Am I dyslexic?

Question

This is probably odd for a 22 year old to bring up but may be the problems I am having are because of dyslexia or perhaps bad memory and grammer? I am at university so things are difficult.

I find it difficult to understand what I read complicated books. When I try to take notes in a lecture my writing is so scruffy I can't read it. Normally my writing is not like this but I find the lectures too fast. Either I am bad at spelling or I keep on spelling words like decieve, or concieve wrong. Thank god for spell checker.
To revise I have to write out the same thing over and over and over again so I can at least remember some of it. At high school the only C's I got were in Math, Art, RE.
So could I be dyslexic?

* I meant grammer not spelling twice.

Answer 1

Find your school's Disabled Students Programs and Services office, and ask them to test you for a learning disability. If you do have a learning disability (not just dyslexia, but anything) then register with the DSPS office and find out what they can do to help you.

Answer 2

I don't think it's dyslexia. Usually that's when you switch letters around all the time. Like letters that aren't usually confused in spelling. It's common to spell things like conceive and receive wrong, it's actually very common. The best thing to remember about that is "I before E, except after C." As far as taking notes goes, that makes sense too, if the lecture is going too fast for you, you will have to write fast to keep up, and that will make your handwriting less legible. Try using a tape recorder to record the lecture. And reading complicated books...that's common too. If there are words that we don't commonly use in our everyday speech, we are less likely to comprehend the meaning. Just try to take the time to understand what the meaning is. Use context clues and maybe even a dictionary. You are completely normal.

Answer 3

Dyslexia is in no way, shape or form what you're describing. What you're describing is bad study habits and that's it. I'm not sure how you got the idea of Dyslexia in your head but I'm sorry, it's incorrect.

However, to better your capabilities of getting the correct notes, try using a simple audio recorder. Just hit the record button when your professor starts speaking and then take it home and listen to it over again. It's a quiet and simple way to ensure that you get any important information down that you may have missed while trying to write down quick notes.

Good luck with your classes!

Answer 4

Not dyslexia. Try using a tape recorder so you can add to your notes later. Maybe double-space your notes so you can cross out and add things in between when you're listening to the recording. Don't worry about perfection as to whether something is spelled correctly while you're taking notes. As long as you are able to decipher it later, that's the important thing. Worrying about your spelling will only slow you down.

Answer 5

Try recordeing the Lectures if you're allowed.......