Do I have dyslexia?

                              **Do I have dyslexia?** 

This is a common question and it requires testing, to be truly answered. However, I have found that if you are suspicious that you have it, you probably do. I like to use the cheating partner analogy: If you suspect that your partner is cheating on you; there is usually a reason: love one comes home late, dressing up, and someone is calling them at three in the morning. Unfortunately, dyslexia does not send late-night text messages and scandalous pics to confirm your suspicions. It has its signs, but many try to ignore them. In some cases, people want to forget about it due to shame or fear. I will say that my learning disability was obvious to educators, and many share in my experience. I was labeled (LD) for years, before the dyslexia was diagnosed. People were scared of the label, or they were unaware. There are ableist that chose to spread bigotry and bias. Nevertheless, this is not the case for everyone. Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia are usually under the greater dyslexia umbrella; these are new names for old symptoms. You may have another type of learning disability besides dyslexia; you could also have more than one: (ADHD) and Autism.

You could be a dyslexic if:

Everyone finishes his or her test before you

It takes you longer to read and write

Spelling is impossible without a checker and even then; it is not perfect

You say the word Pacific instead of specific.

If you have phobias about math, reading, writing, and/or related circumstances.

You have nightmares, or you wake up crying about things; that others consider a mundane task.

You have a hard time hearing certain vowel sounds

Hours of work with little results

Spelling a word so erroneously that a spelling program cannot decipher it

Perceiving the word saw, but the word was actually was

Issues with counting, seeing numbers and doing calculations

Problems Reading, or telling time and seeing a clock: Analog or digital clock

Issues writing properly, or understanding what you have written

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Types Of Dyslexia http://www.dyslexia-reading-well.com/types-of-dyslexia.html

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                      **Resources**

Dyslexia, Overcoming It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj0W4CrLtgI

International Dyslexia Association http://dyslexiaida.org/

Understood.org https://www.understood.org

The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/

LD ONLINE http://www.ldonline.org/

LD PRIDE http://www.ldpride.net/

TeachingLD is a project of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children http://teachingld.org/pages/basics

The Council For Learning Disabilities http://www http://www.council-for-learning-disabilities.org/.org/

Head Strong Nation http://headstrongnation.org/ nation.org/

National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/

The Dyslexia Foundation http://dyslexiafoundation.org/

International Federation of Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Associations http://www.ifdda.org/

Dyslexia Reading Well http://www.dyslexia-reading-well.com/

Dyslexia Materials http://www.dyslexiamaterials.com/

Dyscalculia.org http://www.dyscalculia.org/

Dyscalculia headlines http://dyscalculiaheadlines.com/

Learning Ally Audio Books https://www.learningally.org/

The British Dyslexia Association www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

Call Scotland http://www.callscotland.org.uk/home/

Dyslexia Together http://www.dyslexiatogether.org.uk/

Dyslexia Help University of Michigan http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/

Dyslexia Action http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/

The Dyslexic Advantage http://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/

Dysbooks (dyslexics with a strong interest in literacy, or a literary career) http://www.dysbooks.com/Pages/default.aspx

SPELLTalk A free online discussion group for educators, advocates and researchers. Please, keep in mind that this community is designed for people who already have a background, or a general understanding of dyslexia. This is a resource for anyone who is doing research, or has previous practice in education. It is also a great source for anyone interested in dyslexia therapies and instruction. They promote multiple models of teaching: dealing with reading, spelling and writing. http://mailman.listserve.com/listmanager/listinfo/spelltalk

Bright Solutions for Dyslexia http://www.brightsolutions.us/

SpeEdChange The future of education for all the different students in democratic societies. http://speedchange.blogspot.com/

DYSLEXIA- IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0909/issues

Learning Toolbox http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/index.html

NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders https://rarediseases.org/

LD blog http://ldblog.com/

Common Handwriting Problems and Solutions http://agapelearning.eyehub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&pageID=185

Dyslexia victoria online http://www.dyslexiavictoriaonline.com/

Individual-differences in Children Study.com course http://study.com/academy/topic/individual-differences-in-children.html

Distance Education for Students with learning disabilities: implications for postsecondary service providers http://www.resourceroom.net/older/distance_ed.html

BRAIN http://www.brainhe.com/staff/types/dysgraphiastaff.html

Augsburg College-CLASS DISABILITY SERVICES http://www.augsburg.edu/class/prospective/

Friends of Quinn http://www.friendsofquinn.com/

Why you can be both blind and dyslexic http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/why-you-can-be-both-blind-and-dyslexic

“Walking into black holes” Why is dyslexia discouraging and frustrating? ” http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/parents/living-with-dyslexia/home/social-emotional-challenges/discouraging-frustrating