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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I wanted to pick up on that too Smudgie. Even though my dyslexic testing gave me my IQ reading, which was slightly higher than average, I still sometimes suffer anxiety about my own capabilities.

In life people judge us, especially those we work for. Dyslexia isn't a learning disability, its a learning difficulty but people often judge us as having a learning disability and so we are (at least us of the older generation) less likely to tell people. The problem with not telling anyone is, it can lead to us becoming anxious about being judged.

When I first started work I wouldn't last in a job for more than a few months because I just couldn't overcome the difficulties. I had seven jobs in the space of two years. Those were anxious times that are fortunately far behind me. These days, people are ready to listen and understand and times are changing for the better. I would advise anyone with dyslexia/dyspraxia to tell their new employer so that allowances are made.

Kizzy, you say your son is very slow at hand writing (like me), does he find its actually painful to hold a pen?
He's found lots of coping strategies which is great. Computers are wonderful things for us with dyslexia.

Yes DR, I do think there is a much better understanding of dyslexia, some may need a little more time to do their job, but the good job thatis done makes up for it.
Our daughter gained excellent results with her GCSE, then A levels results, went on to uni and managed a Masters.
Head of Dept at a young age at her school, thankfully all her hard work has paid off, not to say that it has got very much easier as it takes her forever to do her marking and reports, but I think as much through habit as well now as she is so thorough.