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Subject: Re: Depression and Dyslexia Author: Doreen Chappell [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 00:14:48 10/04/10 Mon In reply to: Joan 's message, "Depression and Dyslexia" on 19:34:47 03/03/10 Wed I am a teacher of adults with dyslexia, within Skills for Life programmes and have worked with people with dyslexia for over 30 years, from primary to HE. I also have relatives with dyslexia. I do not have dyslexia, but have had depression. Many learners I have worked with, at various levels of ability and achievement, have had depression and other mental health issues. I do think that undiagnosed and un recognised/understood dyslexia can lead to a depreciation in mental health. The noticeable improvements that people with dyslexia make in well being when recognised, supported and listened to are worth measuring. I also feel that when I had depression, I shared some of the feelings that affect people with dyslexia - the shame and feeling of being misunderstood which many of my learners report, for example. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Depression and Dyslexia Author: steven [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:28:52 11/11/10 Thu Of course there is a correlation. If you find life difficult for whatever reason, it will get you down and hence more likely to slip into depression. Trick is to realise the reason for it and come to terms with it. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Depression and Dyslexia Author: Robert (sad and lost) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:36:58 04/12/11 Tue my wife diagnosed with schizophrenia,paranoia and depression. MY daughter to young...seen to much, was involved in much she did not understand/ later in life found to be 95% dylexic struggles with low self esteem anxiety depression, afraid to be alone afraid to go out, does she get followed, attacked or lost. Verbal and physical abuse from a boy,who later died/ my daughter thinks god has left her blames herself /sees visions of him in her room/ night mares panic attacks/ thoughts of self harming death wishes she was questions her sexuality/ A psychiatrist says she is not psychotic but a docter only prescribes anti-depressants/ only scraping the surfase/ so where is the help [ Post a Reply to This Message ]