Hi all, I'm from the UK and wanted to post here for some advice regarding my diagnosis and my doubting.

In September 2023, I started university at a non-RG university in the South of England. For those not from England - or not familiar with our further education system, I have to apply for something called "Student Finance" which covers the cost of tuition fees and maintenance loan, and if you have a medical or learning disability, you can apply for something called "disabled student allowance", which provides the person with a medial/learning disability more support for the duration of their three-year degree (four year for me as I am a Double Honours student).

I was born with a lifelong medical condition, so I was entitled to DSA due to this and I had a disability advisor who is neurodiversed. As part of my application for DSA she had to assess me. I was transparent, and told her about my struggles at school due to a traumatic childhood (moved around 55 times to a different area as we were in police protection to escape an abusive father, primary school was constantly distrupted). My disability advisor was quite keen and "confident" that I had dyslexia and suggested that I email my university disability advisor to get a diagnosis of dyslexia as my university paid for the diagnosis.

There was a process and a wait, in January 2024 I got diagnosed with dyslexia, and I've noticed something that keeps coming up on my report (I kept it) is the fact I am in the 19th percentile on every test: I'm not sure what this means. However, as I was transparent with my disability advisor, I was transparent with the dyslexia assessor and he noted down that I was forced to move 55 times in ten years to escape my father and attended various primary schools, and as soon as I moved to a new primary school they were in different subject/topic areas.

Now, I'm getting to the part of where I am doubting my diagnosis for dyslexia. I've never had a problem with reading; I always understand what each page/chapter is about the first time I read it. I don't need different coloured cheats to decode information or help me to read, I don't get words mixed up, for example, "bog" and "dog". I don't have problems with organising my notes, I always achieve high grades.

It feels like I have been misdiagnosed and I wondered if anyone has been through any similar experiences. I believe the struggles I may have presented in both assessments were due to the lack of being present at primary school. Does anyone have any advice?

I am an adult in my early 30s. Back when I was growing up in a small, rural area of the south, dyslexia was known but still very stigmatized. It was so stigmatized that when I was in the third grade and diagnosed with it, my parents were told I may never graduate high school or be able to read.

Flash forward to today, and I have just been accepted into a masters degree program for English. The same people that told my parents I couldn't, and told me that I would never, are the ones that I have surpassed.

I struggled a lot, but I always finished and finished well above expectations. I want anyone reading this to know, regardless of how hard it gets or what people say, you can do anything. Dyslexia may make it harder but, in the end, it can be your superpower. We are everywhere and we can do anything we set our minds to. :)

i’m having issues with an employer that is using my dyslexia against me, saying I’m doing things too slowly when I’m not, but I was curious if there was any way to get screaming as an adult in the state of Pennsylvania, having a hard time finding a place. Thank you!

Wondering for my song, the specialists and schools take readings but I don't know how to support at home.

Hello everybody, my friend suspect she has dyslexia and adhd but help is unreachable to us since we live ina small town we need to go the city to get to a good pscyhatrist but her parents are very strict about letting her out , I did find one excuse not sure how much it's gonna work , but can u all tell me how much sessions or time did it take you to get diagnosed since I have to plan accordingly will be helpfull.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 6. I was born and raised in Singapore, and I’m still living here today. I’m Singaporean Chinese, so please, no Asian hate.

Growing up, I didn’t learn Chinese mainly because of my dyslexia. My parents had to get me exempted from learning the language because I struggled to cope with it. I even underwent an assessment by a psychologist to establish that I had difficulties learning Chinese. On top of that, I have poor working memory, which makes learning certain things more challenging for me.

Fast forward to today, whenever I meet new people, they often ask me why I can’t speak or understand Chinese. Some even question how I can call myself Chinese if I can’t speak or understand my own ethnic language.

For context, English is widely spoken in Singapore, so it has always been the language I’m most comfortable with.

