Starting this year I have had many more problems with reading,writing,math (the signs and numbers),and speaking.I am a teenager,and I am wondering if it is even possible to develop dys(lexia)/(calculia) as a teenager.Also,is there some sort of speech disorder in which you mix up your words?
An example of what I do put together that happened today:
I was reading a headline in the paper outloud and it said Town Name Gun Back In Business,but I read is *** "Town Name BUN Back In Business" because of the word BACK coming later in the headline.
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I don't think it is possible to develope such problems at your grade and age with no symptoms before hand.
I think what galinaqt is trying to say, is that it could be a block at school in which is causing the problems. A tutor may actually help you figure out what is cauing your symptoms, and if it is school related, can help significantly.
In my opinion, it sounds like a thought processing problem. When you read (letters or numbers) do you have a hard time getting the actual information TO your head? Or when it gets to your head it turns inside out? Does your thoughts seem to speed up or slow down at times?
Considering these things have just started, it could be a school block (as galinaqt mentioned) or anything from attention problems, depression, anxiety, mood changes, thought processing problems, or it could just be your concentration.
What I am getting at, is that it being Dyslexia or calculalia is doubtful. If these problems persist or worsen, or if your troubles can't be overcome with studying or organization, I'd see your school counselor or teacher and try to figure out the basis of your signs.
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Dear it is unusual to have this combination of problems turn up in your teens, if it was dyslexia etc you would have seen it earlier. I am especially worried about your changing speech patterns and visual problems. This could be a symptom of an underlying medical problem. Don't let this go, see your family doctor stat.
A Mom
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I've tutored lots of junior high/high school age kids who suddenly had dyslexic tendencies when none were really noticable before. In the earlier years, coping strategies are easy to develop but as the curriculum gets harder, those coping strategies don't work as well so you notice the tendencies all of a sudden. A few of those kids got Irlen colored overlays and that instantly helped some problems. You might look into getting screened for Irlen syndrome also.
I agree with the posts about working with the school counselor and your teachers as well as getting a physical asap. The more help you get, the more likely you are to improve.
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I just had a physical and my eyesight and everything are just fine.In fact - I am extremely healthy.
My problem isn't that great...Just kind of odd and a bit of a nusance.
Irlen sound so much like me!
Also - It's not like these problems are new problems...They have just gotten worse this year (and I just started highschool this year),so it may have to do with more complexity of what I have to be reading.
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First of all, at your age you're certainly onvertired. I was exhausted throughout my entire teenage hood. Try to get plenty of sleep. Also, diet can contribute to brain activity so make sure you're feeding your brain the right nutrients through balanced diets. Here's a question: Have you experienced a trauma to your skeletal system (car accident, a bad fall, or anything that would jar your spine)? Do you play contact sports that might do the same to your body as a fall or accident? If the answer is yes, there may be another cause for your problems. Let me know. . .
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A regular eye appointment can't screen you for Irlen. You have to go to a special clinic or get a qualified screener to test you. I know there is a clinic in Houston, but I don't know about the rest of the U.S. Your counselor may know of a screener close to you that can test you or you could do a google search to find someone near you. Every student I have had tested for dyslexia had Irlen even if they didn't qualify as dyslexic.
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You say you had a little bit of a problem all along. It is probably just more stress of going into high school causing the problem to appear to be worse. My daughter had a fairly severe LD problem all through school. Her diagnosis was a speech processing delay. I remember, when she was in tenth grade, she had one of the higher maths, trigonomitry I think. At the beginning of school she would come home crying about not be able to understand anything in the class. I could not help her because I don't know higher maths. I suggested to her that she see if the school had some tutoring after school. It turn out that a number of student were having problems in the same class and the school set up a tutoring class after school. She clicked better with the tutor, he stated things in a better way for her, and she became an A student in the class.
I am being long winded here, but what I am trying to say is do not dismiss the idea of a tutor too quickly. My daughter spent several weeks of misery over not understanding this class and the tutoring helped her get a final grade of A in the class. Something to understand is the tutoring class worked a miracle for her because she was a harder worker and took full advantage of it. Of course, for her to be successful at school in the first place, she had to work hard at everything. It's paying off for her because she is a senior at George Mason University. She isn't going to graduade with high honors, but there are no words to express how proud I am of her that she is succeeding.
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I do not think it is possible to develop dyslexia, it is something you are born with. If you never had a problem with it before then you probably dont have dyslexia, but maybe you have something else.
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See I want to know if you can too. I've had prolems gett worse over the past few years. My spelling has never been that great and in about year 8 I started writing some letters backwards and my spelling would improve no matter how much I try to learn it. I've never been able to do my 3,4,6,8,9,11,12 times tables and had to just count on my fingers in my GCSEs.
When I read the, white background glares out at me and I can't follow the text (this has been getting progressively worse) now I wear tinted glasses to help me read better and it does help. I also muddle up words and read them wrong whether in my head or outloud. Like one time in English I said 'clothing' instead of 'covering'. I also get really tired when I read and often fall asleep.
My school said they where going to get me to see some weird person but they never got round to it and I'm now starting my AS levels at a new college and dont know what I should do about it.
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so i was wondering the same thing because ive been having similar troubles and then theres the whole concentration thing, but my cousin said something that made me think yestersday, and it was that maybe you were born with certain disorders and it just took longer to develop.... now i find myself looking back over things i write and read just to double check, and it takes things forever to registar with me.... someone will say something and illl be like what and then my brain catches up with me and i say ok ok ok before they really get the chance to repeat themselves...then the talking thing, its like my tongue doesnt work or something cause i cant say anythin or it comes out completely wrong... like ill mean to say something and something is mispronounced or the wrong part of the word is stressed..... but anyways, ive tried to do some research, and this is where i got, and i dont think anyone has really looked into the thought of developing dyslexia
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I am not sure. I have developmental dyslexia which means that I have had it forever even though it wasn't diagnosed until I was an adult. I and my teachers new I had some problems but it was only really as I got older that they got even more noticable and problematic. I don't think it is that it got worse but because work got more demanding. So to answer your question I *think* you are either born with it (but might not be diagnosed until much later) or maybe get it from brain injury or something maybe? I don't no really but somebody might.
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No it is not possible to develop dyslexia in your teens. You either have something else, or your ADD started when you were 5 or 6, and you are just recognizing your problems now. If you hate to read, really really hate it, especially if you hate to read out loud; if you have a hard time trying to find out what point the writer is trying to make; if you read and write slowly, and forget when you are saying writing in the midst of the exercize, you likely are dyslexic.
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I suggest you see a pyschologist trained in this area, or a trained psychiatrist. Only a psychiarist or other medical doctor can prescribe psychotropic meds.
Good luck to you.
PJ Hawaii
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so i was wondering the same thing because ive been having similar troubles and then theres the whole concentration thing, but my cousin said something that made me think yestersday, and it was that maybe you were born with certain disorders and it just took longer to develop.... now i find myself looking back over things i write and read just to double check, and it takes things forever to registar with me.... someone will say something and illl be like what and then my brain catches up with me and i say ok ok ok before they really get the chance to repeat themselves...then the talking thing, its like my tongue doesnt work or something cause i cant say anythin or it comes out completely wrong... like ill mean to say something and something is mispronounced or the wrong part of the word is stressed..... but anyways, ive tried to do some research, and this is where i got, and i dont think anyone has really looked into the thought of developing dyslexia
