A selection of items from news reports dealing with issues around dyslexia:
I was musing the other day on how I have managed to become a writer whilst continuing of course to be dyslexic.
The breakthrough for me was when I learned to relax around words: I noticed I made far more mistakes when I was uptight and worked on being relaxed rather than tense when writing, etc. were involved. This was not easy - years of teachers and my mother had made me very tense.
The other thing which I did was I invented my own solutions to my problems. I realized I taught myself left and right by learning 'wristwatch' means left, 'no watch' means right. I still have to look to see watch or not and I point rather than say the words.
I file by color and style of folder. Though I sort of know my alphabet, I find it is much easier for me to remember that "Words go Wonky" is in with all my other articles in the blue files and as it's a dyslexic one it will be in the dark blue box file.
I learnt to take breaks. Dyslexics can't write for hours on end so I avoid doing so whenever possible. I break tasks down into short bursts, and since doing this I find I can work for longer than before. I may have built up stamina. Certainly the lower rate of mistakes when doing things in short bursts increased my confidence.
I still would find it very hard to be taught anything about words, writing, or spelling by a teacher. It sets off dreadful tension. But I have discovered that I can find solutions to a lot of problems, though sometimes it has taken me some time to find them. We know our own dyslexia very well and in my opinion are the best people to analyze the difficulty.
In the past I have thought often I must be mad to try and be a writer but recently with the advent of high speed computers and other aids it has become great deal easier. I still need a non-dyslexic person to proof-read though. Thank goodness for husbands!