I have been dyslexic
all my life. This complicated my
learning to read. The word was might change to saw in
my brain, and letters in longer words might switch places. I was a whiz in math and science, but
anything related to reading was painful.
At some time
during my military career, I taught myself to read. I do not read individual words. I read the meanings of groups of words or
whole lines. I am able to devour novels, technical manuals,
or research material at a rapid rate with high recall. This ability made college a breeze; however,
my wife, who attended college with me, had to go over my papers and correct my
spelling. This was during the eighties
before computers.
Occasionally,
my wife and I read to each other, but I tend to insert words or leave out words
in sentences, and that annoys her.
Even now, when
I copy a list of numbers, I am careful that numbers don’t switch.
I understand
that misspellings drive the Spelling Police crazy, but some of us are doing the
best we can.
Famous people with Dyslexia:
Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Branson
Steven Spielberg
Orlando Bloom
Albert Einstein
Muhammad Ali
Pablo Picasso
Cher
Thank goodness for spell checkers.
The Ol’ Bzzuard
