Anyone here got any tips for dealing with dyslexia?

[lmfao]

Idk if this topic deserves to be in the Life Purpose sub-forum but whatever. My problem is that I almost certainly have mild dylexia. In order for me to read anything, I have to focus a lot and my brain gets very tired after reading a few pages of A4. It feels very frustrating. Reading anything takes a mental toll on me. I feel as though I'm constantly exerting myself. That being said the degree to which I have dyslexia isn't very big at all when compared to some other people, but it's still very noticeable. As a young child I was only slightly poor at English whilst very good at maths so it has went undetected, but when I examine and pay attention to my many experiences of reading in the past I'm 99% sure that my brain just isn't wired for reading the same way it is for other people. This is a problem for me because I'm very interested in academia and to succeed I'm going to have to do lots of reading when I go to university. If I'm reading something I enjoy my tolerance for reading will be higher, but my dyslexic symptoms will still be there despite them being lessened.

So my question is, does anyone here have dyslexia? Do you know of any ways to deal with it? The general consensus I've found online is that it's "uncurable". Does anyone here know of any natural cures/remedies for dyslexia? 

[WaterfallMachine]

If you’re searching for cures, then you’re going the wrong way. You can’t cure it, but you can manage it by seeing it more as a difference than a learning disability. It’s best to manage Dyslexia by realizing its strengths as much as its weaknesses. 

Why the need to read ? Dyslexic people are slower in reading, but much better in visual learning than the average population. That, or they can at least learn through their auditory sense. Find videos, podcasts, audiobooks, and real life people to learn from. Learn sketchnoting or doodling for notes, so your learning can become more visual. Some dyslexic people even build 3D objects to learn well. 

Dyslexic people are more creative, better big picture thinkers and more likely to think of out of the box solutions. Use this to your advantage, @lmfao .

Oh, and it might be a better idea to ask a dyslexic forum next time. I’m not dyslexic myself, but I know a lot about the neurodiversity spectrum considering I’m in there myself.

Anyway, take care.

Edited June 13, 2018 by WaterfallMachine

[John Iverson]

44 minutes ago, WaterfallMachine said:

If you’re searching for cures, then you’re going the wrong way. You can’t cure it, but you can manage it by seeing it more as a difference than a learning disability. It’s best to manage Dyslexia by realizing its strengths as much as its weaknesses. 

Why the need to read ? Dyslexic people are slower in reading, but much better in visual learning than the average population. That, or they can at least learn through their auditory sense. Find videos, podcasts, audiobooks, and real life people to learn from. Learn sketchnoting or doodling for notes, so your learning can become more visual. Some dyslexic people even build 3D objects to learn well. 

Dyslexic people are more creative, better big picture thinkers and more likely to think of out of the box solutions. Use this to your advantage, @lmfao .

Oh, and it might be a better idea to ask a dyslexic forum next time. I’m not dyslexic myself, but I know a lot about the neurodiversity spectrum considering I’m in there myself.

Anyway, take care.

Start by train your self and be patient on what you want.. if you want to read be patient to train your brain , train traiiiiin traaaain! Exercise, from there your inertia will lessen as time goes by.. don't expect that it takes overnight , maybe 5 years, atleast your getting better... i hope you will be okay

[Guest Quanty]

I'd say Meditation and Awakening. 

<3

[lmfao]

@WaterfallMachine @John Iverson @Quanty cheers. 

[molosku]

You can listen more audiobooks in 10 years than the next 10 people will read in their lifetime.

[John Iverson]

1 hour ago, lmfao said:

@WaterfallMachine @John Iverson @Quanty cheers. 

Cheers! ????????

[WaterfallMachine]

Just wanted to add that I’ve heard of text-to-speech programs that help people who can’t read well to just hear the words. I don’t know about it much and can’t recommend something specfic for you, but maybe try having a look for it?

[Mondsee]

If its an academic paper what you're reading, do diagrams about the concepts while you're reading, that'll let you understand the content better and keep focused.

[cetus]

@lmfao Just a thought but how about trying a mental focus training programme using breath or mantra? Whenever you find the mind has wandered off gently bring it back again. That's a good exercise for building concentration/focus.

I'd like to ask you something. How are you with things like intuition, deep insights, creativity and stuff like that?

[Spiral]

I have it as well  reading regularly helps.

[lmfao]

@cetus56 I think you're right to talk about mental focus training because I've noticed that my reading speed and comprehension is higher immediately after meditation. So there's something there. As far as consciousness work goes I'm just trying to maintain mindfulness states that I reach in meditation. I can see now that my addictions are holding me back a lot in this regard. 

I'd say I'm "good" with things like intuition and creativity. I'm very much interested in maths and physics, and I'll spend my spare time trying to figure out mathematical proofs for things for fun. I like to dissect topics I learn till they feel very natural and intuitive to me. I want to understand why things are true when I'm doing "complicated" maths,  in terms fundamentals like addition,subtraction,multiplication and etc so that I'm not just a memory drone when learning. As an ideal, I want any new  maths I learn to feel as intuitive as 2+2=4, although I'm far from suceeding cuz I'm no Einstein.

Edited June 14, 2018 by lmfao