What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2013
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Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same. This difficulty in processing language exists along a spectrum -- one that doesn't necessarily fit with labels like "normal" and "defective." Kelli Sandman-Hurley urges us to think again about dyslexic brain function and to celebrate the neurodiversity of the human brain.
Lesson by Kelli Sandman-Hurley, animation by Marc Christoforidis.
"frend" seems much better then "friend"
Fren is better
Lol yeah our ancestors already made it harder by unnecessarily complicating a lot of words...😂😂😂... Good point man
I always read it as freed
Because it ends, I know.
Agreed mate spent 16 years thinking does was spelled dose and get bullied about it by my younger brother for years now.
2:00 I told my dad I have dyslexia, and he was like, “You’re joking right.” When I explained to him how I know I have it, he was saying “That’s normal when you’re reading to have those issues.” I didn’t say but I was thinking, “So my Dad probably has dyslexia and never knew.”
Zukarin Kiku i think you should probably tell your dad that. Hope you are able to recieve support for your dyslexia 👍
Yeah my dad was dismissive when I told him I'm dyslexic. He just said "no you're not"
FinJproductions gosh :(( Why parents just hardly accept that their children have issues, making it a bigger issue? Did you do something about it yet though?
@@sulorangepaper4721 well I'm in university/college now but I don't really talk to him anymore
Don't believe everything on the internet
as a person with dyslexia its hard to keep up with school, lots of homework teachers set an amount of time it should take, though I find myself taking the double the amount of time
literally the definition of, "teachers never fail only you do" I sorry about that. You should try asking for help and maybe find ways to train your mind, like videos.
@@lizmanjarini1864 do u have dyslexia
I don’t have any of the “dys” problems but I’m the exact same. When teachers set an assigned time for each subject for homework I’m always like wtf how can u expect me to do smt like that
I’m the same and I feel like reading things out loud helps me read it and understand it a bit more fluidly.
I'm a lot the same, so if possible I get digital text books and use text to speech programs. I train my brain and practice reading on my own time.
I'm in college and doing well, so trust me, once you find your best way of doing it, it gets a little easier!
Totally hate my dyslexia especially as a kid. Now older in life reading has became one of my favorite hobbies. Yes it takes me a little longer then normal and also requires a few rereads.
Me too. So many kids harassed me because of dyslexia and to the point where I gave up. My closet friend and family wouldn't let that happen - and now reading is one the best things.
I feel like I'm getting better 😊 I mostly struggle writing in my second language now. But it's just because i work hard... I probably spend way more time reading compared to mye piers
I hated it as kid, more because I was misunderstood and unsupported, I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t keep up and was told it wasn’t real thing until I went to secondary school, and was diagnosed…..but now as at 46, tech helps me spell so that ok and still not read a book also ok, but love the creative side (right side brain) it gives me….it’s no longer a disability, and super power of an ability…..you can’t change it so learn to love it, it’s amazing :)))
I love to read now to cause it was something I worked towards doing and now I feel good doing it ... ps still slow though
i read really slowly, even slower than people talk, but i thought it was because of my autism rather than dyslexia, even though both run in my family. (my moms mom has dyslexia and both of my parents are somewhere on the autistic spectrum). I do also reread whole pages often since I skip whole paragraphs seeing capital letters at the end of the page after just starting a page and then going back to read it all while having it spiled though. Very annoying.
I asked my friend what is dyslexia and this shows up in my recommendation
FBI AGENT LEAVE ME ALONE
Yea sometimes Google listens us
Sweet Lollipop more like every time
😂😂😂
Omg happens to me everytime. Pretty sure this is not just coincidence
Something similar happened with me..
I was going through some kipup, and handstand tutorials and then I practiced those for a while. I felt some pain in my wrists but it was fine after a while. And then what I see after a few hours is a video named 'How to strengthen your wrists' in my recommendations.
AI is smart enough to understand that a person feels wrists pains after going through all those exercises.
My mom is dyslexic but now she’s an Author, very proud.
that's really cool!
Epic
That’s great!
Seriously impressive
Wow
I have Dyscalculia, which is like Dyslexia but with math. It was super hard to figure out what was wrong because I’m a freakishly strong reader and writer. All of my teachers were like, “She’s way too gifted to have a learning disability! Yeah, she gets tripped up on math problems sometimes, but she always figures it out.” “Figuring it out” would take 2 hours. There’s a lot less representation of Dyscalculia in the media than there is Dyslexia, and I never had anyone I could relate to or help me with what I was experiencing. When I finally got the word for what was going on inside of my head, it was such a relief. That was definitely not the end of the road and never will be, but I’m proud to say I’m figuring out how to live with it and myself.
I agree !!! I'm the exact same as you !! I have a high reading speed, and I'm great with English, but math is where I struggle, because of Dyscalculia. Also, you're right about the fact that there's hardly any rep for us Dyscalculics out there. Dyslexia gets wayy more rep compared to Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and Dyspraxia, which is sooo unfair.
Oh my gosh! i'd never heard of this until today! Your post makes me want to learn more about it! And I shall! Thank you for sharing!
I have dyscalculia and I have dyslexia so it was hard for me at a young age but I went to tutoring for my reading and my writing and know I love to read I am still horrible at math can’t memorize my times table is a pain
yeah same with one of my student. it really becomes hard to teach her ans she is so young. I find about this when I saw her she have to count even 2+2 on fingers but yeah she have to practice more comparatively.
