[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Dexter has dislexia. He's been told he's stupid his all life. I want to hug him.

Dyslexia does not make you stupid.
He should have tried harder at school maybe.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by erinp5

watch the live feed link

I don't have to,I watched it last night what exactly has narked you?

[Vanessa]

Callum keeps lying about Dexter. His gameplan is not so smart if people can see through it.

[Videostar]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't have to,I watched it last night what exactly has narked you?

Blinkered Callum supporters.?

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Callum tried so hard to make Dexter say what he wanted to say, but he didn't. It was Gina that said they had the hardest time in there, not Dexter

Actually i agree with Gina. They both had the toughest ride in there.

[Videostar]

Well, Sam sure as hell hasn't had the hardest time in that house, he has just slept, and slept, and slept some more...every HM loves him (and we all know why)...the guy couldn't have an easier time if they tried.

[erinp5]

Live feed part1
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12...f-2_shortfilms

Live feed part two
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12...f-2_shortfilms

[Im_Juz_ChiLLin]

These three youtube comments sum this Creepster Callum up brilliantly:

1) the word "Truth" in the title, shouldn't it be Day 47: Callum dishes out his version of events about last night ?

2) Sam is useless, hes either sat in that chair with a cuppa or layed on the grass/bed doing absolute nothing, this is the main one Dexter was talking about having a easy ride.

3) Wow Callum, you were the one that asked him if he had the hardest time... and Dexter didn't even want to answer, but you got annoyed and you said that he wasn't being honest... And now you're telling a completely different story to Sam... Wow.

^^^

Above statement says it all !!!

[Kizzy]

This is the same thread as vanessas, why is there two threads discussing the same thing?

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

This is the same thread as vanessas, why is there two threads discussing the same thing?

LOL we need to be told in no uncertain terms,Callum is a lair,

[Kazanne]

look,I'm SURE if Callum had dyslexia there would be no sympathy or excuses,same goes for dexter to me.

[Kazanne]

He's still a little cock so it makes no difference to his persona.

[Gusto Brunt]

Callum is digging his own grave here with the viewers.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Callum is digging his own grave here with the viewers.

I agree. He's getting worse. Everyday he has a rant about Dexter.

[DanaC]

Dyslexia and dyspraxia are totally unrelated to intelligence. One can be a very intelligent person with dyslexia or one can be a very unintelligent person with dyslexia.

Dyslexia isn't the same for each person. There's a whole range of symptoms/characteristics that come with dyslexia, and for some it is more disabling than others. It isn't (as i am sure you know given your experience with your daughter) just about reading difficulties. For some it is also about organisational difficulties: the ability to sequence information may be affected. It may affect the ability to learn to tell the time (often creates confusion between quarter to the hour and quarter past for instance). It can affect little things like how to organize your work folder, how to plan your day.

Being dyslexic doesn't mean someone is stupid. And some people manage through hard work and a range of coping techniques to succeed very well in academia despite it. But different people experience dyslexia differently, and whereas your daughter, through hard work and determination managed to do very well academically, others may require the same level of work and determination just to keep their heads above water.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Dyslexia and dyspraxia are totally unrelated to intelligence. One can be a very intelligent person with dyslexia or one can be a very unintelligent person with dyslexia.

Dyslexia isn't the same for each person. There's a whole range of symptoms/characteristics that come with dyslexia, and for some it is more disabling than others. It isn't (as i am sure you know given your experience with your daughter) just about reading difficulties. For some it is also about organisational difficulties: the ability to sequence information may be affected. It may affect the ability to learn to tell the time (often creates confusion between quarter to the hour and quarter past for instance). It can affect little things like how to organize your work folder, how to plan your day.

Being dyslexic doesn't mean someone is stupid. And some people manage through hard work and a range of coping techniques to succeed very well in academia despite it. But different people experience dyslexia differently, and whereas your daughter, through hard work and determination managed to do very well academically, others may require the same level of work and determination just to keep their heads above water.

Dexter said he has trouble even writing his name correctly.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Dyslexia and dyspraxia are totally unrelated to intelligence. One can be a very intelligent person with dyslexia or one can be a very unintelligent person with dyslexia.

Dyslexia isn't the same for each person. There's a whole range of symptoms/characteristics that come with dyslexia, and for some it is more disabling than others. It isn't (as i am sure you know given your experience with your daughter) just about reading difficulties. For some it is also about organisational difficulties: the ability to sequence information may be affected. It may affect the ability to learn to tell the time (often creates confusion between quarter to the hour and quarter past for instance). It can affect little things like how to organize your work folder, how to plan your day.

Being dyslexic doesn't mean someone is stupid. And some people manage through hard work and a range of coping techniques to succeed very well in academia despite it. But different people experience dyslexia differently, and whereas your daughter, through hard work and determination managed to do very well academically, others may require the same level of work and determination just to keep their heads above water.

My daughter could not tell the time until she was in her late teens, payed havoc with her catching the bus etc.

[DanaC]

I had a student once who couldn't pick his name from a register. Couldn't tell left from right, couldn't tell the time. He had begun to drop away from the other kids at an early age, during the first couple of years of primary school. He spent most of his school life skipping classes, causing trouble, being labelled as stupid and eventually went on to develop a serious alcohol dependency. His opinion of himself was very low.

But he was a brilliant artist. And frankly one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. Not educated, but very intelligent. Absolutely broke my heart.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I had a student once who couldn't pick his name from a register. He had begun to drop away from the other kids at an early age, during the first couple of years of primary school. He spent most of his school life skipping classes, causing trouble, being labelled as stupid and eventually went on to develop a serious alcohol dependency. His opinion of himself was very low.

But he was a brilliant artist. And frankly one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. Not educated, but very intelligent. Absolutely broke my heart.

I think his dislexia and dispraxia is the reason Dexter is so misunderstood in there. He just struggles to get his point across and it shows. If only the housemates knew they would not be so hard on him.

[DanaC]

That and there's clearly been some sort of disconnect with his Mum. Which might explain some of his odd views about women.

I actually quite like Dex. He's an interesting lad.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by DanaC

That and there's clearly been some sort of disconnect with his Mum. Which might explain some of his odd views about women.

I actually quite like Dex. He's an interesting lad.

Callum was not very sympathetic, but Gina reacted quite strongly when Dexter mentioned he was bullied. Bless her.

[erinp5]

Last nighton the live feed when Gina stepped back from the conversation and said 'I know what's going on here ' she looked annoyed and then she said to Dexter don't put yourself down.I think Gina caught on to what Callum was doing ,he was baiting Dexter.


2 mins in

Youtube video

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by erinp5

Last nighton the live feed when Gina stepped back from the conversation and said 'I know what's going on here ' she looked annoyed and then she said to Dexter don't put yourself down.I think Gina caught on to what Callum was doing ,he was baiting Dexter.

Some people have commented on this on DS, but i'm not sure. Gina hasn't sussed Callum gameplan yet.

[Kris]

Looks like good'ol Dex has the sympathy vote now cause dyslexia explains all of his cocky behavior.

[DanaC]

*nods* can be a real problem in holding down jobs, attending appointments etc. I don't think most people realise just how much it can impact on someone's day to day life. There's this perception a lot of people have of dyslexia as simply 'word blindness'.