unedited: the hardest thing for me with haveing disgraphia is probly the fact that there is only spectulaction about what causes it. i tend to be very analiticle so haveing no cause to say this is what wrong and then with that info fugure out what might help. and might make it so i can do what i want to do in life with little or no help. why dysgraphia will affect me is that i love writeing wether i end up writeing on the side or doing it full time i love to tell stories i also love to read( unlike what some people think dyslexia and dysgraphia are not the same i can read at a coloage reading level it is my writeing that is the problem) witch is where i get my insperation. i want to be able to write and not have to sit next to the editor to explain what i want to say. if i have a point of witch to jump off of to go alright heres the problem and heres how i can fix it its hard that i cant do that. i love hearing what you think of my posts please comment and share your opyons.
Edited: The hardest thing for me with having dysgraphia is probably the fact that there is only speculation about what causes it. I tend to be very analytical, so having no cause to say, "This is what is wrong" and then with that info figure out what might help and might make it so I can do what I want to do in life, with little or no help. Why dysgraphia will affect me, is that I love writing. Whether I end up writhing on the side, or doing it full time, I love to tell stories. I also love to read (unlike what some people think dyslexia and dysgraphia are not the same. I can read at a college reading level. It is my writing that is the problem.) which is where I get my inspiration. I want to be able to write and not have to sit next to the editor to explain what I want to say. If I have a point of which to jump off of to go, "Alright, here's the problem and here's how I can fix it." It's hard that I can't do that. I love hearing what you think of my posts, please comment and share your opinions.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
unfair
unedited: i took the Act this saturday. i had no accomadations because i was not takeing the writeing portion. but when i was working on the english section i had a very hard time with grammer i had to guess on a lot of questions. in english right now we are working on grammer witch is really hard for me but there isnt a single accomdation( other than not doing it and i dont think that will fly )i can find for it so i will be takeing the final and the crt (witch i think is like a state test) with a signifcant disadvantige next to the others in my class i hope i can pull the five seconds before the test study trick cuz studying for hours a day doesnt seem to work i just cant seem to remember no matter how much i study. im not saying dont study all im saying is that even though i do study and have tryed for years to get grammer right it still evaids me.
Edited: I took the ACT last Saturday. I had no accommodations because I was not taking the writing portion, but when I was working on the English section I had a very hard time with grammar. I had to guess on a lot of questions. In English right now, we are working on grammar, which is really hard for me, but there isn't a single accommodation (other than not doing it, and I don't think that will fly) I can find for it, so I will be taking the final and the CRT (which I think is like a state test) with a significant disadvantage next to the others in my class. I hope I can pull the five-seconds-before-the-test study trick, because studying for hours a day doesn't seem to work. I just can't seem to remember no matter how much I study. I'm not saying don't study, all i'm saying is that even though I do study and have tried for years to get grammar right, it still evades me.
Edited: I took the ACT last Saturday. I had no accommodations because I was not taking the writing portion, but when I was working on the English section I had a very hard time with grammar. I had to guess on a lot of questions. In English right now, we are working on grammar, which is really hard for me, but there isn't a single accommodation (other than not doing it, and I don't think that will fly) I can find for it, so I will be taking the final and the CRT (which I think is like a state test) with a significant disadvantage next to the others in my class. I hope I can pull the five-seconds-before-the-test study trick, because studying for hours a day doesn't seem to work. I just can't seem to remember no matter how much I study. I'm not saying don't study, all i'm saying is that even though I do study and have tried for years to get grammar right, it still evades me.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
What I've Found
unedted: in my last post i said ive been doing some reseach here is a little of what ive found i would really apperacte it if you take what i put here and make your own opyons and try to verify it on your own and if you want to share what you find with me i would think that is the coolest thing ever.
these are a list of symptoms i found on the website : http://www.dyslexiaa2z.com/learning_difficulties/dysgraphia/dysgraphia_checklist.html
the ones that are highlighted are my personal symptoms:
i have found that there are sub types of dysgraphia
from the same sight these are the differented types highlighted are the things that apply to me personaly.
