Taken from here ..... http://www.computing.dundee.ac...anding_dyslexia3.asp
I wanted to draw your attention to this particular bit...
What are the secondary characteristics of dyslexia?
This section has so far dealt with what are known as the primary effects of the dyslexic brain on the functioning of the dyslexic person. We have also seen how these cognitive characteristics affect reading and writing and general tasks which rely on short-term memory.
However, there are also characteristics associated with being dyslexic which develop as a consequence of our experiences. In education, for example, there is an emphasis on the use of short-term memory and its associated functions. This has an impact on our emotional responses to learning. (See also Section 2: What is dyslexia? - short-term memory)
"We started a computer induction project two weeks ago and I sat down there and it was just too much information going in - I just felt really stressed out. I went to my tutor and told him I felt I'd really learnt nothing, I was really angry with myself - a feeling of failure. However, I knew what I had to do was just go in and have a fiddle and break it up into segments - don't look at the whole thing, just look at what you have learnt; what did you learn yesterday? Well, I can switch it on now, now thatοΏ½s a start!"
These secondary characteristics can be disabling and usually arise because the primary effects of dyslexia were not addressed or understood.
These secondary characteristics are typically:
* Anxiety.
* Stress.
* Panic.
"If someone is not being coherent - adding ten more equations into the one thing you want to talk about - youοΏ½ve got all these images coming up, it's like a balloon with a whole load of balls inside it and they're all just bouncing off each other and you don't know which ball you want to take out and there's only about two that you need to work with. If thereοΏ½s too many balls in the bag, well, you can juggle, but it's not conducive to what I really want."
* Lack of confidence.
* Not liking or valuing self.
"When I try to say something I'm always worried it will come out wrong, 'cos it always does, so I never say it."
* Tiredness.
* Fatigue.
* Burnout.
"I say to myself: 'Look, I've been taught - I can read, I can write, I can spell.' But when I get tired, at the end of the day it's too much - it takes so much longer when I'm tired."
* Frustration.
* Anger.
"It would be nice if everyone knew how frustrating it is - if they could be dyslexic just for three weeks, find out how much harder it is, what you go through to get anywhere."
I realised a while ago that Freddie's sighs and erms were his way of coping with getting his thoughts into order before speaking them.
His reaction to the disgusting treatment from Bea...a person he thought he liked and could trust, is completely understandable
Maybe those who have judged him on his "quirky" ways should take a step back and try to imagine what it is like gathering your thoughts together and explaining your feelings when you have dyslexia
I wanted to draw your attention to this particular bit...
What are the secondary characteristics of dyslexia?
This section has so far dealt with what are known as the primary effects of the dyslexic brain on the functioning of the dyslexic person. We have also seen how these cognitive characteristics affect reading and writing and general tasks which rely on short-term memory.
However, there are also characteristics associated with being dyslexic which develop as a consequence of our experiences. In education, for example, there is an emphasis on the use of short-term memory and its associated functions. This has an impact on our emotional responses to learning. (See also Section 2: What is dyslexia? - short-term memory)
"We started a computer induction project two weeks ago and I sat down there and it was just too much information going in - I just felt really stressed out. I went to my tutor and told him I felt I'd really learnt nothing, I was really angry with myself - a feeling of failure. However, I knew what I had to do was just go in and have a fiddle and break it up into segments - don't look at the whole thing, just look at what you have learnt; what did you learn yesterday? Well, I can switch it on now, now thatοΏ½s a start!"
These secondary characteristics can be disabling and usually arise because the primary effects of dyslexia were not addressed or understood.
These secondary characteristics are typically:
* Anxiety.
* Stress.
* Panic.
"If someone is not being coherent - adding ten more equations into the one thing you want to talk about - youοΏ½ve got all these images coming up, it's like a balloon with a whole load of balls inside it and they're all just bouncing off each other and you don't know which ball you want to take out and there's only about two that you need to work with. If thereοΏ½s too many balls in the bag, well, you can juggle, but it's not conducive to what I really want."
* Lack of confidence.
* Not liking or valuing self.
"When I try to say something I'm always worried it will come out wrong, 'cos it always does, so I never say it."
* Tiredness.
* Fatigue.
* Burnout.
"I say to myself: 'Look, I've been taught - I can read, I can write, I can spell.' But when I get tired, at the end of the day it's too much - it takes so much longer when I'm tired."
* Frustration.
* Anger.
"It would be nice if everyone knew how frustrating it is - if they could be dyslexic just for three weeks, find out how much harder it is, what you go through to get anywhere."
I realised a while ago that Freddie's sighs and erms were his way of coping with getting his thoughts into order before speaking them.
His reaction to the disgusting treatment from Bea...a person he thought he liked and could trust, is completely understandable
Maybe those who have judged him on his "quirky" ways should take a step back and try to imagine what it is like gathering your thoughts together and explaining your feelings when you have dyslexia
I've always thought that Knobber's dyslexia explains some of his behaviour - perhaps not all of it, but some 
No-one with a disability (hidden or visible) would ask that you like them just because they are disabled 
Just watching it again....Freddy is struggling to speak and that nasty mare says why are you speaking like that.
I'm glad you did post this Peps....Perhaps a some of his idiosyncrasies will be understood. now.
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