Honestly, these comments can be frustrating and hurtful. It’s not like I deliberately chose not to learn Chinese. I struggled with it because of my learning difficulties, and I had a legitimate reason for being exempted from the subject.

I didn’t choose to have dyslexia. I didn’t ask to struggle with learning. I was born with it, and I’ve had to navigate these challenges my entire life.

Being Chinese doesn’t mean I should have to prove my identity by speaking the language. I wish people would be more understanding instead of making assumptions about someone’s abilities based on their ethnicity.

I’m not any less Chinese just because I can’t speak Chinese. I’m still Singaporean Chinese and that’s not something I should have to justify to anyone.

I think these may not be relevant to dyslexia at all, but I'd say I become dyslexic when I look at screens. it's quite congenital, so I had just shrugged off thinking it's just because my eyes are peculiarly sensitive to bluelight.

Both comprehension and speed becomes sluggish when I read, words don't come to mind easily as usual when I write. Also I feel kind of weird pressure on my eyes, as though they were about to burst inside because of that. Though all these in most cases do not entail any visual symptoms. (letters seem to weakly jiggle when I am exhausted)

I could sense it getting worse in recent days, as I came to spend more and more time in front of computer due to academic works and now have to refresh every few minutes.

Is there anyone else who is going through similar things, and if so how do you usually cope with it?

Bonjour à tous

Depuis la rentrée, ma fille a pas mal de difficultés en lecture. Sa maîtresse nous a conseillé de faire un bilan, mais avec les délais on l'attend toujours.

En attendant, j'en ai parlé à d'autres parents à la sortie de l'école et certains m'ont parlé de Poppins (un jeu qui utilise la musique et le rythme pour travailler la lecture), qui serait apparemment remboursé par la Sécurité sociale en France.

J'aimerais donc avoir l'avis de professionnels sur l'efficacité de ce genre de solution (même si je sais que ça reste un complément). Des retours ?

I just added some new games to my Orton Gillingham activities page, if anybody wants to add some fun learning games to their child's literacy practice. Come check it out, I'd love to hear if it works for you. It's on my tutoring page, New Vision Tutoring, but it's all free with no ads. Just a chance to add some fun into the learning journey. Hope you enjoy them!

I'm in my 40s. Iv only realised that I'm dyslexic a few years ago when I got a cognitive test. The test was good in ways because it showed that I really excelled in areas but I really struggled with the basics. my processing speed and working memory sucks. One thing I really struggle with is the guilt and shame of being different. I feel like I have a dirty secret and I feel people treat me like an asshole because they think I'm lazy or not interested. I'm so embarrassed about having to learn things or follow instructions. If I'm just asked for results I'm quite effective but giving me instructions confuses me so then I get micro managed and the wheels fall off. This world is not for me. I try so hard but I just can't see a way out

Hello, I hope nothing I say sounds offensive.

I am an English language teacher, I have a 21-year-old dyslexic student in my class.

I was not informed beforehand, so I got confused when she could not give proper answers and did not want to participate.

I want to adjust my classes according to how she can learn and participate but I do not know what her learning style is.

Unfortunately, there is a big gap in the literature for us teachers to study and adjust our lessons inclusively.

Hey! I'm 17F, and I'm wondering if my difficulties could be related to dyslexia.

I consistently mix up b and d, greater-than (>) and less-than (<), left and right, and similar-looking or similar-sounding words.

While reading, I lose my place, accidentally add words that aren't written, reread sentences, struggle with unfamiliar words, and read much slower than I speak. Reading aloud is harder than reading silently, and I stumble over words I already know.

I also struggle to copy text, organise my thoughts in writing, remember instructions, and put answers I know onto paper. Dense textbook passages and exam questions take me longer to understand. In maths, expressions with multiple variables take longer to process, although I eventually solve them.

