Published on 12, July, 2020
Has anyone here got ASD and dyslexia? I wasn't sure whether the two conditions could co-exist and a lot of what I've read about them suggests that they couldn't (though I admit, some of the neuroscience I found confusing and I also did start getting irritated by how a lot of the websites portrayed those with either diagnosis.)
Thanks
thats so comical ---- apparently the language with the least dyslexia are Chinese and Japanese character based languages
Lol, oh big time. And I got a degree in Modern Foreign Languages...I speak three languages, can't spell in any of them. Thank god for the IT age.
Actually, learning so much about the component parts of language, really improved the spelling.
i didnt know u where dyslexic -- i hate that word its is so ironic its really hard to spell !
dyslexic people are all cool
Yep! I'm not assessed yet, but if I'm not autistic, I definately have one hell of a sensory disorder of some sort. (I do actually suspect they'll either say I am autistic or only just sub-spectrum - many other traits).
AND I am most definately dyslexic. That was officially diagnosed in my late teens. I also have Irlen's (an inability to filter the light spectrum properly, which make text dance and change colour), and a tint on my computer specs for it.
Apparently, the old Asperger's type autism is autism without language or cognitive delay, but may have specific learning difficulties like dyslexia or dyspraxia. I gather they co-occur quite often.
What's confusing, and what probably prevented me from identifying that autism was a likely problem earlier is that some features of autism can also be explained by dyslexia...e.g my general uselessness in sport - no I won't catch a ball if I'm not seeing it exactly where it is (dyslexia), for instance. It's only when I'm putting that together with the fact I can't ride a bike or use slides etc (I.e. my balance is well off), or food issues, or feel pain and hunger when I should...on and in...that I can start to see the problems together and related.
which do u consider to be the worst the Dyslexia or Your Autism ?
The frequency of reading disorder in combination with disorder of written expression (i.e. dyslexia) was around 14% in a sample of adults with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) so according to this result around one in seven individuals with AS will have co-occurring dyslexia (Hofvander et al., 2009).
yes me - i use spell checkers all the time ---- and i didnt know, taht it was not normal to have to read thing 3 times either
i have always know i was dyslexic and then years later i was diagnosed with level 1.5 High Functioning autism ------ dyslexia and autism are common friends.
But these minor things don't stop me livng and enjoying my Life.