Dyslexic

“If children meet failure and frustration, they learn that they are inferior to others, and that their effort makes very little difference. Instead of feeling powerful and productive, they learn that their environment controls them. They feel powerless and incompetent.”

Some people can look at my writing and know I am dyslexic (I even spelt it wrong the first time I typed it then), which is good for them but for me I really struggle to find the mistakes. It is starting to feel like a bigger problem in my life.

In Primary and Secondary School it wasn't known I was dyslexic, I just wasn't the smart or even average kid in the class. I have very supportive friends and family and I got through with their help. Finally diagnosed in College, with the professional help and support I felt I began to learn.

Even though the College discouraged me from applying to Universities I did this in my own time, unlike everyone else who had help in classes. I went to Bath Spa University and I graduated with a 2:1, I am now about to start my dissertation which is apart of my Masters at the University of Bath.

I have never really understood it and over time have learnt to cope. Throughout my Masters I have spent a lot of time trying to educate myself about how to write better and not like a dyslexic, for my dissertation I am trying even harder and seeking more help. Through this my boyfriend sent me an article explaining aspects of dyslexia and it feels like it is finally being explained in plain English.

The article describes it almost perfectly (the use of she would have been appreciated), and has really hit home for me and I wanted to share the article and the impact on me.

**Whilst I fully acknowledge that there are worst things I could suffer from, it is something I have never understood and always hated for how it makes me feel stupid and having no way to explain myself.