Spell check- Dyslexia

[izzzi]

Hi,

I have mild dyslexia And find this spell-check very helpful.
However sometimes words like colour and color do my brain in. New words like Chia confuses the spell-check even more.

I do try to be British about proper spelling yet it does not seem to matter these days or does it.

I have just found out that there may be a genetic connection with Diabetes and Dyslexia. (interesting)

Luckily for me I do not have any problems with either,

Roy.

It was not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and left behind at the beginning of the race.”
- Winston Churchill

 

[Elc1112]

I always think it is a little unfair that "dyslexia" is such a difficult word to spell!!

I'd never heard about there being any link between diabetes and dyslexia...sounds like it could be a bit of a tenuous link!

 

[catherinecherub]

Hi Roy,

The spell checker sometimes is more confusing for someone with dyslexia. My eldest son has dyslexia and gets frustrated with the spell checker because he says that the options it gives still do not help him decide which is the right one. You would need a dictionary to decide which is the right one but therein lies another problem. :crazy: I wouldn't worry too much. We have other people with dyslexia here and anyway we are here for diabetes related topics and not english grammar.

 

[Sid Bonkers]

Hi Roy, I'm dyslexic and have never had a problem with it, well not since leaving school where I was always told I was lazy or lacked concentration, my reports were always "Could do better" and it kind of messes with your head for a while but once I realised I wasnt lazy or stupid I did OK for myself. Plus I was able to compensate for my dyslexia with my dashing good looks :roll:

Since computers and spellcheck came along I have found it a huge help, but I still slip up and make a few mistakes but I generally dont care much, the biggest problem I find is sometimes spellcheck underlines a word and offers the usual alternatives and I sometimes pick a word that looks OK to me but in fact has a totally different meaning to the word I meant to use :lol:

Eight corrections in the above paragraphs :roll: :thumbup:

Nine since I edited it and added a bit lol

 

[Sid Bonkers]

ps...


Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny improetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

Oddly the only words that spellcheck picks up in this is "wlohe", oh, and spellcheck doesnt like spellcheck :lol:

 

[Daibell]

Hi. My wife and son are dyslexic (it goes down through the Mother usually hence my son inherited it). I've never heard of any connection whatsoever with diabetes. As you probably know dyslexia covers a wide range of brain 'connection' problems which are unlikely to share much in common with diabetes genetic issues. Speaking as a non-dyslexic you have my sympathy for the way society often mis-understands the issue and my wife suffered in the same way as Sid. Fortunately she spotted it early in my Son and we arranged additional education for him which has worked well.

 

[noblehead]

I wouldn't worry too much. We have other people with dyslexia here and anyway we are here for diabetes related topics and not english grammar.

Catherine is right Roy, no one should judge someone else on how they spell or type words, this is a support forum for one and all!

 

[Elc1112]

I do love the fact that spellcheck does not recognise the word spellcheck. Brilliant!

 

[noblehead]

I do love the fact that spellcheck does not recognise the word spellcheck. Brilliant!

That is strange :crazy:

 

[izzzi]

Absolute brilliant response, "thanks everyone".

Could not believe that spellcheck could not recognize itself , I always thought it was me pressing wrong keys.

This forum only gets better.

Roy.