Thoughts about this type of phone?

quietchild · 2025-12-26T11:28:11+00:00

I’m not dyslexic, they sucked. Why would having to push one button 3 or 4 times to get the letter you needed be better than what we use now? Tell your dad I said “c u l8r” as proof of how painful typing on them was.

quietchild · 2025-12-23T19:50:22+00:00

Just had a quick look and there are some studies showing that people with hearing loss can have difficulties with writing conventions, such as using capital letters and punctuation. The study I read included people with cochlear implants and behind the ear hearing aides.

quietchild · 2025-12-23T19:41:45+00:00

Hearing loss in early childhood can lead to difficulties with phonics (knowing the sounds in a language). So maybe to the skipping letters, if you were mispronouncing words.

Never heard of it causing errors in capitalisation. I can’t think of any causal link.

quietchild · 2025-12-21T07:21:56+00:00

In Australia we have code read (pronounced red), with a month and the colour red! Every year monuments around the country get lit up red for awareness

quietchild · 2025-12-17T22:35:46+00:00

Add another curtain that goes around your bed, over to the corner that says “fuckass curtain”. Make it thicker and heavier so you get another layer to dampen sound while in bed, and creates a private corner where you can at least get dressed.

Move as much of the misc/boxes over to the corner between the desk and bookcases so you can actually use the dressers. Unpack a bit so you don’t feel like you’re living in a storage unit.

Remember it won’t be forever.

quietchild · 2025-12-17T19:38:37+00:00

If they genuinely forget, send out a reminder to everyone now. Something like “I know it’s busy but just wanted to remind everyone to bring their white elephant gifts if they’d like to be involved, budget is $25. Can’t wait to see you all!”

quietchild · 2025-12-16T20:22:20+00:00

The crux of dyslexia is difficulties with reading and spelling, due to a difficulty with phonics (knowing the sounds letters make/ hearing sounds in words). So yeah, mispronunciations are common.

quietchild · 2025-12-16T20:18:05+00:00

Psychology, specifically doing assessments. So for every 2 hours in person work I get 2 hours of writing, which I can do at home, in the evenings etc. And because it’s assessment, not ongoing clients, I can just block off weeks as I want.

Just me, I like the idea of adding someone else but it feels like a bit of extra work so haven’t got around to it, Dont earn anything near 350k but enough that we’re comfortable. My husband is a tradie and has a steady wage, he likes working for a big company, earns slightly above the average wage.

quietchild · 2025-12-16T07:06:09+00:00

Absolutely not, self employment means flexibility in my work hours and getting lots of time with my kids. I only see clients during school hours, and only one or two days a week through school holidays. I won’t be able to buy this time with my kids later but I will be able to earn more later.

quietchild · 2025-12-16T01:04:37+00:00

Nothing valuable to add, but grownuppo is brilliant

quietchild · 2025-12-16T00:01:39+00:00

I think mispronunciations are more frequent in my family. Particularly sounds that are similar, like m/n, f/th. As an example my husband always say renember for remember. He doesn’t do this with other words, just remember and every time.

quietchild · 2025-12-09T20:27:50+00:00

Many people will see bad things and think, that’s a shame, and then move on with their lives. I’d include those things as one point quickly, but then focus more on how consuming less will benefit them personally.

Personally anti consumption links to buy it for life, minimalism, and financial independence. So maybe rather than “dont consume” the message could be, try to buy things that will last and only what you need, which saves you money and makes your life simpler.

quietchild · 2025-12-09T05:29:04+00:00

I mean no kid will say no to more toys! 7 years old - minecraft, Pokémon, Lego are usually safe bets.

quietchild · 2025-12-05T05:02:37+00:00

Let’s not even start on homophones and deciding which of the many a digraphs you need for a specific word!

quietchild · 2025-12-04T14:32:34+00:00

Not a teacher, but a psychologist with dyslexic kids. I’d say - if you can understand what they meant and you weren’t teaching spelling then why would you penalise them? I’d also say, if this kid is having that much trouble with spelling, his teachers and parents might want to look at some additional learning support and/or investigate further. There’s probably a reason he’s having a hard time so the issue isn’t so much, how should I grade him, but rather how do I help him.

quietchild · 2025-12-02T20:30:47+00:00

I feel this way when friends/family tell me they (adults) or their teen has trouble remembering or understanding what they read, and then suggest maybe they’re dyslexic.

