For more than 30 years I have lived with learning problems . Who I am I accept it, even if it means that I have twice as much wor...
For more than 30 years I have lived with learning problems . Who I am I accept it, even if it means that I have twice as much work.
For example, I collect information fairly quickly, but it's another thing to keep it. At school I recorded the lectures of the teachers and listened to them when I came home. I had to read exams to understand the topic.
My geography teacher in high school made us learn the names of the 50 states by heart and then asked us questions on a regular basis. God bless this man! Every time a court hearing approached, he met me and gave me clues that I should remember . (The one that was recorded: Louisiana has the shape of a boot).
Besides, I can not tie my shoes. My fine motor skills are so weak that I wear shoes without shoelaces or with velcro or zipper.
Self-assessment: dyslexia test in adults
I can enter more than 60 words per minute, but I only use the first fingers with the rest of the keyboard.
All this extra work and all these extra solutions could have made me feel resentment or a sense of defeat. But every time I give up, my parents just showed me pure faith and trust: "You can do it. Do not give up.
Sometimes you just have to know that other people believe in you and evolve if you want to fall. So, for all those who need it now: they are more than good; They are the most extraordinary and I know that you will do great things.
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Updated on September 9, 2019
