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Dyslexia treatment.
Tell us about ways in which you manage.
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us methods, little tricks you have developed, and other ideas you find helpful
in dealing with the difficulties that
accompany dyslexia. (You may choose to be anonymous.)
Remembering.
Say
your thoughts out loud - Instead of always writing things down, say your thoughts
out loud, and if you can to a friend, it helps you to remember,organize and comfirm
your ideas. (Vicki, Manchester, England).
My little trick - My little trick is that I always carry a pen and paper everywhere I go. When someone tells me something that I need to rememeber, I just right it down and therefore I won't forget. (Lindsay, Australia).
Keeping appointments - I have trouble telling the time and keeping appointments. I therefore use the 24 hour clock so I don't confuse morning with evening appointments. If I have a dental appointment months ahead I always write the date in full, with the year too, if necessary. Every day I make a list of things 'to do' and most I get right! (H.M.N., UK).
How
many days in the month? - I still use elementary school tricks for remembering
everyday things such as 'Thirty days have September, April, June and November.
All the rest have thirty-one, except for February which has twenty-eight. (ST
from NY).
How many days in the month? - If I can't remember the poem to remember how many days are in the month, I simply use my knuckles. Starting with my left hand, counting from the first knuckle after the thumb, which is January, so 31 days, then you have the place between the two knucles, which is Febuary, therefoe low, ie 28 days, then you have a high knuckle which is March, so 31 days, then you have another crevice between knuckles of your middle and ring finger, which is April, low, so 30 days.. and so on and so on, until you reach July on your last high knuckle and have to start on your right hand, with index finger knuckle, high, therfore August...31 days and so on. (Suzanne, Edinburgh).
Forgetting
names - I call people "Sir" or "Ma'am" a lot because I mix up names or forget
names so often. Also, I remember names better when I look someone in the eye and
tell them I've forgotten their name and ask for it again. (A R Smith, USA).
I have problems remembering people's names. I find this worked: I had to remember 'Alison'. Don't ask me why, but 'Alison' sounds a bit like 'Allinson' (a bakery company who make wholemeal bread). So I now think of bread, and come up with 'Alison. It's crazy, but it works!(Richard, Norwich, UK).
Remembering text - I have difficulty remembering text. As I read, I stop, think and write down in abbreviated form what I have just read. It helps to take long breaks, then return to my work. (BJM, USA).
Remembering text - My partner helps me by keeping an organised file system for every letter of everyday life! Bills, Statements, Invoices, petrol - you name it, l file it. It makes things easier, even 'A' for appointments!! The calendar also gets heavily marked! (Maria, Australia).
Remembering
phone numbers - When I'm on the phone and someone is giving me a bunch of numbers, I close my eyes and visualize the number before writing it down. Most of the time this means writing down the numbers with my eyes closed. If they are speaking too quickly, I memorize what they said like a voice recorder and replay it over and over again until I finish writing all the numbers. (C.R., Florida).
A method that you use.
Please send us an email with details of your own technique. Please put 'Dyslexia Adults Link - Hints and Tips' in the title of your email.