2. Motor Dysgraphia
In 'Motor Dysgraphia', both spontaneously written and copied text may be illegible, oral spelling is normal, and drawing is usually problematic. Finger-tapping speed is abnormal.
2. Motor Dysgraphia
In 'Motor Dysgraphia', both spontaneously written and copied text may be illegible, oral spelling is normal, and drawing is usually problematic. Finger-tapping speed is abnormal.
these are a list of symptoms i found on the website : http://www.dyslexiaa2z.com/learning_difficulties/dysgraphia/dysgraphia_checklist.html
the ones that are highlighted are my personal symptoms:
checklist on dysgraphia
* Written text very poor considering language development.
* Poor motor control.
* Writing that is almost impossible to read.
* Mixture of printing and cursive writing on the same line.
* Writes in all directions, i.e. right slant then left slant.
* Big and small spaces between words.
* Different sized letters on the same line.
* Mixes up capital letters and lower case letters on the same line.
* Abnormal and irregular formation of letters.
* Very slow writing.
* Very slow copying from board.
* Does not follow margins.
* Grips the pen too tight and with a ‘fist grip’.
* Holds pen very low down so fingers almost touches the paper.
* Watches hand intently whilst actually writing.
* Poor spelling.
* Bizarre spelling.
* Problems with spelling wrong words i.e., ‘brot’ for brought and ‘stayshun’ for station.
* Problems with spelling words such as i.e. drink as ‘brink’.
i have found that there are sub types of dysgraphia
from the same sight these are the differented types highlighted are the things that apply to me personaly.
1. Dyslexic Dysgraphia
In 'Dyslexic Dysgraphia', spontaneously written text is illegible, especially when the text is complex. Oral spelling is poor, but drawing and copying of written text are relatively normal. Finger-tapping speed (a measure of fine-motor speed) is normal.
In 'Dyslexic Dysgraphia', spontaneously written text is illegible, especially when the text is complex. Oral spelling is poor, but drawing and copying of written text are relatively normal. Finger-tapping speed (a measure of fine-motor speed) is normal.
2. Motor Dysgraphia
In 'Motor Dysgraphia', both spontaneously written and copied text may be illegible, oral spelling is normal, and drawing is usually problematic. Finger-tapping speed is abnormal.
3. spatial Dysgraphia
In 'Spatial Dysgraphia', people display illegible writing, whether spontaneously produced or copied. Oral spelling is normal. Finger-tapping speed is normal, but drawing is very problematic.
In 'Spatial Dysgraphia', people display illegible writing, whether spontaneously produced or copied. Oral spelling is normal. Finger-tapping speed is normal, but drawing is very problematic.
Phonological Dysgraphia
- **Phonological dysgraphia - writing words as a pure 'sound' spelling which is incorrect e.g. writing 'brought' as 'brot' or 'station' as 'stayshun'.
Visual Dysgraphia
- **Visual dysgraphia -writing words, which are correctly spelt apart from some letters being reversed, e.g. 'drink' as 'brink' or the bizarre or abnormal
- and irregular formation of letters. They may sometimes look fine but they have been produced in an abnormal order of pen strokes.
these are some other sites that i have found intersting
- http://nototherwisespecified.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/dysgraphia-when-its-more-than-bad-handwriting.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgraphia
Edited: In my last post I said that I've been doing some research. Below is a little of what I've found; I would really apperacte it if you take what I put here, make your own opinions, and try to verify it on your own. If you want to share what you find with me, I would think that is the coolest thing ever.
These are a list of symptoms I found on the website : http://www.dyslexiaa2z.com/learning_difficulties/dysgraphia/dysgraphia_checklist.html
the ones that are highlighted are my personal symptoms:
checklist on dysgraphia
* Written text very poor considering language development.
* Poor motor control.
* Writing that is almost impossible to read.
* Mixture of printing and cursive writing on the same line.