I used to watch Andi Mack as a kid and there was this guy who had Dyscalculia. There was a guy who said he had math Dyscalculia, but originally, Buffy (a girl in the show) thought he had dyslexia.
I have dyslexia and at first I was sceptical of this video, for far too many people either get it really wrong or sell in a way that makes others think we’re incapable of even speaking! I myself have struggled with reading in the past but I was given the right tools for learning how to cope with it. Today I am ahead in English and spelling by two years and am getting better at reading every day. Thanks for reading this comment, I wish you a spectacular day!
I don't have dyslexia but I'm just curious what tools were you given? Did you go to a specialized school or anything?
@@djdb1214 When I was very young (around the age of 4-6 years old) I went to a after school program about twice a week that taught me how to cope and improve with my difficulties, which helped me quite a lot because I was young. Then I moved countries and had to learn another language, for six months I went to a program for foreign children (however this was for everybody not just kids with dyslexia). I only stayed in year one for 6 months after that because I needed to move on to year two. For the rest I was just given supportive parents who read with my everyday until I eventually read to them books that are at least 2-3 years above my year level. sorry if this was too long of an explanation but I hoped it helped 😁
@@fliksn I can also read lol, dyslexia is different for everyone
@@fliksnhey, if you really don't think you have dyslexia then you should say ig, but it depends on the person 🤷♂️
@@fliksn the symptoms and how they affect different people depends, so one person with dyslexia might not be able not read, while another could but with difficulty. it affects different people in different ways 🤷♂️
I have dyslexia and keyboard words recommendation is really helpful to me, thank god for technology
Celestia S yes it is
Same
I also have dyslexia and yeah thank god technology
Glad I'm not alone 😔♥️ same
i dont know if this has to do with my dyslexia but learning to type fast was a struggle for me (sorry for giving you this notification.. im 7 months late but this vid was in my recommended)
As a person with dyslexia, learning other languages has actually helped significantly
Really? Thanks for sharing, i will try it
That is really interesting! I’m also dyslexic and I cannot learn other languages to save my life. A few words but language classes were beyond difficult. I can retain information Best my listening. I love hearing how others figured out their brains. I’m so excited and happy for you!
For me words don’t move in Chinese, but move in English it’s weird
it helped me. Ever since I started learning French, it helped me read better in English(1st language)
bro I would stop just doint that because I'm b8ctj lazy af
I'm happy that a teacher in 3rd grade saw my dyslexia and put me in an extra class that was very helpful and after that English language arts was my favorite subject
you were lucky i went through school with no help i only start to improve during trade training
“Every Child is Special” is highly recommended if you want to watch a movie about dyslexia. The movie is just so special and it talks about the experiences of a child with dyslexia. I’ve watched it several times, definitely never disappoints me. 💕
I watched that
Do you know where can I watch it? I can't find it anywhere.
thanks for recommending
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People who're saying dyslexia not just about reading!
Dyslexia : difficulty in reading.
Dysgraphia : difficulty in writing.
Dyscalculia : difficulty in maths.
I'm a mix of the first 2
Im all fore
Dsylexia has more that dificulty in reading
All of those fall under the banner of dyslexia. Most people who have dyslexia also have one or more of the others.
@@Kaemea Technically, no. Dyslexia and dysgraphia do not necessarily come together, while dyscalculia is one having difficulties with math (and while it is a language, it employs different skills). While dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia may occur in conjunction with one another, it is just as common for them to occur separately. They all fall under "specific learning disability" as separate difficulties.
I’m really dyslexic, but I’ve learned that when it comes to reading Shakespeare I’m not worse than anyone else. I think that’s why I love his work for some reason, everyone sucks are reading it, so I don’t feel alone.
Same! My English class just finished reading Romeo and Juliet recently and I wasn't the only one having trouble reading
I’m dyslexic too
That’s awesome that you found a comfort spot!
@@boop_beep_sheep4876 yeah the 16th century english is super confusing
Reading Shakespeare was hard. It felt like all the time I had to decode a puzzle to understand anything . I love that you loved it for that cause that’s very true.
My dyslexia is probably of the milder sort. I could read fast enough, even faster than most, I just did not know what the words I read "sounded like". My teacher kept saying, "sound it out." My reaction was "sound what out." Spelling was the worst. Since I could not "recognize" sounds, I couldn't spell by putting sounds/syllables together. My solution was to memorize every word as it were a logographic Chinese character. This problem did not stop me from learning three languages, though. So, if you have this problem, stick to it and find your own solution.
I have mild dislexia but I’m going through educational therapy, and we’re working on all the things he said in this video. I want to eventually become a therapist, because it’s amazing to see the progress that you really can make!
