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IT AFFECTS READING, writing, spelling and speaking but properly describing dyslexia to someone who isn’t affected by it can be difficult to convey without witnessing it.
One developer Victor Widell decided to take the description from one of his friends who has dyslexia and visualise it.
Using Javascript, the code can be applied to any site by going to Github, but there is one website ready-made so you can gain an idea as to how the condition affects reading.
“A friend who has dyslexia described to me how she experiences reading. She can read, but it takes a lot of concentration and the letters seem to ‘jump around’,” he explained. “I remembered reading about Typoglycemia. Wouldn’t it be possible to do it interactively on a website with Javascript?”.
Whether people feel this is an accurate reflection of the condition is up to debate. One user on Reddit who has dyslexia said while it’s accurate ”this is a more extreme case”.
To the people saying this isn’t what dyslexic people see… DUH! Nothing will ever show you normals exactly how it truly feels to read while dyslexic. But this is damn close! The point is to give you normals a little taste of the struggle we have to endure, especially as a kid trying to learn how to read!
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Push and Pull signs on doors and right and left are two of the most frustrating day to day things for me. But what the hell dyslexia it my biggest disadvantage , but by far it is also my biggest advantage and we all have something .
While I’m not dyslexic I did my thesis on the subject. It depends on the language as far as I’m aware and phonetics within the language. Road signs also must be difficult since they are all uppercase this makes it hard to distinguish the shape of each letter also high the contrast of colour between the text and its backdrop like on road signs isn’t helpful for people with dyslexia going on research I’ve read.
The dyslexia association of Ireland held a protest and march to the Dáil once. It was a busy day for álDi staff on Parnell street
Lol
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This makes me feel so sad, my son is dyslexic (diagnosed at 7 now 18) and my husband a non diagnosed dyslexic, if this is what they deal with its very tough
There seems to be a lot more technology out there to help at the moment. I found this page on The Dyslexia Association of Ireland web page ~ http://www.dyslexia.ie/information/computers-and-technology/access-to-text/
Also this page on British Dyslexia Association page talks about visual stress ~
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexic/eyes-and-dyslexia
It also has a Parent section. Good luck. Some of the best people in the world have dyslexia.
To call people who don’t have dyslexia ‘normals’ is inferring that those who do have it aren’t ‘normal’ is a bit stupid to be honest.
Speaking as someone who is dyslexic I have no problem in this context admitting that I’m not normal. I’ve all but overcome it now, but when I was younger I had to employ a number of reading and writing mechanism to allow me to do what other children could do without them.
hi Alan i have a son with Dyslexia and we have a tutor for him . He is 8 and is very far from reading this moment. Just wondering if you have any advise and if you were that age again would you have liked anything specific.
I had little trouble reading it to be honest but I guess it would be pretty illegible if you didn’t have years of normal reading experience as a reference point.
Whoppi Goldberg,Jay Leno ,Keanu Reeves , Kiera Knightly ,Vince Vaughan ,Mohammad Ali ,George Washington, John Lennon,Leonardo da Vinci ,Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison all had dyslexia so i’m in good company
100% and each year they send their christmas letters to satan.
Dyslexics of the world untie!
what did the dyslexic atheist not belive in………. dogs
why is the word dyslexic not spelt phonetically
*tumbleweed*
Or the dyslexic pimp who bought a warehouse. Or the dyslexic devil worshiper who sold his soul to Santa.
The Dyslexic rugby coach who signed Joanna Lumney
Duja ve…The feeling you’ve been dyslexic before
Wow. An article on the difficulties of dyslexia, and your natural response is to take the piss. Impressive… but not in a positive way.
Jesus lads lighten up the Irish way is to use humour as a crutch, the American and pc way is to be offended by this
It is only humorous for the ignorant were not effective by the condition.
Isn’t it interesting that most of those who find it humorous like Tony Kilduff are the ones who very rarely have anything to contribute in the comments section of the journal other than to insult others.
I have two friends who are dyslexic they regularly joke about it, I’ve found people who have it aren’t overly offended by the jokes, but others get offended on their behalf.
Those of us who have it may find it humorous to joke about it but those that don’t the intent of their jokes usually are to insult.
Hey James did you hear about the dyslexic gay man ? He loved a bit of Alan …lol…
@James…2 dyslexics run into a bank and shout; Air in the hands mother stickers! This is a fcuk up!!
Isn’t it funny how peoples responses to my comment proved the point I was making in the first place oblivious to the fact.
Like taking cadny from a bayb….
