What is Dyslexia

Dyslexia refers to any reading difficulty not associated with obvious problems (such as bad eyesight). Dyslexias include the inability to name letters, to read words or sentences, ...

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Gifted children and adults see the world differently because of the complexity of their thought processes and their emotional intensity. People often say to them, “Why do you make everything so complicated?” “Why do you take everything so seriously?” “Why is everything so important to you?” The gifted are “too” everything: too sensitive, too intense, too driven, too honest, too idealistic, too moral, too perfectionistic, too much for other people! Even if they try their entire lives to fit in, they still feel like misfits. The damage we do to gifted children and adults by ignoring this phenomenon is far greater than the damage we do by labeling it. Without the label for their differences, the gifted come up with their own label: “I must be crazy. No one else is upset by this injustice but me.”
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Reply #1 - 06/22/08  4:40am
" Totally agree, we are accused of being:
1. Too serious
2. Too intense
3. Too sensitive
4. Take things too personally
etc

They on the other hand are:
1. More trendy
2. Find more things funny
3. are more with it

The ironic part about it is that
1. The trend setters are people like us
2. The great comedic minds are people like us

Maybe they are just trying to cover up for their envy. "
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Reply #2 - 06/22/08  2:50pm
" yea i get told im worryer&like to argue&not listning&only listin when i want&lazy.when im not but cos learning disabilities people think all that&im daft but way people talk me that upsets me&so on...
i was neglated as kid&not loved so find hard now&its effected me learning&behaviour side more&i get emotional easy&find life to hard as too many out there who want uoset me&not want me be happy&so on "
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Reply #3 - 06/23/08  5:15am
" I suppose I am 'too' everything, but I don't think it's a bad thing, nor is it a bad thing that society doesn't know how to 'deal' with me. Gifts are given for a reason - they don 't make life easier.

I love my confidence and loud personality, I love being able to brighten a room when I walk in, but I'm also proud I can give as good as I get when I'm shown negativity towards me. "
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Reply #4 - 06/30/08  8:31pm
" sooo true... I agree with "simonm" as well I thought I was the only one... "
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