When I was writing my squidoo lens on the long-term psychological effects of learning disabilities, I kept running into the words affect and effect. “Affect” is usually a verb, and “effect” is usually a noun, but this is English we’re talking about, which means there are exceptions. I think I used to have a handle [...]
I did more drawing yesterday with my watercolor pastels. Every so often, I stopped with the pastel on the paper and checked to see if my hand and wrist were relaxed. I made sure I wasn’t pressing too hard (which is a problem, since you have to press hard with watercolor crayons if you want [...]
Of my various learning disabilities, dysgraphia probably messes me up the least. Sure, I can’t write reminders for myself, or write grocery lists, or any of that good stuff, but I have computers and SMS for that sort of thing. Technology is my friend. It keeps my hands from falling off when I need to [...]
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