i’m 35,dyslexic, and have spent the last six years working on my two year AA degree. i’m unsure if i’ll ever get to the end. i want to teach,witch means more years of school.I have worked as a student tutor in my collages diablity resorse department. the problem is i can’t seem to get a real job(unless you consider Burger king a good job). i find that it does not matter how much you know, it’s how well you can fill out a job application. i can’t even get through a bank deposit with out having to fill out a few slips before i get the info right. i find it impossible to get through a job application without making many mistakes. i been sugested to fill them out in advance,great idea, but i still spend hours just tring to one application right, also there are many cases that requier a applicant to write on the spot. i feel so depressed about this it makes me sick just thinking about it. i want to be a productive member of my comunity, but no one wants to hire a person that can’t write . i’ve yet to find a job that having a college education has done me any good. what is there left to do? i feel like the idiot i was always told i was.
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Paulie, I agree that you need a more positive outlook. I know it is hard but maybe you should get some counseling.I think you could benefit from neuropsychological testing. I don’t think dyslexia is the only problem you have. It sounds as if you might have dysgraphia also. My son has LD in Written Expression and a slow processing problem. He is only 12 and we have been working on these issues since 2nd grade. I do hope he will not have as hard a time as you seem to have had. Good Luck, Jan
Pauli,
you need to stop calling yourself an idiot! also, try to look at your positive qualities, not your negatives..you sound like your totally dwelling on your negative traits, not good! I KNOW learning disabilites are FRUSTRATING, believe me..I have not had a full time job in like 2 1/2 years. It sucks! You have to think about what you really want to do. It sounds like to me that school is very hard/frustrating for you. Maybe college is not for you(it wasn’t for me), you can get a decent job, that doesn’t require a degree. I wanted to become a teacher as well, but I found out that I just didn’t want to put in the TOTAL effort it takes for someone with LD to succed in school. My advice is try to find a job that doesn’t require a degree and that doesn’t require you to write and do other things that exploit your weaknesses(sales might be good)… I also recommend mediation for dealing with life’s troubles(depression, and LD and all other problems you might have)..it can really help and its a proven scientific fact that people who meditate are calmer, less stressed , and live longer lives……