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Since childhood I am haveing great difficulties reading. Reading is slow and really annoying. (sometimes I wander away without reading anything) I have difficulty interpreting stuff I read. This includes really difficult, but also very simple texts. Reading a newspaper article is very difficult without wandering away. Listening to people talking is also difficult without wandering away. I think this is caused by ADD. That is why I take low doses of stimulant meds. But can these problems be attribuated to dyslexia?

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Since childhood I am haveing great difficulties reading. Reading is slow and really annoying. (sometimes I wander away without reading anything) I have difficulty interpreting stuff I read. This includes really difficult, but also very simple texts. Reading a newspaper article is very difficult without wandering away. Listening to people talking is also difficult without wandering away. I think this is caused by ADD. That is why I take low doses of stimulant meds. But can these problems be attribuated to dyslexia?

Short answer: yes. If something is nearly impossible for you, you will naturally avoid it – sometimes by tuning out. Proper psychoeducational testing should be able to tell the difference. It’s possible to have both, of course. -Janna — Autistic Spectrum Code v.1.0 AC! d- s+: a- c+ p+ t f S+ !p e+++++ h+++ r-++ n+ i P+++ m-++ M+++++ Another random thought from my random brain… Brought to you by the colour green, the number 7, and the letters J, L, and H. http://geocities.com/janna_louise Guinea pigs have ADD. "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." – Albert Camus

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