H all,

I've been meaning to ask this for quite a while. I am dyslexic but I have worked out ways/tricks to mostly get around the problem. I have been wondering whether there are other 'Catters here who are dyslexic. (If you want you can send me a private message rather than here in this thread)

I have also found out this year that I have Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome which makes the words jump up & down on the page and is made worse by fluorescent lights. I've lived 44 years with this & finally found out that this is not just normal sight. I now have reading glasses with Irlen lenses which make it a whole lot easier, especially at work where they have fluoro's.

I notice it more on the Mudcat Forum than in my usual daily socialising because it relies on typing for communication so I am constantly correcting my typing as I write. I tend to reverse the order of letters, and when I was learning to read at school I always got confused between e.g. 2's & 5's (vertical mirror reversal) and 2's & S's (horizontal mirror reversal). I could never remember which side of the road to ride my bicycle on until I bought a ring and put it on my left hand (remember, we drive on the left over here in Oz)

So, I'm just interested to know if anyone else has similar experiences.

Helen