How does mild dyslexia work though? I don’t remember if I had trouble with letters or words as a child but rarely I would see a word and read it as something else
I have dyslexia and my boyfriend always notices when im having trouble spelling or even reading and he helps me thank God for him
your Sooo Lucky I got no one except Google and I don’t wanna use voice search in front of people
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@joshnewton487 same here
Sure u broke up with him
My name is Bella Thorne, and this is the story of the time I found out I had dyslexia. I remember when I started first grade. Right away, it was awful because I couldn't read as well as the other kids. My brain mixed up letters like b and d and m and w. Dyslexia is different for EVERYONE who has it. For me, it just made it harder to read or write. I started working really hard on how to read better. My family helped me by making me read everything from menus, to cereal boxes, to road signs. Today, I read a year above my grade level. And I learned to face my problems, not run away from them. Dyslexia makes things hard for me but, not impossible. You just watched a TTI, on Disney Channel
This is exactly how I found out what dyslexia is
If I told you about my reading in first or second grade you would think I have dyslexia even though I was just a HORRIBLE reader
Sophie Foster Fan Club my teacher is just that I didn’t like read and I got diagnosed in like grade I know my teachers from grade one to grade it that I didn’t want to read
blackvelvet that’s actually not funny
blackvelvet I don’t understand the joke in that,
Is it that she has dyslexia? Because if it is, you’re probably a 9 year old geek who finds “farts,” funny.
I have dyslexia but it doesn’t effect my reading as mush as my writing. I still get my d’s and g’s and p’s mixed up! I don’t even know how many times I have written haddy or haggy birthday on a card.
I'm dyslexic and still have trouble reading and writing, but was given a lot of help when I was younger which helped me become the avid reader I am today. Fun fact: I read my first "chapter book" (still a kids book, but without pictures) when I was 12!
It affects your ability to do math as well. It's not just languages.
Math is essentially a language, so yeah.
I’m bad at maths but do well in English
That comes under dyscalculia. Dyslexia effects many areas beyond reading, writing and spelling. For me, memory issues are the biggest pain.
Jamilla Ananua Yeah I have mild Dyslexia and mild Asperger’s syndrome. But the thing is I was also having little issues with sciences and maths as well from when I was little, although I met real good teacher who taught me well so this did not become an issue for a while. Once I left his school and progressed into highschool maths and science (especially chemistry and physics) started to be real difficulty for years far beyond than what my dyslexia was causing me for English I thought Dyslexia is language effecting disability and even doubted myself of having Discalculia. But now knowing Dyslexia can affect numerical aspect it helps me understand about issues I had in past.
@@yipgundam same. People like us get lost in the steps and get turned around especially with algebra.
I'm dyslexic, when asked to remove the "c" in "cat" I couldn't figure out the request so removed the C and thought the new word was "cot"
... that's not even a little correct.
I have it to and I thought. CT
@@natalieeastes6919 haha me too
I am not, but I’ve got mixed expressive and receptive language disorder.
Sometimes I read the questions in my work wrong, and then I do it wrong too.
I mean I do read the question more than once, but... I am not dyslexic, just.. it is annoying..
Im not dyslexic, but still remember vividly a scrabble game with my dad as a tween. I had played 'word', and in a later round he added an S to it. Several rounds passed as i went over and over it in my head but i could not translate it, finally said out loud...'s-werd'?!?!?! (I couldn't take away the 'werd' sound to remake sword ⚔)
Lol, I thought ca
It took me years of writing thank you cards for birthdays to remember how to spell “party” correctly, and still now I get worried when I need to write important things in pen cause I mess things up a lot. I think I have dyslexia more in writing than reading, as I do often mix up “me” “be” and “we” especially while typing. I’ve also been horrible at spelling tests ever since I was little and I still don’t know how to spell some words that I probably should know. This video gave me a good insight into what my brain probably is and taught me a bit more about dyslexia too!
@Chloe Wainwright dude I hated that I didn’t know how to spell chocolate right and sometimes I still get it wrong but I have to remember that it’s coco with an h and then late, helps a little for me lol
For the amount of times I end up having to spell it, I can never figure out conftable? Not even autocorrect is helping me haha. Chocolate was definitely an experience to learn
My friends has dyslexia, but now she’s an amazing artist and writer. ❤️
I have a mild one. Decided to give up back then when i was 15.
But now I'm 19 and an I.T student and will graduate next year.😆
does dyslexia affect how you read other languages too?
@@boxbird5723 well yes. It's just the same when an english person is suffering from it when it comes to dialects. In japan we got 3. Though, Hiragana, katakana, ang kanji.
Congrats! :D
It's nice to know that you're doing better now!
I think I have dyslexia... what should I do?
Go to your doctor and ask about it. They usually know experts to test it
I have dyslexia and I have a degree in economics it wasn’t easy but tell me people what is easy in life? All I can say is never give up. ✌️
I give up 😭
@@penelopechavez2687 lmao same
That ship already sunk sır.
@@cemoguz2786 Then get on the other ship then.
Yeah never give up.
I appreciate you mentioning there are different levels of dyslexia! and that it’s different from each individual:)
My father passed down his mild dyslexia to me, but I never told anyone. I started to read more and learn other languages and that has helped quite a bit. I still mess up sometimes but it’s less often as it it used to be.
I have dyslexia and I don't know if this happens to anyone else but when I see a word I look at the first couple letters and my brain just guesses what the word is and most of the time it guesses wrong I hate when I'm asked to read in class. SO TEACHER WHO SEES THIS DONT CALL ON ME IF U KNOWMI HAVE TROUBLE READING MAKING ME READ DOESN'T IMPROVE MY READ SKILLS IT JUST MAKES ME NEVER WANT TO READ AGAIN AND DIE IN A CORNERSO STOP!
All the spelling errors 😂
OMG IKR SAMMEW
I feel you 100%
yeah me too so annoying 😣
I can so relate.