* Writes in all directions, i.e. right slant then left slant.
* Big and small spaces between words.
* Different sized letters on the same line.
* Mixes up capital letters and lower case letters on the same line.
* Abnormal and irregular formation of letters.
* Very slow writing.
* Very slow copying from board.
* Does not follow margins.
* Grips the pen too tight and with a ‘fist grip’.
* Holds pen very low down so fingers almost touches the paper.
* Watches hand intently whilst actually writing.
* Poor spelling.
* Bizarre spelling.
* Problems with spelling wrong words i.e., ‘brot’ for brought and ‘stayshun’ for station.
* Problems with spelling words such as i.e. drink as ‘brink’.
I have found that there are sub types of dysgraphia from the same sight. These are the differented types below. Highlighted are the things that apply to me personally;
1. Dyslexic Dysgraphia
In 'Dyslexic Dysgraphia', spontaneously written text is illegible, especially when the text is complex. Oral spelling is poor, but drawing and copying of written text are relatively normal. Finger-tapping speed (a measure of fine-motor speed) is normal.
In 'Dyslexic Dysgraphia', spontaneously written text is illegible, especially when the text is complex. Oral spelling is poor, but drawing and copying of written text are relatively normal. Finger-tapping speed (a measure of fine-motor speed) is normal.
2. Motor Dysgraphia
In 'Motor Dysgraphia', both spontaneously written and copied text may be illegible, oral spelling is normal, and drawing is usually problematic. Finger-tapping speed is abnormal.
3. spatial Dysgraphia
In 'Spatial Dysgraphia', people display illegible writing, whether spontaneously produced or copied. Oral spelling is normal. Finger-tapping speed is normal, but drawing is very problematic.
In 'Spatial Dysgraphia', people display illegible writing, whether spontaneously produced or copied. Oral spelling is normal. Finger-tapping speed is normal, but drawing is very problematic.
Phonological Dysgraphia
- **Phonological dysgraphia - writing words as a pure 'sound' spelling which is incorrect e.g. writing 'brought' as 'brot' or 'station' as 'stayshun'.
Visual Dysgraphia
- **Visual dysgraphia -writing words, which are correctly spelt apart from some letters being reversed, e.g. 'drink' as 'brink' or the bizarre or abnormal
- and irregular formation of letters. They may sometimes look fine but they have been produced in an abnormal order of pen strokes.
these are some other sites that i have found intersting
- http://nototherwisespecified.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/dysgraphia-when-its-more-than-bad-handwriting.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgraphia
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Before I Knew
unedted: before i knew i had dysgraphia i was confused. i knew that there had to be something wrong but i diddent know what so i kept looking for the answer. i looked at dyslexia but i could read really really well so well i was sevral gades above what i was supposed to be so that was quickly ruled out i looked at add or adhd because i have such a hard time foucousing for that my pairents had me tested for the same reasoni was thinking i might have it but again i was wrong and diddent have ether so i looked more into dyslexia and add trying to find out what was wrong with me. then in fourth grade i was askes to be a typicle kid in one of my moms friends studies i dont remember exactly what they had me do but im guessing some of it had to do with writeing or spelling cuz her friend pointed out that i probly had dysgraphia and a little while later he officaly diagnosed it. now you would think "hey that must have cleared up everything and now she knows whats wrong" you would have been right had my pairents chosen to tell me i would have under stood it better but they diddent i kept looking for answers and never finding one by the time my pairents told me i was leaning twards haveing a very strange case of dyslexia. after they told me i still diddent really understand what it ment and kinda used it as an excuse. when i entered tenth grade that changed i started getting more info on it off the internet and started to understand what it ment and what pices of it i had and thoses i diddent. that is where i am now learning more about it and trying hard to understand why its happiningto me and to others.
