Dyslexia and Dysgraphia and More: Having Multiple Issues
What does it feel like to have dyslexia and dysgraphia? How about those two plus dyscalculia (trouble with math) and ADHD? Hear from Marcos Allen, the winner of the 2017 Anne Ford Scholarship...
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When I learned about my dyslexia and ADHD I was like, "Okay." When I learned about my dysgraphia I was like, "Oh, so I'm bad at spelling now too?" I knew that. And then when I heard about my dyscalculia, I was pretty much like, "Okay, now they're just saying I'm bad at school." I kind of knew that already. The difference between dyslexia and dysgraphia, sometimes they morph together, because I got them both, so they morph together for me, but... Dyslexia, for me, is looking at a book, and reading for 15 minutes, and then saying, "Why am I doing this," putting it down and feeling tired. Dysgraphia is picking up a pencil, and knowing what I want to put down on the paper, and having something elaborate, a ...
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When I learned about my dyslexia and ADHD I was like, "Okay." When I learned about my dysgraphia I was like, "Oh, so I'm bad at spelling now too?" I knew that. And then when I heard about my dyscalculia, I was pretty much like, "Okay, now they're just saying I'm bad at school." I kind of knew that already. The difference between dyslexia and dysgraphia, sometimes they morph together, because I got them both, so they morph together for me, but... Dyslexia, for me, is looking at a book, and reading for 15 minutes, and then saying, "Why am I doing this," putting it down and feeling tired. Dysgraphia is picking up a pencil, and knowing what I want to put down on the paper, and having something elaborate, a ...