I've had it since I was a kid, but once I finally learned to read, I shot ahead of everyone in my class. The bullying I went through because of it lead me to desperately seek out the worlds in books, where I was safe.
+Madi Zehring I'm sorry that people can be so cruel.
Happened to me too, I spent a semester with a tutor to help me learn to read fluently. I could never remember his name. But after a month I was able to be on par with other kids my age, and after a year I was out reading most people.
me to
You are exactly like me
That's the story of my life, i am now top of my class in reading but i still get some people bullying me for it, i think that's made me stronger though
Me with dyslexia and not speaking English as my first language, I actually learnt spelling Friends by separating the letters; Fri-ends. I did this with a lot of English word's, which has helped me through my life.
I truly feel bad for anyone with dyslexia. Don’t feel lesser than anyone. You are normal!
That makes me feel better when I see people like you. Thank you for understanding,as I have dyslexia. :)
I have dyslexia and ADHD oh god
If you were in the Percy Jackson book's you would be a halfblood
pure potato ayyy lol cool
demigod?
zoe smith I guess so
You're lying
Ive had dyslexia but ive grown out of it somehow. I still read slower than others but not so slow that i am left behind and get frustrated with myself. But when it comes to reading out loud... OH BOY-
You never grow out of dyslexia because it's how your brain is wired. I'm really glad that your reading has improved to the point you don't feel left behind anymore though. Practice reading out loud as much as possible and you will get better. A fun way to do this is to read to shelter animals, I don't know if they have that program where you are, because the dog don't care how well you're doing.
I tend to read slow because my brain muddles every single word up then I loose track of where I'm at. I also struggle to read on white paper so kinda why
@@gabrielcait4722 I don't know if you've ever heard of this but there's colored films you can lay over physical books to make it easier to read. When I was in school and had to do a lot of reading I use that, particularly the blue colored one, everyone's different though.
@@KatjeKat86 i do agree with this
Sometimes I had really rough moments where I got done reading a whole page and I forgot everything I just read so I had to reread it. Plus I was a slow reader and they didnt allow us to take the books out of the classroom so I was quizzed on a book that I only read half of.
I knew one boy in school who found it hard to read and write, but was the most skillful footballer among his peers. It was a delight to watch him play.
I was diagnosed when I was 10 and my school systems where kind enough to allow me extra time for my exams and tests all the way through university where I got a bachelor's degree in Engineering (although I did take 6 years instead of 4). So it is a pain and everyone around you does seem to move at a much fater pace but it isn't impossible to still do what you want so long as you keep trying
Plot twist: *They are writing the language of gods*
Percy Jackson? 😂
Treu
Yeah I can write god
I-I write god now?-
👀👀
To everyone in the comments who has dyslexia: I formally apologize for the english language.
To those of you whose first language is english and you went through school before spell check: I salute you. You made it through hard mode.
To those of you who chose to learn english as a second language: I wish you luck. Don't worry too much about mistakes, even when people are being judgmental.
Spanish ESL teacher here! English is soooo much fun. Hard to spell but even harder to pronounce. Did you know you have 12 vowel sounds? 12! Us Spaniards have 5, we have to be born again to pronounce your schwa! 🤣. Check this poem if you want to have fun: www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/humor/english-lesson.html
@@carolc2574 I've read that poem before. It's funny. I learned some spanish in school. It actually helps me to remember how to spell english words. So many schwa sounds! But if I learn to pronounce a word using spanish vowel rules, I know exactly which vowels to spell it with.
I suppose the schwa is difficult to learn. It's hard to explain how to position the back of your tongue to form that sound.
I have learned English as a second language. I truly hate the spelling, that's why I also love auto correction. But then I look back at my first language, Dutch, then I don't know which one I hate more. We do actually have lots of spelling rules, but we have just as many exceptions.
I cannot even master my first language which is Mandarin. I only mastered English and basic German.
@@carolc2574 I'm English but have studied Spanish a little and my spelling ability in Spanish convinces me that I would not have Dyslexia if I had been born Spanish.
"What is dyslexia?"
me: "let me check the dictionary"
Also me: "ah ha it means, wordn'ting"
BYE 😭😭
I randomly got this video recommended to me, I used to have really bad dyslexia but I managed to get it down to mild with the help of my teacher. This is a great video to show friends and family that want a better understanding in dyslexia!
I was fortunate to be diagnosed with learning challenges in the early 70’s the including dyslexia and received support... I have been working with special needs for over 25 years.
Why would it be fortunate?
@@crystxlzx6442 hello, the understanding of learning and education were greatly expanding during the time... and I recieved support to assist with overcoming my obsticlas
@@craigmerkey8518 oh thank you for explaining I was really confused XD
yup I too found out I have it in the 70s in 1st grade.
But dyslexia is so much more then just "reading problems", there is also math, visual, movements, speech... And it's because of all this parts that effect people differently we shouldn't generalize this disorder...
For example, I have problem with numbers and long formulas while my sibling has challenges with calligraphy.
We both have dyslexia, but in different ways.
Sophia yeah but maybe this is the main thing
@@shahedraed4610 Yeah, but dyslexia is like I said, much more, there is no main thing because is a very broad concept
Sophia oh
So true
I am generally suffer from math issues
😂
And I challenge myself , I am language student
Brain has lef the chat
@@Joemame Yes! Me too! My Mom once said, before I was dx'd, "I don't understand how someone who reads as much as you do can be so bad at spelling!"
