I Wish I Had Dyslexia

Posted by Jeff on May 26, 2010 · View Comments

Boy…it sucks not having dyslexia because if I had dyslexia…then I would be double-gifted and I would be able to do everything at hyperspeed AND be able to do it basswise ackwards. Hey…maybe I can go for the trifecta and have a bad case of OCD with dyslexia.

I apologize if I offended anyone with this particular post and I especially apologize to anyone who is dyslexic and having trouble reading this post. The following is specifically for those who have this particular “gift.”

Web page source: http://www.dyslexia.com/

Is Asperger’s The New Black?
It’s not easy having a gifted child – especially when every other child is gifted too

There’s a veritable race to define our children as different, as special or gifted. I mean it’s all gone a little bit hyper these past few years, hasn’t it? This rage against the ‘normal’? “What’s normal?” I keep being asked. “My children!” I cry. Both of them are pretty much average. Not too bright. Not too dumb. “Oh you poor thing” is the condescending reply. “You mean they don’t even have Auditory Processing Disorder? Aren’t they even allergic to nuts?”

The parental urgency to have your child stand out in the competitive child market has established a crazy race to the bottom. Wild-child? A misfit? Aspergers? Gifted? ADD? ADHD? APD? What’s your baby’s Unique Selling Point?

Source: Is Asperger’s The New Black?

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http://addmsorboth.blogspot.com/ Scott Hutson

Too many gifts to remember for us gifted people.
betsy davenport, phd

Gifters. My new term for the Delusionals who consider disabilities to be gifts. They are about as sensible as the Birthers. Evidence means nothing to them.

Please use the term, spread it.
Jeff

I like it!! Gifters. Birthers. Drifters. Drillers (as in “Drill Baby Drill”).
Everbloom63

Whats up with the backwards picture? Is that for people with dyslexia to read? If so that’s very rude. I have dyslexia and I can read fine. It’s not just reading that’s affected, its your hole life and trust me, if you really knew what its like to have dyslexia then you would have never posted this. Many people with dyslexia have been beaten for having it. Lean your facts before posting something that others can see and easily be offended by because I sure was.
http://jeffsaddmind.com Jeffs ADD Mind

I apologize for any misinterpretation of this post. It was not meant to be insulting. It *was* meant to poke fun at someone who refers to dyslexia as a gift. BTW, ADHD, like dyslexia, affects all aspects of life.