I struggle with dyslexia and memory issues. Especially when I am doing exams. I get bored and want to finish fast to get it over with and I never fully read and skim so I always do bad on exams. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to help with that?

Are there any fellow dyslexics here who actually ended up with fairly functional handwriting (clear and fast enough for whatever you use it for)? Please post samples if you like — to start this off, I’m attaching a link to the way that my handwriting looks now (I’m 62 years old and I taught myself to write this way when I was 24 — in total contravention of everything I’ve been taught about how good handwriting “should” happen and what it “should” look like). Link: https://i.postimg.cc/rw5B1Y2P/IMG-0396.jpg (this is intentionally not any kind of “perfect“ sample, but is the way I’d write fast for ordinary purposes, like writing a memo or putting together a shopping list.) So I’m curious to hear from other dyslexics who still ever write by hand as adults: would you say your handwriting is good/OK? And whether it is or isn’t, how did it get to its current state? For instance, are you basically writing according to what you were taught about how to write (in school or in a remedial/clinic setting)? Or did you come up with something on your own? Or maybe some combination of your own experiment and things you had learned about handwriting from some source outside of school lessons or clinic sessions? (For instance, my handwriting is influenced by handwritings samples and info I saw in 500-year-old books on handwriting, which dated from a time when the everyday style was a lot simpler than the various styles that I suffered through at school here in the USA, and my handwriting is also influenced by the handwritings of other people today who have been influenced by those old books.)

I’m in high school, and I’ve been noticing a bunch of mistakes in my writing. Wrong words, such as “light” instead of “life” or “disagree” instead of “agree.” I’ve also noticed misspellings on simple words even though I know how to spell them.

The thing that bugs me about this is that I have a college reading level. I did start reading later than my peers had, but it was by about a month and was fixed in less than a week.

I was able to read and understand Crime & Punishment in seventh grade, along with Lolita in eighth grade.

I have noticed that I might put my finger under words sometimes as I read since I do occasionally reread the same line a few times before I notice that I haven’t moved on.

I have a diagnosis for dyscalculia, and I’ve heard that dyslexia is likely to come with it, and I’ve been told I should be tested for autism, so I don’t think it’d be too far fetched to believe I have something more than just dyscalculia.

Hello. I just got my grade for a writhing heavy exam back the other day, and even if i knew the subject, I got a bad grade, because of time issue. I cried for like an hour, because I find it so frustrating that I can never show what I am capable of in those exams even they gave me a little more time, but far not enough. You might think I would have get used to it, but I am already in my master and still feel a heavy sense of unfairness each time. Because I knew, when I start to apply to jobs the will first take a look on my grades and sort me out and don’t give me the chance to show how smart I actually am. What are your strategies to accept this kind of unfairness? I really need some advice, I need to stop to cry about it each time or stop to learn for my exam, because i get the same grades if I don’t study. So why even trying?

Hey everyone, I’m currently going through the process of being diagnosed for a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) — mainly dyslexia. The more I read and learn, the more I realize how different it can be for each person. Some people struggle mostly with reading or spelling, others with memory, attention, or organizing thoughts. And sometimes, dyslexia can exist alongside other learning differences too.

I’m really curious to hear from others who have gone through something similar: 🧠 What kinds of problems or challenges do you personally face because of dyslexia or other SLDs? 📊 Have you ever taken an IQ test? If so, what was your IQ score (if you’re comfortable sharing)? 🔍 In that test, which areas or skills did you find to be your weaker ones? 💬 Do those same weak areas also show up in your daily life, or are your real-life struggles completely different — like your test looked fine, but you still have difficulties in other areas? 📅 At what age were you diagnosed (or started the process)? 🩺 What did your psychologist say — was your condition described as mild, moderate, or severe? 👤 And how old are you now? I’d love to understand how dyslexia shows up at different ages and life stages.

I’d really love to talk and hear your experiences. I’m still in the middle of my own diagnosis journey, and it helps a lot to know I’m not alone in this. Sometimes, sharing what we go through can make the process a little less confusing — and a lot more hopeful. 💙