I wish they made it longer and explained more about it like why does it happen and about its treatment and symptoms but anyways nice video as always
When I was little, I watched this tv show and it was about this boy with dyslexia and I always thought that it would have been so hard for him and that his parents were always mad at him. Until last year I found out I had dyslexia and now I still think it’s a nightmare but it’s different to what I thought it was back then
4:10 "to better understand the perspectives of those around us, we should try not only to see the world through their eyes but understand it through their brains."
I had a mild dyslexia (why dyslexias spelling so anti- dyslexic) and it's just irritating when teachers except you to read the whole page in 4-5 mins
And subtitled movies, forget it.
EXACTLY!!!
Rip anime
I know what you’re talking about! That’s really irritating!
Expect* heh I can tell u have dyslexia
P.s I’m not trying to be rude, it’s just cute
Nearly 30 and just finding out I’ve probably had dyslexia… the opening of this video is literally how reading is for me and why I just don’t read. I was never told or even treated as I had it threw school so I just struggled the entire time.😢
I’ve had very severe dyslexia and developed Meares-irlen syndrome, breaking words down into little pieces and learning those has helped a lot and when reading I can usually keep up with the average person now, however I do slip up a lot. My school refused to recognise these issues and it ended up with me being kicked out even tho I was diagnosed with severe dyslexia at around 4 and later meares-irlen syndrome a year later. It held me back a lot in school which lead to not get very good qualifications all because they wouldn’t give me extra help with a problem I couldn’t deal with
Oh I’m sorry about that, that school really sucks. Hope you have a good chance in life x
I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was pretty young, but I only recently found out I have irlen syndrome too. After I thought I had gotten through dyslexia, my irlen syndrome started to bother me a lot more ever since I started high school and started sleeping less. I'm still working out ways to keep it under control (like keeping everything on dark mode) but it's slowly becoming more and more manageable. Even if it seems hard, especially without support, it's still possible to overcome the challenges of learning disabilities for the betterment of your education, yk. Stay hopeful.
When yo found out that Percy Jackson has dyslexia and ADHD
Me : *_I don't need sleep, I need answers_*
Kuripot Si Talim wait really?
I’m more like Percy Jackson than I thought
(I don’t have dyslexia though but something similar to it)
@@coolkcroyale lol i had childhood adhd when i was three
i also came to know about it then
Sameeee !!!!
Yes we need answers
When my best friend first told me she had had dyslexia (keep in mind I was 6) I thought it was a My Little Pony. She was very confused when I asked her if she could show me it.
That is ADORABLE. And it does sound like it should be a pony name.
My dad is/was dyslexic. I saw was because he became an engineer and was very smart when it came to building up cars. It's very difficult to describe because when i was told he suffered from it in school, i was told it was extremely bad, yet when i looked at him, what i was told by the family didn't add up. The reason he improved is because he pushed himself.
I suffer from it as well, but mines more spelling, words etc. I even struggled with my left and right, their, there, where, we're etc. I still don't know which one is which or which to this very day. Sometimes i get targeted by it, but for someone like me, i've lived to ignore it. Bullying for me made it difficult to focus in school, so i never did very well. I also had glue ear which affected my hearing so that also made it difficult. I was kinda lucky to have an afternoon school teacher come to my home, my mum used to pay her to help me catch up so i guess, if it wasn't for her, i could have been in the gutter today if she didn't help me.
I had dyslexia as a kid but no one knew about such disorder back in those times, everyone thought I was a lazy and careless student. I used to have trouble reading, writing, spelling and also calculating. As I reached higher levels at school it was getting hard for me to pass my exams and I failed in one of my exam. Everyone of my age used to make fun of me but my parents never gave up, they didn’t know about dyslexia but helped me read and write with new techniques. They taught me me breakdown words and read them, they made me pronounce syllables and spell them, they helped me in calculations by teaching me practically rather than theoretically. In 3 years of hard work I caught up with my classmates in studies and did even better than some of them in academics.
Today after 15 years of hard work I’m studying Medicines.
All thanks to my parents who never gave up on me.
I have to say that the start of the video with the jumbled sentences may be true for some people with dyslexia but not all. I have more trouble with spelling and punctuation. Things also take longer for me but I still get the same results as anyone else.
I know I felt the same way at the beginning. I started reading late but now I read just fine. My dyslexia basically means auto correct is my best friend. Without it I wouldn't have even had been able to spell dyslexia or friend to write this comment😆
+sarah lamb There are several different types of dyslexia. My daughter is dislexic and I've studied the subject for several years.
+Julie.S There are several different types of dyslexia. My daughter is dislexic and I've studied the subject for several years.
+Gisela QD I know there are.
+sarah lamb I can't tell you how many times I have copy and pasted the word 'dyslexia'. Including this comment aha
"spelling words phonetically like stik for stick or frens for friends"
Me and the boys: ah so they speak in dog english, I see... "Henlo frens"
sup fren i was at mi hos and fund a gyant as spydeer
Thing is: that makes infinitely more sense than the current spelling
wait, so dogs have dyslexia?
@@onecatshortofcrazy146 That whole sentence made perfect since except the way you spelled friend because I always hear the prominent D sound at the end.
