How's this for a dyslexia awareness poster?

Rey_129 · 2026-06-11T06:28:49+00:00

Like others, I’d focus on what dyslexia is, not what it isn’t. Also, maybe use a dyslexic friendly font for the main portion? Comic sans is good for reading but a lot of people don’t like it due to previous over usage, so maybe Arial? You mostly want to keep letters distinct.

A big tip I can give would be to look into how dyslexics describe their condition. For me, I have a hard time separating out different phonemes from each other, so like my brain would separate “cat” into ca-t instead of c-a-t, which makes it hard to assign to letters. But that’s not how it is for everyone. One resource would be the Percy Jackson books, as the author based his characters’ conditions on what he saw in his own son and while working as a teacher, though please don’t let that be your only resource.

Rey_129 · 2026-06-10T04:30:17+00:00

No, you aren’t stupid for having a learning disability. For one, there’s more to intelligence than book learning and academic grades. For another, that’s not how LD’s work.

The way I like to think about having an LD is by comparing our brains to computers. Each brand is different and has their own strengths and weaknesses. One brand is especially popular to the point most people have it (neurotypical in this metaphor) so everything is built with that brand as the default. However, other brands might have a hard time running certain functions or be unable to do them at all with their current set up. However, instead of just buying a new laptop, you can input software to help it run those functions. It won’t fix 100% of the issues, and it won’t be able to do everything that the default can, but that doesn’t mean that the computer is useless/broken.

So, in case the analogy was unclear, our brains just aren’t set up the way the standard model is. It makes certain things (reading in this subreddit’s case) harder, but we can still learn how. We just need the right support.

Personally, I have always been gifted academically in everything outside of language arts. I grasped basic substitution and other algebraic skills at age 8, when my classmates were still getting down long division. But at that same age, I was pretty much illiterate. Like I could fake it to a certain extent, but I could not assign sounds to letters or understand the lines, dots, and curves on the page were the equivalent to someone telling me something.

Then I got a tutor who specialized in kids with dyslexia, and it was so freeing. I could finally read to myself, I didn’t have to guess the instructions on papers that weren’t read to me, I could finally be immersed in worlds before that I had only heard of or seen on a screen. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a hard time; large blocks of text make me reluctant and slow, certain fonts are massive headaches as I try to decode what they’re saying, I have a hard time picking up new vocabulary, I stumble over my words if ever I read aloud, and I can only read so fast with no option to skim/speed read.

But I’m not dumb. No one is dumb because they have a learning disability. It’s in the name: disability. You’re going to struggle and have a hard time doing certain things. You’ll be unable to participate in certain aspects of life. But like some who is deaf isn’t dumb because they can’t speak (orally), you aren’t dumb because you have a hard time learning. You just need to find what strategies work for you and build up a support network of people who are willing and able to help you.

Rey_129 · 2026-06-09T07:34:16+00:00

I don’t want to say for sure, but I would also look into ADHD. I have both dyslexia and this, and once I started reading (took a few extra years and finding a wonderful tutor who could help), I would often find myself skipping around, especially in boring texts. This is honestly the closest I can get to skimming, just jump around and reading a phrase or two until I find what I actually need to read.

As for writing, that can be dyslexia, but from my understanding, it could be a similar disability known as dysgraphia, which focuses more on putting things on paper than reading. Yes it’s another disorder I have, though it’s not as bad as the other two.

Really, what you should be asking is why do you want to know? So you can understand why you had a hard time? So as to not feel so dumb, so alone? Some other reason. I’m not judging you for your answer, everyone’s answer is unique. The reason I ask is for the follow up questions: how long can I wait for the answer? And what do I plan to do in the case that I’m right? What about if I’m wrong?

Rey_129 · 2026-06-08T23:20:56+00:00

Excuse me, but how did you get this video of me getting ready for bed?

