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  1. Happy Birthday Midnight!!

    in The Lounge

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    Thanks guys and thanks Viv for starting this.

    Not been on here much recently as have gotten exceptionally busy with uni and don't really get the chance to listen to Scott anymore :(. Still go and see him when he comes up to Dundee though and hoping he is coming back soon.

  3. Dyslexia

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    People don't talk to you anymore? That is harsh. Lots more is known about dyslexia today than it was 10 years ago. Its becoming more and more accepted in schools, higher education places and the work place. People no longer see it as a problem! Or not at least one that can't be helped with some adaptations here and there. Thing is... when I started high school (way back when some people on this site weren't even born) teachers segregated the students into 2 groups: Those that were bright, and did well in school and always achieved the higher grades. And those who were seen as 'slow' or 'thick' and always underachieved or needed prompting. From my own school experiences... 9/10 of the people in the latter were probably dyslexic, as opposed to 'couldn't be arsed to learn in school'. And as a result, the students who were segregated into 'lower classes' are suffering now in life because they were never given the opportunity to learn with everybody else.

    Thankfully this is becoming a more socially accepted issue now. Like I said earlier, people can now go to university, or go to work or to school as there is a better understanding of this now and what can be put into place to help students/employees achieve their potential.

    As a side note... make sure most of your literature is printed on yellow paper or pale blue paper as research has shown that this alleviates a lot of problems

    I was always "smart" in school and got good grades but since coming to uni I have really struggled which is why i eventually went and got tested.

    I am getting coloured overlays from the uni I think to help me with reading coursework and lecture notes. When typing things up in word I tend to change the background to a pale blue which i think helps.

    Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that affects the way in which an individual processes language, both visual and auditory. It has nothing to do with intelligence as it is limited to the part of the brain that deals with language learning. People are born with dyslexia and it is a life long difficulty so there is no ‘cure’ as such. The key is finding out the best way in which you can help your brain to process and organise information.

    People with dyslexia learn language in a different way to non dyslexic people and success in reading, spelling etc depends on the way in which you have been taught and indeed the way in which you teach yourself.

    I don’t know anything about your personal situation Heather but I am assuming that as you are at university, you must have picked up a few coping strategies over the years and the key is continuing to do this, as well as building these strategies with aspects of life that you are still struggling with.

    You have said that you believe your difficulties with time keeping are associated with your dyslexia. This is because dyslexia affects the part of the brain that deals with your ability to plan and carry out tasks, therefore if you have a lot of things to do in a specific time, your brain can find it difficult to process the most logical order in which to do things and as a result how long it will take. Have you ever tried writing lists when you have a number of tasks to do and noting how long you think each part will take? You may also have found that your organizational skills and problem solving abilities are not as strong as non dyslexic people.

    In general, breaking information down into small chunks can be very useful as it means your brain only has to process a small amount at a time.

    Have you tried finding some internet forums for people with dyslexia? You may find it useful to speak to others in the same situation as you as you can share stories, coping strategies etc.

    As for the people not speaking to you because of this, well I’d forget about them for the moment, you need to focus on yourself When you feel more confident with your dyslexia and feel that you have a grip on how this is affecting your day to day life, then you may decide to go back to these people and educate them or you may decide that they were really not that important to you in the first place.

    Best of luck, I hope getting a diagnosis is helpful and that it means you will now be able to access services and support which was perhaps not available to you before. :)

    I've tried making lists which helps a little but usually as I score one thing off the list I have to add 2 more which then starts to get me down a bit lol. t does help me with coursework deadlines though I have found.

    Problem solving was actually my best thing in the test as I am really good with working things out I just struggle to put things into words when i have to write it down and have to reread things a lot to work out how to word it properly. I am good at solving problems verbally though. My organisational skills are pants though.

    Jono you commented that my spelling and grammar on here are always good - that's down to rereading and editing posts a lot and having an inbuilt spell checker on my internet browser.

  4. Dyslexia

    in The Lounge

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    Well, I've got my results back and they have confirmed I have dyslexia.

    When telling people this I have found people who understand it completely and are able to help me, people who don't understand it but want to find out about it and help me, and those who don't understand it and are no longer talking to me because of it.

    This has made me wonder what people on here know (or think) about dyslexia and the effects it has on people who have it. I personally still know very little about it and am having to try and learn more about it to understand it but as I read more about it I am discovering things I have always had that I didn't realise could be part of it eg bad timekeeping. I always just thought of dyslexia as finding it hard to read and write.

    what does everyone else think then?

  5. What sucks in your life?

    in The Lounge

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    I have had problems with my flatmates (although tbh it's been mostly one of them causing the problems).

    However tonight the problems went further than I ever thought they could go. I have only just calmed down enough to post this and it happened at 4am.

    Rich(Darloboy) came over, we watched the superbowl then we gave up and went to bed about 2am. we both fell asleep then at 4am I was woken up by my bedroom light going on and a random guy I've never seen before walking into my room and approach the side of my bed. I shouted and Rich woke up and jumped up. By this point the guy was at the side of my bed, saw Rich and quickly left putting the light out so we couldn't see him. Rich waited at my door while I went and spoke to my flatmate who basically told me I was over reacting and that he had just made a mistake (OK granted my door is next to the bathroom but there is making a mistake and there is walking into a girls bedroom at 4am and going up to the bed). Rich waited at the bathroom door where the guy had went and hid(and crapped all over the toilet seat and floor) to shout at him for coming in, for the guy to laugh in his face then go back to my flatmates bedroom. She has since had a go at me and then announced she's leaving and going home for good since she was only up here to be with her friends and we (Rich and I) are making her life miserable.

  8. stig found on google street view

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    He has also been spotted in the window at the top gear office. I dont know how to insert this picture so will just post the link. If anyone wants to post it as a picture to make it easier they are welcome to.

    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.322317,40.253906&ie=UTF8&ll=51.514959,-0.228567&spn=0.001582,0.004914&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.514926,-0.228765&panoid=cRXQyRB9ywmaZVKuBSddWw&cbp=12,146.0064180401871,,2,-12.084480108548325

  9. What sucks in your life?

    in The Lounge

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    Spoke to my mum about being tested. She is less than helpful telling me that I'm wasting the unis time being tested and am not dyslexic and just need to work harder and Ill manage and the reason i struggle with work is that I don't work hard enough or it's too hard for me. Also if I am "labelled" as dyslexic then it ruins any chance of me getting a job in the future so it would be a waste of my time continuing uni. So basically I should not be tested, drop out of uni and start living in the real world.

    Sometimes I wish my parents were a bit more supportive.

  10. What sucks in your life?

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    I might be dyslexic. Some of my friends and lecturers think it might be why I struggle with uni work so much. I'm getting a test through the disability services at the uni which will hopefully tell me one way or another. Not sure if it would be a good thing to find out if I am though... would explain a lot but might change the way people act with me.

  13. Scott hasn't forgotten us!

    in The Scott Mills Show

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    Scott was at Dundee University on Friday night and was nice enough to invite me up to the DJ booth for a quick chat and to take a couple of photos to put up on the site!

    He has asked me to pass on the message that he still loves us all and didn't get a chance to post a message on here over Christmas and New Year as he has been very busy but he will post a message soon. He has also been considering making a short video for us which I said I was sure would be appreciated (sorry if anyone doesn't want a video).

    Here are a few photos from the night (the rest will go up on my profile).

    For the crowd shot Scott asked everyone to give a cheers for unofficialmills.co.uk and the bottom picture shows Rich with Luke who was the DJ running things before Scott arrived.

    Hope you all like them.

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