• Question: are any of you dislexic because i am because i struggle with world

    Asked by bubblegum to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 21 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Tom Crick

      Tom Crick answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      I’m not, but I support a lot of students who do have dyslexia and other learning needs. I’m in charge of the whole of the first year undergraduate Computing cohort (c.80 students), so I liaise with our tutors and learning support team to make sure our students get the help they need.

      Do you get support for your dyslexia?

    • Photo: Dalya Soond

      Dalya Soond answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      My brother is. And my father probably is too, but there wasn’t awareness about dyslexia when my father was growing up.

      My brother had a really tough time growing up because my mother really pushed him in school and lotsa the neighborhood kids called him stupid. I am still quite proud of myself for leaving a permanent scar on one kid who was particularly mean to my brother although I got the spanking of my life for it! My brother suffered really bad self-confidence throughout his life because of all this. In the end, he has not only gained basic skills like reading and math, but he has a good job in IT.

      There are tons of tools available these days to help yu with the dyslexia and presumably you are getting extra support from your school? If not, I would kick up a stink. I am happy to help get you any info you need as long as you promise to not let the dyslexia get you down like it did my brother.

    • Photo: Sarah Thomas

      Sarah Thomas answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      No I am not dyslexic.

      At uni people with dyslexia get a lot of support if they want it. You can get grants to buy computers for your studies, or special computer programmes to help you with your work. And in exams, you can get extra time if you want it or if you have problems writing words then you can do your exam with a scribe and that person will write it all down for you.

    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      No, I’m not.

      But I know people who are. Yes, they do struggle with the world and find things difficult. However, they are also successful to and can get through university and accomplish a lot in life. As the others say, there are lots of ways to help with this.

      (And a lovely offer of help from Dalya.)

    • Photo: Tim Millar

      Tim Millar answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      No, I’m just not very good at typing!

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