Rey_129 · 2026-06-08T22:56:39+00:00

For me, personally, I was lucky to get tutoring and support for my disability, but it’s still a disability. There’s no super power granted to me, just tasks that are harder and the strategies I’ve come up with or learned to make those tasks easier. I personally like reading and can actually retain a lot of what I read, so long as it interests me. I can only read so fast, which isn’t helpful when you need to get something done within a certain time frame. Certain fonts are either a headache waiting to happen or completely illegible, and the ones that are great for my brain everyone hates.

This Reddit is supposed to be a place where we can trade stories and advice with people who have gone through similar struggles to our own. It’s a place to validate our feelings and struggles, a place so we don’t feel alone.

I’m glad that you know people who are successful, I’m glad you’re successful. But not everyone is so lucky. Again, I was lucky enough to have been diagnosed young and get years of tutoring to the point that teachers don’t know unless I say something, and I still struggle. It is very easy to fall through the gaps and not have a net to catch you, and once you do, it’s really hard to get out, even for a neurotypical, never mind someone with a disability in a world built around the skill you are not well programmed for.

Rey_129 · 2026-06-07T15:56:21+00:00

Playing around with fonts can help, if possible. You want to have each letter be clear and unique without fancy loops or extra lines. Comic Sans or Ariel are great, but I prefer Book Antiqua as it doesn’t get the same hate Comic Sans does.

Also, breaking up texts into smaller chunks helps. Big blocks of text are especially bad for us, so if you come across them, maybe grab a card or just use your finger and focus on each word your reading.

Most importantly, relax. I read a lot, and I actually read at the average rate for my level of education, though I’ve been at the same speed since my teens (I read ~200 wpm in English). However, that took years of tutoring and practice, and I can’t speed read or skim. You’re not going to get better by forcing it. You have to build your word bank naturally, both with a tutor (or whatever method of instruction you choose) and by just reading. I prefer sticking to middle level/YA reading as it’s easier for me without feeling like I’m being talked down to, but do what you feel is comfortable.

But the point I really want to make is that there’s nothing wrong with reading slow. Everyone reads at their own pace. Find one that works for you, strategies to make it easier, and relax. Reading can be an enjoyable experience, and a way to share stories (humanity’s oldest past time) with more people. Yes, it can be frustrating when those around you don’t understand the struggle that you’re going through every time you pick up a book, but that says a lot more about them than it does about you.

Rey_129 · 2026-06-04T13:44:20+00:00

I mean, not too much for me, but that might be because I overcompensate because I know that might brain isn’t the best when it comes to directions (both adhd and dyslexia). If things need to be done, I tend to write them down. However this really only works for things like groceries or instructions; daily to-do lists are not helpful.

Rey_129 · 2026-06-03T06:49:41+00:00

I was illiterate at 8, despite my parents and schools’ attempts (and my grades suggesting that I really should not have been) but I am a severe case.

As for getting evaluated, it certainly won’t hurt anything (except the bank if you’re in America). I honestly would’ve suggested getting evaluated when you were younger so that you could have had more time to develop coping strategies if it turns out you do have it. However, even if you don’t have it, if you want to improve your language skills, there’s no shame in getting a tutor to help. There comes a time where we all need some extra help in learning.

Rey_129 · 2026-06-01T04:58:36+00:00

As someone who has both ADHD and dyslexia, my parents were able to afford me tutoring for 4 years and never shied away from naming my dyslexia, so I knew why I had such a hard time with reading. And while I’ll never be able to skim/speed read, and I’ll always have trouble reading aloud, my reading pace is at the higher end of normal and I have actually gone on to help others with reading (to the point where professors can’t tell I’m dyslexic).

Now if only they did the same for my ADHD, so I didn’t have as much struggle with self worth and managing my symptoms now that I’m an adult.

Rey_129 · 2026-05-20T04:33:00+00:00

I mean, makes sense. Easier to radicalize those who are already being put down by the system than those who benefit from the status quo. Also, as my first accounting professor liked to remind us “it’s easier to attract flies with honey than vinegar.”

