I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia in college and more recently adhd. I was an English major at the time, my Italian professor requested the testing- I literally could not DO a foreign language and he knew that I was academically successful in all of my other classes.
They think the dyslexia flew under the radar because I taught myself how to read when I was given beginning phonics instruction- so my brain wasn’t “formed” by the system I figured out how to make all of it work for me.
The dyscalculia was interesting, but I was in Calculus 2 so beyond having extra time for tests- there wasn’t much to do. I will say that going through the new school curriculum with my kid (I was ‘80’s) has been interesting.
I love going through her curriculum with her because it is a great way to take the “squirrelly” way I had to do stuff in my head, actually do it correctly- on paper, without being punished- and learn new ways to see and track the numbers.
I probably only got as far as I did because I have a photographic memory and am a hypervisualizer. But I think about how many signs they had to have missed and what could be doing if I would have just been given better supports growing up.
I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia in college and more recently adhd. I was an English major at the time, my Italian professor requested the testing- I literally could not DO a foreign language and he knew that I was academically successful in all of my other classes.
They think the dyslexia flew under the radar because I taught myself how to read when I was given beginning phonics instruction- so my brain wasn’t “formed” by the system I figured out how to make all of it work for me.
The dyscalculia was interesting, but I was in Calculus 2 so beyond having extra time for tests- there wasn’t much to do. I will say that going through the new school curriculum with my kid (I was ‘80’s) has been interesting.
I love going through her curriculum with her because it is a great way to take the “squirrelly” way I had to do stuff in my head, actually do it correctly- on paper, without being punished- and learn new ways to see and track the numbers.
I probably only got as far as I did because I have a photographic memory and am a hypervisualizer. But I think about how many signs they had to have missed and what could be doing if I would have just been given better supports growing up.
Thanks so much for sharing, it was really great to read your story.
Thanks so much for sharing this. I really benefit from understanding your lived experience and you write so well about it
Thanks so much, glad we have connected
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