@@onecatshortofcrazy146 WHY DID I READ THAT IN A THICK SCOTTISH ACCENT?- 💀💀💀
I have dyslexia, but I kinda learnt to hide it or to make it less obvious, but if you spend time with me, you will noticed it... But I'm also able to detect other people with dyslexia pretty easily. It's also interesting how "strong" it is... For some people only the "writing" part is affected, and the read book after book. For me it is both... I can read, but slower than normal people, for the writing part I learnt to hide it by developing my own technique by basically remembering a picture of every single word in my head... But that also has it limits tho, for example when something is written in capital letters only, I'm struggling...
I clearly remember when I had an panic attack in 1st grade because I couldn't read something on a test... It took me 10 years to even noticed what that actually was...
Once a teacher told me, that it is noticeable that I think different. I learnt to analyze everything, find the logic behind it and than try to use the knowledge...
I guess turn your weaknesses into your strength is the way to go here.
I still wish I would be able to read "normally" and have fun with it... there are so many interesting books/etc. out there... I feel like I'm missing out on so much because of that...
My BFF has dyslexia and I never knew why she had trouble reading even though she is in third grade. Now I understand, and will help her with all of her troubles!
This video made me cry, thank you for fighting the stigma surrounding dyslexia :)
awesome. You have a super power actually, just not one that most traditional teachers understand.
Ik ! I am happy for that ! But I can't help but wish it was the same for Dyscalculia..
Dyscalculia isn't as well known as dyslexia, so yeah...
@@xxnikkixx Yes! I am so sorry for you! I still don't understand why we don't generally learn more about neurodiversity in school!
@@amyw8342 I agree with ya so much !! We should be learning about neurodiversity in school !!!
There are various types of 'Dyslexia'. My little sister has 'dyscalculia', which involves her ability to read and understand numbers. For example, if asked to write the number 3,905, she might write 3,950 or 0539. Her brain doesn't process the difference unless she spends a great deal of time working with someone to understand the numbers correctly. Then I have a minor form of 'dysgraphia', which affects my ability to write. I've been told of my tendency to write p's instead of d's, d's instead of b's, q's instead of g's, and d's instead of g's. As long as I'm not writing in a rush, I can usually spot the mix-ups because the letter combinations don't flow right. But if I'm in a rush...
I never had a problem identifying numbers, I thought. But I was always terrible at math. Then one day I was buying a gift for someone and I looked underneath the item. "14.95 for a bone sculpture? Tis cheap. I'll go for it." Shop owner says, "Forty two" something after tax. I ask to see it again. 41.95. I have the mental debate on if he swapped the sticker, then realize there's no way he could have. I had looked at it at least 2 times before this. To this day, I'm still confused at it.
On the other hand, while I couldn't read for years, once shown how to, the special-needs lady said I had an incredible learning rate like she'd never seen before. I'm not entirely sure how I transitioned from "can't read anything" to "can read everything", but the starting sentence shown that said "is this frustrating? difficult?" was entirely readable as English to me without a second's pause.
I have been and still suffering from dyslexia, Yet i have manage to increase my reading and spelling. I still have trouble breaking down some words and spelling. I never finished school and the thought of trying again gets me into a full panic. If anyone else is suffering just know with time you will be able to cope. I support my wife and child and I know with effort anything is possible!
Stay positive!
Dyslexia makes my life very difficult. I had to stop going to university because I couldn’t keep up in only taking one class sometimes and it was discouraging that I wasn’t doing as well as I was trying. My dad has Dyslexia too, but his is not as bad. It’s so frustrating when you know you are Smart, but can’t get what you want. I just want to let people know you are perfect and no one can tell you that you can’t try anything because you can
I was so scared when I started college, but my school has great disability services and a lot of the teachers send recordings of Zoom lectures and images of their own notes to go with. That and PDF books with text to speech apps are life savers.
I get accommodations like double the time, note taking, assignment extensions, lecture recordings, and more if I don’t get these services I don’t think I’ll go to school myself.
I’m a junior now at UC school
Yes, schools have accommodations but they don’t always work for everyone. Have to read six or more articles in a short period of time can be difficult even with assistance of technology.
Not only letters apply! It took me about 4 years to remember how I was supposed to draw a "5"
It took me a few months for me to draw an 8!
+MoPro Uploads My e's turn into 6's in my head, lol.
That's called dyscalculia. I have it and its a pain in the ass. Reading analog clocks and counting money takes me for freaking ever.
I had this problem too. So annoying!
rosieposie2222 and then when you're counting money and all the people behind you in line and the cashier are just staring at you while you struggle with just a few bucks and coins. OH my god. Dyscalculia and an anxiety disorder its not a good mix.
As a dyslexic - thank you! While there are worse things in life than being dyslexic it is tough at times. Not being able to comprehend written instructions quickly or the sense of a sentence in some cases makes us look like idiots sometimes as well as our struggles to write clearly. But we press on. Solidarity with all dyslexic out there and those wonderful tutors who help us!
lol i was diagnosed with dyslexia when i was about ten, and i remember crying before my test bc i didnt want to take cause i felt so sick of constantly being alienated by ppl around me.