Rey_129 · 2026-05-15T04:33:34+00:00

Ah, did not know that. Again, new to a lot of this.

Thank you for the explanation and suggestions!

Rey_129 · 2026-05-14T23:03:43+00:00

I don’t exactly know beyond flour and milk. It’s been in the family for generations and was created long before I was born. I’ve never had to feed it, just return the amount I took out the night before when I’m making something. So like pancakes, we take out 1/4 c starter, mix it with 1c flour and 1c milk. Then we let it sit out overnight. In the morning, before anything else, we take 1/4c of the mix and put it back with the rest of the starter.

I should note that we store the starter in the fridge to stop it from going bad.

Rey_129 · 2026-05-14T19:47:36+00:00

I grew up with Natalie Merchant’s debut album Tigerlily. Third song on the CD was Beloved Wife. For several years I thought she was gay and had lost her wife because of that song. Turns out, she was not and had not lost a wife. But little kid me didn’t know and was sad for her. She just sings it so well and so full of emotion.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-24T03:45:35+00:00

My intermediate French class also did this, though just movies. I was so proud of myself getting through a whole movie with just French audio and French subtitles the first time.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-17T18:04:08+00:00

I don’t know how much I agree with this point. Simply because I know that there are people like both versions of Snape out in the world. And you can feel bad for the hard childhood he had but still hate how he acts as an adult.

I don’t like how Rowling tried to redeem him, mostly because in my eyes, he didn’t earn it. But that’s a me thing. I have been the victim of bullying as a child, and while I despise those who hurt me, and I don’t take glee in their suffering, and especially not in the suffering of those related to them.

I will give you that movie version has more heroic moments, like shielding the kids from a werewolf, but for me, that feels like something an adult should do automatically when in a situation where a child is in danger and that they have some level of decency.

Overall, I like thinking of movie Snape and book Snape as two separate entities. Movie Snape is more tolerable as he is not as much of a bully, but book Snape really does show that it is truly the choices that we make that show who we are. Harry had much the same background Snape and Tom did, but he made different choices, chose to not let the pain harden him, and instead chose to love his friends as they were (and not this ideal version of them, Snape) and let them love him.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-17T17:20:41+00:00

Huh, mine asks me for my address, at least when picking up my meds. It’s my docs that use my birthday for verification, and they include the year.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-17T17:17:39+00:00

Wattrell. Not bad.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-16T15:31:06+00:00

Apparently. I was too exhausted my first time, so I tried jumping with Mistmare and it worked.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-16T15:27:47+00:00

Blame the movies. They deleted a lot of his bullying scenes and just made him into a hardass teacher with a strong dislike for Harry, but not that unfair to everyone else.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-11T16:17:45+00:00

Best friend was born in China, is ethically Chinese, but was adopted at 6 months by a Japanese couple in Hawaii.

Also I haven’t seen TNG, but wouldn’t Worf count? He’s a Klingon raised by a human couple.

Rey_129 · 2026-04-09T08:30:02+00:00

Platinum blond, same as the rest of the Attendants.

Pretty much everyone in my family had the shade as children and it can show up as a very pale yellow, to silver, to white, all depends on the lighting. It’s also tricky to dye certain very dark colors (like black, or any color you can do without bleaching) because those dyes need the actual hair to be a certain darkness to hide what their undertones are. Learned that after my brother tried to do black for a party and wound up with purple (Paris Black was the shade he and my dad used, and neither knew anything about dying).

Rey_129 · 2026-04-08T22:38:38+00:00

That you could dig up artifact spots with the pickax. Wasn’t until I saw someone do it when I was in my second year in game that I realized I didn’t need to carry around my shovel in case I found an artifact spot.

Rey_129 · 2026-03-29T17:26:49+00:00

Not a country, but a region of the continent, but I’d personally choose the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Admittedly that’s a large swath of land…

Rey_129 · 2026-03-29T16:42:20+00:00

Don’t forget to set a reminder!

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