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do i have dyslexia?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
do i have dyslexia?
by powermonkey500, Jun 26, 2009 12:38PM
all my life i have mixed up numbers and letters, like
2=s
7=k
o=0
i=1
etc. sometimes i will try to type in a number on a website and look up and feel stupid because i have put an odd mix of numbers and letters
for example, a phone number would end up as k5k-34o-53k3 (340-5373)
is this a sign of dyslexia?
because i thought dyslexia was only with letters and words
2=s
7=k
o=0
i=1
etc. sometimes i will try to type in a number on a website and look up and feel stupid because i have put an odd mix of numbers and letters
for example, a phone number would end up as k5k-34o-53k3 (340-5373)
is this a sign of dyslexia?
because i thought dyslexia was only with letters and words
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jun 26, 2009 05:12PM
, Jun 26, 2009 05:12PMTo: powermonkey500
I do not know the name of this disturbance but the way for you to find out is to contact a neur0psychologist who does educational testing. That person might actually have an exercise that will help you correct this.
Looks like the doctor may have caught it off you.
I was going to suggest the learning disabilities expert forum but they haven't had any recent activity. You could always try. Definitely follow through with the educational testing though. This could end up being very liberating for you.
Best wishes
J