3:53 one problem of corse is that sometimes when you improve people think your just completely normal and that can be frustrating. like yeah I dont struggle to read and my writing aint backwards but it still takes me a while more then others :/
This runs in my family. My mom, sister, dad and grandpa all have it in some form. My family are avid readers and I was surrounded by books as a kid. I tried so hard to read them but I could never finish them or fully comprehend what I was reading. It was so much work. One day in my 30’s I decided to stop trying. After trying to finish a book for over a year and a half that I was reading, I quit. Never reading another book, no more book clubs with my mom and sister. I finally understood I was bad at it and needed to learn how to say no to it. However, in that extra time, I took up painting and realized I’m really freaking good at it. I should’ve been doing that my whole life! I’m a graphic designer who never thought I could draw but I was wrong. The funny thing is I’ve always been amazing at English and spelling; moved up levels in school and finished high in my English classes. My dyslexia is about processing written information, and speaking it. I can think a million miles ahead of someone’s next sentence but I have trouble articulating things verbally as fast as I can think. I’ve learned to just speak slower and I’ve realized it still sounds natural to the listener even though to me it sounds incredibly slow. I’m not sure if this helps anyone but once you realize what this is, it changes a lot about how you think about things. It’s huge!
I know someone with extreme litrecy dyslexia and now she is a litercy teacher
Lottee Willow literacy**
My teacher is also dyslexic but she teaches grammar 😄
I've had a few English teachers with dyslexia. I guess that since they teach us how to cope with the language, breaking it down so it's easier to learn. Makes dyslexics ideal for teaching it.
My pdhpe teacher has it and whenever she mis spells a word she looks at me and goes see its ok to struggle (I have dyslexia btw)
I have diagnosed with a mild form of dyslexia, which explains a lot. However, I have no trouble picking up other languages other than English and their syntaxes. It is just my dedication that holds me back from expanding my languages. I spoke Mandarin Chinese for the first 2-3 years of my life and then spoke English as my first language from then on. 17 years later I am still having problems with English grammar and punctuation and it drives me mad sometimes.
My dyslexia is only mild but it has caused me so many problems. I love to read, no problem with that. Good at reading comprehension in primary school. However, as the years went by and my education focused more on written expression, there has been a drop in comprehension.
It become a large issue in my final years of high school. Went and received my diagnostic of mild dyslexia which has helped in many cases. For instance, I had a reader for my HSC exams. This made it easier for me to understand what the question was and then I could respond to it. It also allowed me to understand why I had so much trouble with spelling. I would switch simple letters around or trying to figure out the correct combination of letters. I spell phonetical…and another thing I could have is dysgraphia where it takes me longer to write stuff down, poor handwriting and written expression.
Anyways off-topic, my experience of having mild dyslexia means that I know I am going to take twice as long to read something as someone who doesn’t especially when it comes to academic papers. 10 pages is the absolute limit for me for that style of writing if I need to retain the information and then express it. Novels have to be hard/print and not on the screen.
I have lowered my exceptions for getting full marks on written expression and finding alternative ways to absorb the information I need. I don’t know if my dyslexia is inherited or not. I have been relying on my mum to help me with my assignments for University since receiving that report and not getting frustrated with her when we have to discuss my essay writing.
This video was great to watch and I am truly inspired by this as a dyslexic person myself thank you for breaking down the barriers for people with dyslexia it means allot !!
When life gives you dyslexia - Well, life gave you dyslexia.
When life gives you poor memory for simple tasks- life gave you uhhhh...ummm, idk.
It’s not that bad, I just forget to have lunch quite often or forget that humans need to sleep. I also just forget some things like tasks etc.
Wow! Just wanna say! I'm dyslexic and this is a Great video. I will show this to my wife and family!
One of the better videos I've seen on this channel, you guys. Great job.
I sustained a head injury at work a few years back. I fell off an automotive lift and the back of my head hit the concrete. Afterward I had trouble reading long words. Anything with more than 4 letters I had to focus really hard on the first 3 letters or even cover up the other letters and basically sound the word out like you are taught in grade school. The effect only last 3-4 days and went away but it’s so crazy because I now fully understand what dyslexia is like first hand.
Growing up with dyslexia was incredibly hard. Nobody ever told me about it or that I could be on the spectrum of dyslexia. I was in many special classes and learned to read in the forth grade. I love this video for the attention and clear explanation on something MANY people struggle with ❤️
Doesn’t Percy Jackson have dyslexia?
No, but he was diagnosed with it
Yes and adhd most demigods do
Yes, all of us Halfbloods do.
Thats why I searched this😂
@@Buzzity hi Annabeth
This is the first time i have seen a piece of media explain what i deal with. Really made me emotional. Thank you.
I have dyslexia and watching this kind of videos is kind of therapeutic and it eases me to know that some of the people I admire have it to. Both my mom and my uncle say to me that its fine to be dyslexic and my uncle especial has a better understanding of such and when I was a kid he used to tell my that it would really help my development I was enrolled into more creative activities such as art and music . now I get to work as a sound engineer with my uncle in church and other events o activities and am a very skilled with drawing cartoons , I love drawing cartoons 😀 . some people call me weird almost always but don't pay attention to there words , I got creative stuff to do I don't have time for boring ideas of me.
Being dyslexic you always get that one person that says “ look at all them Successful people that are dyslexic so it’s no excuse”.. sadly it’s not as simple as that and it’s very Frustrating I dread writing in front of people 😩
i hope it gets better!!!
As with all things, practice and patience.
It's not impossible, just harder. Take a deep breath and remember, you can do it. Don't give up.
Hope it gets better for you.
omg i donnot have dyslexia but when the guy said remove the c from cat i was like "that pronoucnes ca" omfg laffing my ass off im just dumb lol
you just have bad spelling
LoL
same but I tought "ct" lol
leslie huang I think you do have it...........
