I might have Dyslexia.

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MJ

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Date Posted: 11:58:55 04/17/12 Tue

Hi. I am a university student in my 4th year. I never really knew what dyslexia was until I saw something about it on a tv show. I have always got good grades, but I have a major problem with spelling and reading. I have trouble reading aloud and giving like presentations and stuff. I have trouble saying whats in my head.

I also have trouble just reading to myself. I just can't read anything longer than a few sentences without just... idk not absorbing it. I have no reading comprehension I guess is how I should put it. As hard as it is to believe I made it this far in school without ever really reading much of anything. I mostly did math/physics so I just did practice problems to study and I did well on the tests.

I also am a terrible speller. I have spellcheck on my mac for everything and I need it. For example words with like i,l.e,y in them I just can't seem to spell ever. Like "availability" or words like that. And I can NEVER spell people's names right.

I always complained about this to my parents, but they just didn't take it seriously and thought I was just lazy when it comes to reading or that I didn't like it. But reading is genuinely difficult for me.

But now my lack of reading ability is really becoming a problem in school and I don't know what to do about it. In higher level classes I am supposed to read all these papers and stuff, but I just can't. Do I just need to read more for practice? Or could I have dyslexia? I have no idea who to talk to or what to do about this. Does anyone have any advice?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: I think I might have Dyslexia.	Mel	00:10:52 09/02/12 Sun
Re: I think I might have Dyslexia. -- Maurice, 18:29:10 10/21/12 Sun
Re: I think I might have Dyslexia.	Richard McDoanld	15:00:48 12/15/12 Sat

Re: I think I might have Dyslexia.	mike jackson	04:56:14 12/30/12 Sun