Being dyslexic.

chalsall · 2022-06-26, 22:03

So... This thread was one of the ones promised on my To Do... thread.

A surprising number of people are dyslexic. Within my own family, most are and were generally told they were stupid (by the teachers and their peers) because they couldn't easily read.

New research has suggested that this isn't actually a handicap, but rather an advantage.

YMMV, depending on the environment...

Uncwilly · 2022-06-27, 03:56

Somewhat related:

mahbel · 2022-06-27, 14:12

Research Suggests There's a Big Overlooked Benefit of Having Dyslexia
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https://www.sciencealert.com/having-...tter-decisions

retina · 2022-06-27, 14:51

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Originally Posted by mahbel

Research Suggests There's a Big Overlooked Benefit of Having Dyslexia
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https://www.sciencealert.com/having-...tter-decisions

Same link posted by two people now. Does that mean it is really good/important/accurate? Or does it just mean someone posted without reading the previous posts?

chalsall · 2022-06-27, 22:46

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Originally Posted by retina

Same link posted by two people now. Does that mean it is really good/important/accurate? Or does it just mean someone posted without reading the previous posts?

Well, since the post was after mine, this is most likely a "copycat" post.

chalsall · 2022-06-30, 22:20

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Originally Posted by chalsall

YMMV, depending on the environment...

How many of you lucid dream?

I do so regularly. In Analog Hardware, C, Perl, and then Human. In that order of frequency.

I sometimes wish I could turn it off... Seriously.

Dr Sardonicus · 2022-07-01, 03:29

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Originally Posted by chalsall

How many of you lucid dream?

I do so regularly. In Analog Hardware, C, Perl, and then Human. In that order of frequency.

I sometimes wish I could turn it off... Seriously.

I'm not sure about "lucid," but vivid, sure. Oftentimes dreams, recollected after awakening, make absolutely no logical sense, so even if vivid, are not "lucid."

If you haven't already done, read The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. Sweet dreams!

The word "lathe" is an egregious mistranslation, but hey - sounds better than "potter's wheel" or whatever in the title.

chalsall · 2022-07-02, 01:25

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Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

I'm not sure about "lucid," but vivid, sure. Oftentimes dreams, recollected after awakening, make absolutely no logical sense, so even if vivid, are not "lucid."

My apologies. I thought the term Lucid dream was generally known and accepted.

When I meditate I start with a four-dimensional space. I'm at the origin. X, Y, Z, T.

Once that stabilizes, I then bring in other dimensions. Other variables. Other experiments. And then run them.

I have found I can actually do this while I am sleeping.

Makes problem solving rather interesting...

Dr Sardonicus · 2022-07-02, 16:07

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Originally Posted by chalsall

My apologies. I thought the term Lucid dream was generally known and accepted.

It may well be so. It's a new one on me, though. My vocabulary has been increased.

Yes, I have had lucid dreams. Sometimes I realize I'm dreaming because it's a recurring theme I'm familiar with. Sometimes it's because there are elements of the dream that are contrary to facts known to me - such as being in a building I know was demolished years ago.

I have even had lucid dreams where I woke up - or thought I woke up, at least momentarily - only to realize I had only dreamt that I had awoken, but was still dreaming.

Dr Sardonicus · 2022-07-02, 16:23

When I was in graduate school, an unusual mathematics graduate student was admitted to the program.

He had a slight speech difficulty, and was very poorly socialized.

He had dyslexia. As a result, he had as a child been deemed mentally retarded, and at age twelve he was considered to be uneducable.

At age 17, he was admitted as a graduate student in mathematics.

mart_r · 2022-07-02, 21:37

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Originally Posted by chalsall

How many of you lucid dream?

I have lucid dreams occasionally.
(Not that anyone cares...)

2022-06-26, 22:03	#1
chalsall If I May "Chris Halsall" Sep 2002 Barbados 3²×5²×47 Posts	Being dyslexic. So... This thread was one of the ones promised on my To Do... thread. A surprising number of people are dyslexic. Within my own family, most are and were generally told they were stupid (by the teachers and their peers) because they couldn't easily read. New research has suggested that this isn't actually a handicap, but rather an advantage. YMMV, depending on the environment...

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Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 2³×31×43 Posts	Somewhat related: Last fiddled with by Uncwilly on 2022-06-27 at 03:56

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mahbel "mahfoud belhadj" Feb 2017 Kitchener, Ontario 75₈ Posts	Here's another article on dyslexia Research Suggests There's a Big Overlooked Benefit of Having Dyslexia . https://www.sciencealert.com/having-...tter-decisions

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Dr Sardonicus Feb 2017 Nowhere 1702₁₆ Posts	When I was in graduate school, an unusual mathematics graduate student was admitted to the program. He had a slight speech difficulty, and was very poorly socialized. He had dyslexia. As a result, he had as a child been deemed mentally retarded, and at age twelve he was considered to be uneducable. At age 17, he was admitted as a graduate student in mathematics.