Beth Love sometimes i always thought so too, it was always a reading comphrension thing for me..
Dyslexia is a natural super power and way of unequally seeing things that I have the honour of having :)
Ty for this lovely video
I’m happy to see a video that actually tells what having dyslexia is like. It’s so much more complex than just mixing up B and D. Also kids with dyslexia can be what’s called Numral dyslexic, and came sometimes have speech problems.
After seeing videos like this, you just realize that you are lucky to be one of those 4 people in the 5.
I think the 1 in 5 is not necessarily true... Only true data can come from the medical professionals.
I am the 1 that has it
Reading can be rough and exhausting sometimes but my ability to imagine and picture things I read makes up for it and all the work I put into learning to read and write has made me more patient and empathetic.
Yea talk behalf of your.
Ever since I was diagnosed with Dyslexia I have never heard a definition that explained it so well!
Thank you ... I love this from the bottom of my heart. I am dyslexic and I have struggle to share the differences. I am sharing this with everyone
Some of my friends and former therapist have dyslexia. This video is helping me to empathise with those types of Neurodiverse people. 🧠❤️
My dyslexia becomes bad when I'm not prepared or nervous...:(
Two of my closest friends have dyslexia. Honestly, they’re the best people in my life💛
Hard time texting with them xD
I was very lucky. Between an excellent elementary school and my own talents, my dyslexia never affected my reading, and I excelled at it, to the point that it was assumed I simply could not have it. I didn't get my diagnosis until college, where I suddenly started to struggle with writing my letters correctly, a problem I had overcome by seccond grade. The reason: I was studying Japanese, and the new letters had disrupted my writing experience. Luckily once I understood the problem it was just a matter of practice, but it did come as a shock.
I found out after the age of 19 that I have dyslexia. ( a cousin told me). It explained so much about why I had a hard time with school. I’m old now 60+ and also bipolar. Now that I’m older these things seem to effect me in a great way again. I did take some college classes but had trouble. I’m more about being a singer, musician but then Covid hit me. Already had allergies with shortness of breath. It’s so hard for me because I love singing. It very hard for me now to sing now. I’m not appreciating people who make bio weapons to hurt people.
I just got diagnosed with dyslexia thank you this helps me understand more
0:31 I've read this on low quality and didn't even noticed that those weren't real words until you said that. Somehow my brain was able to read this. Don't know how.
This was really helpful and has helped me understand the people around me with this disorder better
You know this is so accurate, and it really does show that people (like me) are unique and just need a like more time to get things done, and this showed me how and why I'm creative and, im happy and except it has a gift and not a burden 😌
Now I know.... this was one of my problems back in elementary to now. Whenever copying in blackboard or any other written works.
TED-Ed: 2:20 "Neurodiversity is the idea that because all our brains show differences in structure and function, we shouldn't be so quick to label every deviation from "the norm" as a pathological disorder or dismiss people living with these variations as "defective"."
me: finally someone said it, thank you TED.
I have dyslexia and I always thought that it was fake (for me) because I saw the words normally, and there's this stigma around how people with dyslexia see things. Of course everyone sees things differently, but I always thought I was faking cause I couldn't relate to the pictures and simulations of what it looks like.
Then again, I got it diagnosed and treated early on, so I got help for it earlier. After about a year I seemed to have made enough progress for them to think I was fine to continue without the help, but I still struggled, and continue to, at certain points.
This video is 8 years old but still tackles the subject of neurodiversity so well! Yes we all function differently and that doesn’t mean some are automatically defective! It is stressful to live in a neurotypical world and that does make neurodivergent people somewhat disabled in certain situations but that doesn’t make us less human. (The video says it better than me.) It just makes me happy to see such an “old” video talk about neurodivercety in such a modern way. The idea is probably old but it’s only in the resent years I feel like it has entered the public awareness
I don't have that much trouble reading, but my directions are extremely messed up, in the spot I can't tell left between right or East between West. Or sometimes I have a really hard time comprehending what someone says or writes.
I learnt left from right because on my left arm I have a mole
Jack Hibner thank you I am not alone, thank you.
Me too and I have to look at my right arm every single time to tell if it's left or right
Jack Hibner omg i have a time hard trying to make out a map I need like 10 minutes especially at work
Same I keep questioning my friends but they don’t know either
I have Dyslexia and a very short attention spam and i hate it. can never do anything right.
+Ash S I have dyscalculia along with ADD and in an Indian classroom where your peers are bloody good at math and have no problem multiplying 23x 11 in matter of seconds it's the most frustrating thing in the world especially in a competitive atmosphere like India .
Jimmytwogunz you mean span
*span
*Can
sorry, I understand that thinfs can be hard for you
I honestly am not Dyslexic, yet I DID expect someone with Dyslexia to click on the video and later comment
And I'm sure it's hard for you all ;^;
Same here bruh i recommed to go to a physcologist and test for ADD ,recently found out i ll need meds until my mid twenties
you just have to know you are not alone my friend have
dyslexic to
I used to have severe dyslexia but it gotten so much better from having teachers that actually think I’m struggling with reading and comprehension . My parents even thought I wasn’t trying and that I was fine until I want to a speech therapist and they said it was more than just my speech
I love this so much and I learn so much more about myself and others with dyslexia because of this