> I'm a dyslexic, and I was given extra attention is school that significantly helped me.
And I suspect that is probably true for most "dyslexics".
I have a pet suspicion that there is an actual dyslexia but that most diagnoses are simply a manifestation of 2 standard deviations of "everybody's brain is wired slightly differently and some things require more effort."
One of my relatives is really good at mathematical theoretical physics (probably better than I am, and I am no slouch), but doesn't read or write very well. I find it very difficult that someone who manipulates symbols that well has "dyslexia". More probably, he needed to devote more energy to reading but never did because he found it difficult.
Unfortunately, our current education system is not set up to handle any student who is outside one standard deviation of "normal" on any dimension.
I was diagnosed with Dyslexia as child but was also always very good with maths.
I remember actually really wanting to be able to read but just not being able to get it.
After being moved to a class which catered for this and with extra help I managed to eventually be able to start reading.
I generally read quiet a bit averaging at least a book a week. From your statement that should mean that the symptoms of dyslexia should be fixed but they aren’t.
I still struggle with writing and spelling. Yes, I have put effort in, but I still struggle.
The best way I can describe it that I'm blind to the errors. With the sentence structures once it's pointed out I can see them sometimes but not before.
My intelligence is on the higher end and I got through an engineer degree, which you don't do if you don't put the effort in.
Thankfully tools like Grammarly are helping. If not for my sake then at least for people who have to read what I write
And I suspect that is probably true for most "dyslexics".
I have a pet suspicion that there is an actual dyslexia but that most diagnoses are simply a manifestation of 2 standard deviations of "everybody's brain is wired slightly differently and some things require more effort."
One of my relatives is really good at mathematical theoretical physics (probably better than I am, and I am no slouch), but doesn't read or write very well. I find it very difficult that someone who manipulates symbols that well has "dyslexia". More probably, he needed to devote more energy to reading but never did because he found it difficult.
Unfortunately, our current education system is not set up to handle any student who is outside one standard deviation of "normal" on any dimension.