You would love to see me writing then!
bloomin' awful
and - as you may have noticed - I can;t spot spelling mistakes once I have typed them - I used to tell the kids I taught to never ask me if something was spelt properly - they had to ask me how to spell the word without me seeing how they had done it.
otherwise I would just see what they had typed and not be able to see any other way of doing it
One of the TAs at my first school (as a teacher) was a dyslexia specialist and she reckoned that I was borderline dyslexic - especially when she saw my store room!
dunno - dyslexia wasn;t even mentioned when I was at school
I was in the cusp...in the 80s primary school looked disinterested and nodded. Parents took me to some educational psychologist who complained I manipulated him and did do as he (badly) asked... I remember being completely bewildered.
I did another test in high school to give me extra time in GCSE exams (no help I got the school their first L7 at 97.5% in yr 9 Sats - something the school didn't believe and questioned how I'd cheated - it should have been 100% because they marked me down on an answer that while technically correct wasn't what they wanted)
College was better, they thought I should have been in a harder course but got it.
I then forgot all about it and just got on, making life work for me.
It's only now 25yrs on when I realised I'm could get a free laptop from work (through Access to work)for being "neurodiverse" did I make something of it - after changes to the work environment adversely affected me.
Had to get assessed again. The assessor found me interesting, I found her dry and miserable .I have a curious relationship with these ed psyc types who without trying I seem to tie in knots! It's interesting how they all arrive at differing "diagnosis"
I think work pays about £100 for the test, well worth it if you think you may be affected. You can then get funding for adjustments software and equipment through the government. The label means nothing to me it just gives you a start to finding ways to work around, mitigate or get the best from who you are.
I'm constantly finding new ways.
Tomy Buzan's mind map book works for some, and is well regarded, I find it naff.
My current fave toy is Microsoft To Do app/ part of m365. We use it for all sorts, it's great for shopping lists we can share.
Touch screens are another thing I'm not good with.
If you wanted to convey a house, you've nailed it. Seriously.
Never considered a career in conveyancing.... Oh...ah
Finally .... I'll stop hijacking this thread