What is the nature of denial??

[Jonti]

Oh, yes. Denial, of course.
Freud was big on that, wasn't he?

 

[Blagsta]

You did this last time I tried to have a discussion with you. Grow up eh?

 

[Aldebaran]

It like all things depends on the individual nature of your dyslexia.

I think so, it seems to come with "gradations" in its severeness and effects. I'm severely dyslexic but I know people who only have a "mild" form. (Dyslexia not only effects reading/writing skills, it has many other effects.)

French isn't exactly "written like you speak it" either. You can have a point that English has some particularities, but same can be said from many others.
I don't know why many (English speaking) people think or believe that dyslexia has only an impact when using the English language. It effects reading/writing in every language.

the symbols, of arabic, may be more "structured" thus allowing a dyslexic person easier ways of recognising the "word"

Arabic is not written in "symbols", it is an alphabetic language. In the light of research done wordlwide it seems to be strange that I have far more and more substantial difficulties with those written in Latin script then with others I have my own ideas on the "why" of this, but that is hardly the subject of the thread

salaam.

 

[thought]

As a person with severe dyslexia, and being dyspraxic, i do have a fair bit of knowledge on the topic myself

For me, french was written a lot more "like you speak" than english. But then may be that was just how i feel about it. and for someone who cant read a word of arabic, I just think it looks a lot more symbolic, than the english letters...d/b c/o e/f r/b p/q/ t/L m/w are all very similar to my head..even with tinted lenses.



Back to denial...

For 60+ years my father has denied he is dyslexic, but his reading ability, to himself is amazing, reading to his grandaughter is another matter. although as a crafts man and tradesman, he has oodles of respect from those in the trade, ask him to write a receipt out, and you may as well go and find a gp as the gp's writing will be more legible!

 

[soulman]

Yes, I'm full aware that my arrogance is sometimes a defence against my own insecurity at not knowing all the things I would like to. Thanks for the insight though. Now apply it to yourself.

A pyschologist may well see this statement as an emotional breakthrough for Blagsta, but I'm not a psychologist so I don't.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Ahhhh, must be true then.

Don't you believe everything that a professor says?

 

[thought]

Don't you believe everything that a professor says?

no, because they are normally funded by either education - goverment or petro /chemical or pharmaceutical industry.

In fact I rarely trust anything i read / write. As almost everything is funded, by a research body with an agenda. imho.

 

[fela fan]

It's quite incredible how un-self aware you are.

And it's quite incredible how well you seem to know me.

Of course, you're totally clueless in reality, so it begs the question why you're consistently choosing to get it all wrong.

Must be a fragile ego, like i said earlier in the thread. Oh well, there's always time to cure it mate, no worries.

 

[fela fan]

You did this last time I tried to have a discussion with you. Grow up eh?

I"ve told you before, take a look in the mirror. YOU grow up and you might not have all these problems you're getting here. You are so busy judging folk though that i doubt you could possibly try it out on yourself.

That's the thing with denial...

 

[thought]

It is always easier to point out the failings off others (take anothers inventory) looking at oneself, is never as easy.

There is a saying.. When you point a finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at oneself.....

 

[Aldebaran]

As a person with severe dyslexia, and being dyspraxic, i do have a fair bit of knowledge on the topic myself

And just like me and everydody else blessed with this birthgift, you probably devellopped your own methods to beat Dyslex in a coma (I call it "my twinbrother Dyslex" since I was a child)

For me, french was written a lot more "like you speak" than english.

When I first started to read Enlgish I found its spelling extrmely weird too, compared to the spoken language.

for someone who cant read a word of arabic, I just think it looks a lot more symbolic, than the english letters...d/b c/o e/f r/b p/q/ t/L m/w are all very similar to my head..even with tinted lenses.

I get dizzy just by looking at your little list "d/b, etc.."

salaam.