Ah James don’t be so sensitive… everyone has their cross to bear in life it’s about getting on with it
I’m not been oversensitive Mark. Don’t worry about me I’m a big by I can handle it. A sure I’m only making a pint. Take a look at Richard and Tony’s track record of commentary on the Journal and you’ll understand the point I’m making.
Here’s a comment that Tony made to me recently on another article.
” I’m not buying dyslexia Jimmy, you’re just a dunce….lol” He has made that same comment to me several occasions. The irony of it he can spell my name correctly him self. Laughable really.
http://www.thejournal.ie/marriage-equality-4-2-2640698-Mar2016/#comment-4858899
@ Tony “Stop crying like a big girls blouse …” The statement that proves your attitude towards women and gender equality. Not only that but worse still the attitude that promotes the ideology that men shouldn’t talk about their problems. The number one reason that has driven 5,995 people In Ireland between the year 2001 and 2012. to take their own lives. The vast majority of whom are young men.
http://nsrf.ie/suicide/
I bet you are really proud of yourself for promoting the ideology that it is better to die than talk about your problems.
Your comments on The Journal articles where you defend the catholic church and their record on pedophilia, your comments on LGBT related articles, bereavement articles, children’s rights articles, to articles on every type of disability show you up for the truly evil man that you are. The sad thing is that you are proud to be evil. And the irony is that you actually think that you are a true christian. Unbelievable.
Lol… you need to stop digging Jimmy. Nobody cares what you think, least of all me. No wonder everyone is taking the pìss out of you !
You are so tick Tony that you can’t even see how that comment proves what I have said about you to be true. You are also so thick that you think everybody is taking the piss out of me when your constant homophobic responses to me on every article get more read tums then all other comments put together. But of course you will respond to this comment by saying you don’t care about red tums and completely miss the point that it is not me that people are taking the piss out of but rather you. We all know that you don’t give a damn about what any gay people or their children think. But that’s not surprising coming from a person who doesn’t have the intellectual capacity to think at all. And assumes that he knows what’s best for children even though your ideology is the complete opposite to every single child care expert.
Stop digging man ! Lol, you’re still banging on with the same old shìte. Look at the comments above, while you sit there with steam coming out your ears people are laughing at you ! Stop digging ! People take the piss out of you cos you always react. You’re welcome…. lol.
I’m banging on with the same old shit lol. O the irony. The same fellow whose last three comments have been the same thing. Stupidly beyond belief. People take the piss out of me lol. What do you think I am doing to you every time I call you out ya clown. Every one laughs at you ya fool when you cant even answer one single question that is put to you. Making sweeping statements as if they were fact with noting to back them up. lol . Do you not realise that the only reason I respond is because I know you will make a fool out of your self every time you open your mouth. It great fun altogether. LOL.
I have suffered with this all my life. It sucks. My wife told me what it was. My school life was crap thick teachers and no one knew about it in Ireland of the 70′s. Thankfully tomes have changed .
Established how many dyslexic people go onto great success. Fair play. My friends that are dyslexic have other talents in sport & business and are gifted in many ways. Sure their brains may be wired differently. Richard Branson is dyslexic.
Spot on, it’s a gift.
https://youtu.be/xyab_VSBCAk
Believe it or not dyslexic is spelt phonetically. The letter “y” is the phonetic sound of the short vowel sound “i” same as the sound of the ” y” in the word Mammy. It also appears in your name Cynical. Incidentally phonics and phonetics are two separate things.For many dyslexics the problem with long words is with syllabification. The particular nature of a persons dyslexia is different from person to person therefore correct discovery of the person’s core dyslexic nature can result in the correct solution being found. The Alpha to Omega by Bevè Hornsby, Frula Shear, Julie Pool published by Heinemann is an exceptionally good program which addresses reading, writing and spelling. It is supported by Dyslexia Action. Hope this is helpful to someone out there who is dyslexic. Finding in children which perception is their strength at an early age using the Thackeray Profiles is also useful. This identifies strengths and weaknesses by analysing visual perception, auditory perception and tactile perception and may also be helpful.
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Why is dyslexia so hard to spell? ?? :-)
Moer bollosck!
Then there was the President of the dyslexia society that had 500 t-shirts printed with “Help Support Daily sex”
DNA stands for the national dyslexic ascoation
I’m dyslectics and not long ago while doing graphics for website http://www.evrymathia.com.gr/ I became interested about this topic more. What irritated me the most was that the letters often changed the place and I had to really concentrate to understand the text is. In addition, often wrong b-d, or p-q, and learn a foreign language it was a real challenge
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