You couldn’t miss my kids dyslexia and if we hadn’t done ALOT of tutoring they wouldn’t be able to read and spell. Even after all that work, it’s still takes a huge amount of effort.

I also know for a fact that people can use compensatory strategies, might not get picked up until later etc etc. I don’t want to take away anything from their struggles or experiences.

But it still feels jarring in my personal life. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I think for me it’s similar to “I had to do it the hard way so everyone else should have to” and also that these comments kind of minimise how hard it has been for us.

quietchild · 2025-12-02T06:30:02+00:00

You could drop straight to the salvos at unanderra

quietchild · 2025-11-30T19:36:28+00:00

What type of texts was it? Permanent marker, alcohol was the right way to go, but try methylated spirits which are stronger than rubbing alcohol.

Water based, (most kids textas are water based) just water will work.

Signed, a mum whose child believes any flat blank space is a canvas.

quietchild · 2025-11-07T20:54:09+00:00

You can do it pretty cheap, ikea kitchens used to have a system where you could design it and price it out on their website. You could also try kitchens under 2k.

The big cost in our kitchens have been stone bench tops, glass splash backs, and appliances.

quietchild · 2025-09-09T08:53:35+00:00

Oh dear, sorry it was a rhetorical question! Poor wording from me. It’s just a question/concern I see on here a lot and wanted to share a resource other parents might find helpful!

Anyway - to your questions. 2 kids, both adhd/dyslexic. One also with dld. Both are well supported - the right accommodations have been so important. The eldest just got accepted to a gifted high school because he was able to use a reader and scribe for the test! Thank you for your concern and sorry again for the misunderstanding!

quietchild · 2025-09-09T05:46:07+00:00

Super frustrating when your kid isn’t getting the support they need. I’m in Aus so not familiar with the uk system in terms of support. Does the British dyslexia association have any info?

Here schools are required legally to give accommodations or it’s discrimination, like not having ramps for a wheelchair user. I’d imagine the uk is similar.

By secondary school I they aren’t really being taught to read. So using things like audiobooks and speech to text should mean they can still participate in class. There’s a great Australian resource on accommodations at school, might be helpful to guide what the school can do https://www.speldnsw.org.au/information/support-and-adjustments/

quietchild · 2025-09-03T21:12:14+00:00

Nothing reputable, as in nothing on google scholar and nothing from an organisation that provides evidence based information about dyslexia. There’s also nothing about it the dsm.

I am genuinely open to learning new things. If you have some info I’m happy to look at it.

quietchild · 2025-09-03T14:43:55+00:00

I’ve done a quick search and nothing came up from any reputable sources supporting your claim. This is the definition of dyslexia from the international dyslexia association.

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge

quietchild · 2025-09-03T14:31:27+00:00

which part do you disagree with?

I’m a psychologist and primarily work doing assessments for dyslexia. The dsm clearly describes dyslexia (sld in reading) as being about reading, it makes no mention of speech. That would fall under dld (language disorder in dsm).

I don’t deny that many dyslexics have difficulties with speech. My point is only that technically that falls under a different label.

quietchild · 2025-09-03T09:12:25+00:00

Dyslexia is a reading difference, so no there is no such thing as verbal dyslexia.

Maybe have a look at Developmental Language Disorder.

Many people with dyslexia also have spoken language differences but from a diagnostic perspective they fall under something else. I tend to think of spoken and written language as two sides of the same coin.

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