I am a 19 year old freshman at college .I
have had problems all through middle
school and high school. My parents just
thought that I didn't try hard enough. I
am a very good reader and somewhat good
speller. But I have some things about me
that I cannot explain. In my head I know
exactly what I want to say but I cannot
complete a sentence, its like I can't find
the correct word even though it ends up
being a simple word. I just found out
that I had a speech problem when I was
little, I couldn't pronouce certain
letters and my mom had to teach me to talk
but I still have problems saying certain
words. My speaking skills are not very
good, I know what to say but I can't say
it. I have read some things about telling
time and I had problems with that I still
do. It takes me more time to read a
regular clock, I have to count to be able
to know what time it is. I can only
really read digital clocks very quickly.
Even though I am a good reader, I
sometimes have to read the same sentence
over and over until I fully comprehend it.
I don't know what this problem is but I
don't know what else to do. What advice
to would you give me?
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kdknwoody
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Rhode Island
Posted: 03-13-07 19:45pm
I am not a professional on this by any
means. I have a son who is dyslexic and
have spent time in the school systems.
It doesn't really sound like dyslexia.
Dyslexia has trouble with letters and time
space issues. Like "We did that Tomorrow"
or "We are going there yesterday". You
may have a processing issue. If your
issue is with numbers you may be
dysgraphic. About the analog clock. Many
younger people have trouble with that
because it really isn't taught in schools.
Most clocks are now digital. Similar to
Roman Numerals...not really taught any
longer.
You can check with your Doctor. They may
be able to suggest testing at a
neurologist or neuropsychologist.
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mcdun13
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chico, CA
Maybe Posted: 03-14-07 16:46pm
ncjumpshot,
You and me have lived similar lives.
I am a 22 year old college student (male).
In the 11th grade I went into a pretty bad
depression for about 6 months. I didn't
really know why. I wanted to be like
everyone else, but I was different. I
ended up going to an independent study to
finish up 11th grade. Like you, I never
really studied and somehow passed. I ended
up going back to a public school to finish
up highschool, but I still hated it.
In my freshman year of college, I took 15
units and dropped them all because I was
too overwhelmed. I still had the urge to
go to school so I went back and finished
junior college and went to a university
(where I am now.) My first semester was
not going as smooth as planned, so I went
to the doctor and he said I have ADHD
because pretty much my thoughts were real
"random" and it was hard for me to have
relationships with people. So I found out
that a lot of people with ADHD get
depressed and so everything seemed a lot
clearer, except school was still hard for
me.
I ended up studying abroad for a year and
still having problems with school. So here
I am now, my first semester back. I'm
pretty sure I'm failing most of my
classes, but I am involved in other
activities which capture my interest much
more. So, what it all comes down to is in
within the past week I've read some things
about being dyslexic and it kind of
sounded like me. I didn't like school, it
always took me longer to take tests and
read in-class assignments. And I never
knew why because I was considered
intelligent at a young age. I still do
consider myself intelligent, just not
really in the classroom.
What I'm going to do now is go get tested
officially.
So what I'm trying to say is:
-go get tested
-you might have some form of ADD
You seem like a wise man. Keep me posted
on what happens, as I will do for you. If
you have any questions, please ask.
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