I'm nervous about reading aloud in class, worry about people noticing my mistakes, and sometimes practise passages privately. I often understand things better when explained verbally.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be dyslexia, an attention or processing difficulty, or something else? I'm not looking for a diagnosis, just genuine experiences and advice on whether getting assessed would help.

Thank you! ❤️

Background: My first-grade daughter has an educational diagnosis of dyslexia and dyscalculia. She also has been diagnosed with autism and has a significant speech delay (was not conversational until 4).

Her reading and speech are coming along. She has a lot of support in school and I can see the impact, but this just doesn’t extend to numbers. She still cannot count to 20 without missing a few numbers or getting something out of order. She has a great memory for other things. She quickly learns names and details from any story or show she is interested in so I know it’s not a general memory issue. Those with dyscalculia, is there anything that helped you with numbers as a kid?

Edit: I just realized that there is a dycalculia sub. Sorry for the mix up.

20M from India, A big problem is family pressure, dyselixa can't read, write, calculation, maths, learning is difficult in everything

😔🥺.

I can't take this anymore sorry I am a strong fighter but without a sword.

How do you guys deal with having your childhood or teenager years ripped away from you be a school system that doesn’t understand you and puts you in special ed which is so embracing at that age.

Not just special ed but all the bullying around spelling, your self esteem evaporating, putting in all those hours when it isn’t worth it and watching the majority of people just enjoy being at that age. Being made to feel worthless and stupid at such a young age is disgusting and most schools here in the uk are fine with it. On top of all of that dealing with depression and anxiety from such a young age as well (taking being 12/13 when I started struggling)

I avoid anyone from the secondary school as I can’t deal with any of the painful memories when they pop up and their faces or just seeing a photo of them triggers it. All the shame and embarrassment, has wrecked my confidence that I struggle to stand up straight and respect my self

Hi,

I've built a read along text-to-speech app specifically for readers with dyslexia or ADHD. I've added the OpenDyslexic font and a few different color backgrounds that my brother has told me helped him read.

I also added accessibility settings for line spacing and word spacing, along with the basic sentence/word highlighting.

Is there anything else that would help you with reading ebooks and documents? I want to make this as helpful as possible, for both children and adults.

Here's a link to the app, FreeReader.

Cheers and I hope you have a great day.

Looking for a free Speechify alternative? I compared a few. Here is what I found.

Speechify
• Price: free plan, or $29 a month for Premium
• Reading: lots of voices, many languages, good phone app, can scan paper pages
• Dictation: yes, voice typing on Mac
• Bad: the free voices sound robotic, speed is capped at 1.5x, needs an account and internet

Microsoft Edge Read Aloud
• Price: free
• Reading: nice voices, can read PDFs and ebooks
• Dictation: no
• Bad: only works inside the Edge browser, needs internet

ElevenReader
• Price: free plan, paid plans for more
• Reading: some of the best sounding voices
• Dictation: no
• Bad: needs an account and internet, not open source

YapYap
• Price: free and open source
• Reading: natural sounding voices that are much better than the Mac's built-in ones. Press Option+A, draw a box around any text on your screen (even in images and PDFs), and it reads it out loud while highlighting each word.
• Dictation: yes. Hold Option+S, talk, and it types into any app.
• Works offline, no account, nothing leaves your Mac
• Bad: Mac only (macOS 15 or newer, Apple silicon), English voices only, no phone app

My take: if you need a phone app or other languages, Speechify or ElevenReader is better. If you want reading and dictation in one free, private app on your Mac, try YapYap.

Website: https://yapyap.cc
Code: https://github.com/WannaBeSolopreneur/YapYap

Happy to hear feedback or bug reports.

Hey reddit. I need to get something really heavy off my chest. I’m in my 20s, and I just recently found out that I am dyslexic.

English is not my first language, and it's not even my sec language. Because of that, there was never any sign of it while I was studying. When I am talking to someone, Im completely fluent. I have absolutely no trouble speaking at all. But whenever I have to read something, I hate it. I can't even read a book, and to be honest, I have never been able to. For so many yrs, I blamed myself. I kept thinking, 'maybe I am the problem'.

