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Comment on The emotional effects of LD by Addy

Addy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:20:00 +0000

I definitely agree that dyslexia (and other LDs) can limit the sort of jobs a person can get. As for how debilitating it is … I imagine that varies depending on the severity of the dyslexia.

Personally, dyscalculia effects me in all kinds of ways, but it’s not exactly “debilitating” in that I can work around it in my daily life. There are others on the dyscalculia forum, though, who are unable to drive because of the spatial issues dyscalculia causes for them. If you live in the states, being unable to drive is severely limiting. And if you consider that a lot of dyscalculics have trouble reading maps and train schedules, it can definitely have a debilitating impact on a person’s ability to get around.

Comment on The emotional effects of LD by Leo King

Leo King — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:04:23 +0000

dyslexia is not that debiliating but it is somewhat limiting to the kind of job that you can get..’

Comment on The emotional effects of LD by Kimberly Bell

Kimberly Bell — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:26:12 +0000

Tom Cruise have dyslexia and yet he is still a very successful actor.,::

Comment on Dysgraphia and X-acto Knives by Dysgraphia, drawing, and writing: the right tools « AddaptAbilities

Dysgraphia, drawing, and writing: the right tools « AddaptAbilities — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:36:11 +0000

[...] and writing: the right tools A fellow dysgraphic named Hannah recently commented on my post about dysgraphia and X-Acto knives. She’s a costume designer who struggles with drawing, but manages hand-stitching and [...]

Comment on Dysgraphia and X-acto Knives by Addy

Addy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:01:39 +0000

That’s interesting that you find hand-stitching easier. It hurts me like hell. For some reason, drawing and painting are the areas where I seem to be able to use larger muscles, and do much better, but my success is still really contingent on having the right brush and the right painting surface.

Comment on Dysgraphia and X-acto Knives by Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:14:42 +0000

I’m dysgraphic too and I totally get what you mean. I’m a costume designer and sometimes I get frustrated by what I can and can’t do (for example, it’s quite hard to be a costume designer when you are incapable of drawing) but I’ve noticed that with things like handstitching, x-acto knives and whatnot I seem to be fine (provided I have a good blade and can take brakes). I’m not sure what constitutes the difference between the two actions. Maybe writing and drawing are so very fine, and xacto kniving (is that a word?) is a little more broad. Beats me.
Have fun with your little project and discovery.
Cheers.

Comment on Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and Unemployment by The ADHD Job Search « Well-Ordered Chaos

The ADHD Job Search « Well-Ordered Chaos — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:53:07 +0000

[...] dug myself into a pretty deep emotional hole with the whole experience. Now I’m trying to dig myself out of it. I’ve realized [...]

Comment on ADHD, the “paleo” diet, and Nutrition Research = Crazymaking by Addy

Addy — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:31:09 +0000

I recommended Guyenet's Whole Health Source because it's one of the very, very rare nutrition web sites that actually backs up any of its claims with hard science. The population studies Guyenet provides refute the notion that casein is somehow a "culprit" in the various diseases of civilization that he mentions; in fact, those studies demonstrate that it is more than possible to achieve health while living on a diet that is rich in dairy and even certain carbohydrates. Since my concern is not whether my diet passes somebody's definition of "paleo" or "Mediterranean" or "raw food", but whether my food intake optimizes my health, I will not recommend any site that does not substantiate its claims with evidence. Guyenet does address casein intolerance in this post. As for casein and gluten being "implicated with the autism spectrum", a quick google search indicates to me that the research that has been done on this issue is preliminary (Elder et al, Millward et al,) and the evidence for this "implication" remains anecdotal at this time.

Comment on Dyscalculia and Finance: or, Hell. by Addy

Addy — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:44:22 +0000

I know what you mean about the guilty conscience. I know it’s not my fault, and in any event I’m making honest mistakes — it’s not like I’m intentionally misleading anyone– but I feel as if somehow, deep down, I’m not just doing badly at math, but that I’m doing something bad whenever I have to do math. It’s a terrible feeling.

Comment on Dyscalculia and Finance: or, Hell. by Kent

Kent — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:24:59 +0000

Wow.. Sounds familiar.
I have for 4 years been in the most abrasive after-divorce situation you can imagine, so my economy is under constant scrutiny for possibly getting a bit more out of me in child support or whatever. I am deeply in debt because of lawyer bills and my economy is in shambles. It is very stressed.

On top of that, I have sat through day-long meetings with two lawyers and a stenographer while trying to remember months and numbers and where this or that came from UNDER OATH. It was excruciating torture. Sometimes I can’t even remember what year something happened.

What gets me with accounting is that no matter how methodical I am, I always have this feeling of having done it wrong. I try to be the straightest shooter and yet I end up with a conscience as dark as pitch. Whenever I have to go back to it, I feel like I have been caught red handed and that now the End of the World is at hand.

Not only do I feel it is likely I could have done something wrong, I also suspect myself of creating it on purpose – that I should really be able to just overcome my troubles with numbers and dates. I am unwilling to face the problems, since it implies I am somehow defective, a notion I have had since I was a nerd in school who sucked at sports. I got teased and tormented and somewhere, I thought I deserved it for being such a cheat. I was smart in other areas, but NOT numbercrunching. Everybody expected me to be great in all disciplines. At my high school final exam I swapped September and October and my arguments at the oral exam in history fell to the ground as a ton of bricks. I got a D and the teacher was laughing so the entire school could hear it.

We have been doing accounting in the house for a week now. My wife is mainly doing it, but we fight all the time. I am completely exhausted. Every time she asks me a question, I get dry mouth, my hands and feet go cold and I feel like I am about to die. I defend myself and raise my voice and hate myself for it. It is not at all going well.

I would really appreciate hearing if anybody has similar experiences with doing accounting.

Kent