That's so true - the people who don't really have it or just have one symptom - don't get it. And we tend to think everyone perceives things the same way we do - which isn't true of anyone.
My brother and mother both have a form of dyslexia, dysgraphia - but it is different than mine and presents differently, also they developed different coping mechanisms - and we're all related and lived together.
And I am the same way about reading now at least and even then - 95% of the time I can read very well and fairly quickly, but then there are times I can't do it at all, and I look at the page and it doesn't make sense to me. Also, sometimes I read quickly, some very slowly, and it's not clear why or when it will happen, sometimes it's just my interest level.
The psychologist who assessed and evaluated me - stated pretty much what you state above - that it is a range of problems, and she had issues with defining it as "dyslexia" because she felt it was too specific, and my issues were broader than that. My dyslexia was rather minor, but the other issues weren't, hence the difficulty with diagnosis - because many educators and assessers just look for the dyslexia, not the other more serious issues like dysgraphia.
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Date: 2022-05-18 04:51 pm (UTC)My brother and mother both have a form of dyslexia, dysgraphia - but it is different than mine and presents differently, also they developed different coping mechanisms - and we're all related and lived together.
And I am the same way about reading now at least and even then - 95% of the time I can read very well and fairly quickly, but then there are times I can't do it at all, and I look at the page and it doesn't make sense to me. Also, sometimes I read quickly, some very slowly, and it's not clear why or when it will happen, sometimes it's just my interest level.
The psychologist who assessed and evaluated me - stated pretty much what you state above - that it is a range of problems, and she had issues with defining it as "dyslexia" because she felt it was too specific, and my issues were broader than that. My dyslexia was rather minor, but the other issues weren't, hence the difficulty with diagnosis - because many educators and assessers just look for the dyslexia, not the other more serious issues like dysgraphia.