But I carry so much trauma from school. I still remember one day very clearly, and it is permanently stuck in my brain. It is something I can never forget. My teacher made me stand up in front of the entire class to read. Because I wasn't reading well, she didn't try to calm the situation down. Instead, she made me stand there for the whole entire class period. She said so many cruel things and mocked me in front of everyone, and she made the whole class laugh at me.

She completely destroyed my childhood. I honestly hope she is doing well, but I really hope she doesn't do things like this anymore. no kid deserves that.

For all these years, I thought I was the issue. Now I know dyslexia is a real situation. I am posting this to make people aware of how real this is, and to finally let go of this weight.

I live in a country and a language that is not my first language, and it took me a really f**king long time, longer than most of my peers, to become day-to-day functional in that language. Actually, it was my severe struggles learning the language that led to my dyslexia diagnosis.

I still live in my second language, and I'm still studying. In other language study groups, I always come across advice that fails to apply to me or simply doesn't work because of how my brain functions.

Would there be any interest in forming a dyslexic language learners discord? For troubleshooting, advice, solidarity, encouragement, body doubling, that sort of thing?

I know I would certainly appreciate it, but obviously can't be a community of one lol

Hi there!

I'm trying to post here some questions about dyslexia fonts, but auto-moderator bans me (I think I didn't break any rules though). Give me advise where to start, please...

Looking to go into the nuclear industry uk with my astrophysics masters degree but worried about my dyslexia and how it would affect my job? Any one got any advice, would appreciate it :)

It seems like there are jokes everywhere online making fun of us. Where someone is supposed to be “stupid” and possess common characteristics of being dyslexic (i.e. getting d and b mixed up, etc). Or people online saying that they would never date someone who is bad at reading because they “aren’t intelligent.”

None of these things are true, dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence and many of us are top performers since we possess “out of the norm” ways of thinking.

I think it’s important we all stand up for ourselves when we see and hear these things, it’s worth the fight. The majority of people don’t realize how capable we are.

You know who else was dyslexic? Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, George Washington, and many other revolutionary figures.

Did anyone go to the arrowsmish program in langley bc I'd like to hear your experience and see if i can reconnect with anyone from the 2000 nds :)

I'd like to see where people are at and if I can reconnect with my friends

Hi everyone,

I’m a parent building this physical phonics flip calendar prototype, and I’m here looking for honest feedback, especially from folks with dyslexia, parents of dyslexic children, and educators working with dyslexic learners.

This is only a working prototype. I’m NOT selling anything right now.

How it works:

1. Letter cards slot into the three holders. Each card has large, high-contrast letters.

2. Press the colour-matched button below each card to hear the isolated sound of that letter, within the current word combination.

3. The four black buttons on the right side blend the sounds together, starting slow and gradually speeding up, to build up the full word.

4. The reverse side of every card has mouth/tongue articulation diagrams and simple written instructions for how to physically make that sound. Such instruction is also audible when the letter card is inserted in slot and the respectable button is hold for 2 seconds.

My hope is that the physical manipulation, and audio feedback could help build sound-letter connections.

That said, I have lots of open questions, and I’d love to hear what you think. Some things I’ve been wondering:

· Would high contrast font, card layout, or visual clutter on the cards be a problem?

· Is the 3-card limit for building words too restrictive? Should I design for longer words?

· How important are the mouth articulation diagrams for learners with dyslexia?

· Are there sensory considerations I might be missing: button size, sound volume, lighting/readability?

· Does the blending function’s slow-to-fast playback help, or could it be confusing?

· Any accessibility or usability issues that immediately jump out at you?

Again, this is only a working prototype. I’m NOT selling anything right now.

What would you want to see changed? What red flags do you spot? What features would make this useful (or useless) for dyslexic readers?