Edited: Before I knew I had dysgraphia, I was confused. I knew that there had to be something wrong, but I didn't know what. So I kept looking for the answer. I looked at dyslexia but I could read really, really well. So well, I was several grades above what I was supposed to be. So that was quickly ruled out. I looked at ADD or ADHD because I have such a hard time focusing. Because of that, my parents had me tested. For the same reason I was thinking I might have it, but again I was wrong and didn't have either. So I looked more into Dyslexia and ADD trying to find out what was wrong with me. Then in fourth grade, I was asked to be a typical kid in one of my mom's friend's studies. I don't remember exactly what they had me do, but i'm guessing some of it had to do with writing or spelling because her friend pointed out that I probably had dysgraphia. He was actually the one who officially diagnosed it. Now you would think, "Hey that must have cleared up everything and now she knows whats wrong." You would have been right had my parents chosen to tell me. I would have understood it better, but they didn't. I kept looking for answers and never finding one. By the time my parents told me, I was leaning towards having a very strange case of dyslexia. After they told me, I still didn't really understand what it meant and kinda used it as an excuse. When I entered tenth grade, that changed. I started getting more info on it off the internet and started to understand what it meant and what pieces of it i had and those I didn't. That is where I am now, learning more about it and trying hard to understand why its happiningto me and to others.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Library
unedted: i love reading and read all the time if i could i would live at the library but i have a hard time spelling the titles of the books i like to read. i was at the library and was looking for the book the museam of theves and couldent fugure out how to spell it i tryed sevral times before calling my 12 yearold sister over to help me she couldent spell theves ether but ill admitt she was significantly closer than i was and nither of us relized that museam was wrong so we ignored it eventualy my mom came over to help us spell theves and we still couldent find it and thats when we relized that museam was spelled wrong to so my mom corred that spelling and we found the book unforchinitly i ended up have to put it on hold because it was checked out. this happenes all the time to me and it drives me nuts. i usualy end up asking for help from the libraryan.
Edited: I love reading and read all the time. If I could, I would live at the library. But, I have a hard time spelling the titles of the books I like to read. I was at the library, and was looking for the book the Museum of Thieves, and couldn’t figure out how to spell it. I tried several times before calling my 12-year-old sister over to help me. She couldn’t spell thieves either, but I’ll admit she was significantly closer than I was and neither of us realized that museum was wrong, so we ignored it. Eventually, my mom came over to help us spell thieves and we still couldn’t find it. And that’s when we realized that museum was spelled wrong too. So my mom corrected that spelling and we found the book. Unfortunately, I ended up have to put it on hold because it was checked out. This happens all the time to me and it drives me nuts. I usually end up asking for help from the librarian.
Edited: I love reading and read all the time. If I could, I would live at the library. But, I have a hard time spelling the titles of the books I like to read. I was at the library, and was looking for the book the Museum of Thieves, and couldn’t figure out how to spell it. I tried several times before calling my 12-year-old sister over to help me. She couldn’t spell thieves either, but I’ll admit she was significantly closer than I was and neither of us realized that museum was wrong, so we ignored it. Eventually, my mom came over to help us spell thieves and we still couldn’t find it. And that’s when we realized that museum was spelled wrong too. So my mom corrected that spelling and we found the book. Unfortunately, I ended up have to put it on hold because it was checked out. This happens all the time to me and it drives me nuts. I usually end up asking for help from the librarian.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Word Games
unedited: my family loves to play word games such as banana grams and hanging with friends and other such things. i do not enjoy these games much because i can never win i am always in last place. witch makes it frustrating for me because like the rest of my family i am very competive so i often wont play cuz i see no reason to play a game i can never win. what makes winning hard is that when i see the letters i do not immadatly try and reorgnize them into a word i try to make a word from the existing patterns. i could have the poential for a great word and never know it. this also makes computer word games hard as well cuz the computer only takes the correct spelling at least in non computerized games i can prentend i am doing well in computerized games it can take me from five to ten minnets to find a word witch can be frustrateing. there are many other things to witch this consecpt applies like in school when i am typeing on my phone i will often stump spell check even when im on my computer i will do that and that can be enoying as well if it wasent for my friend who sits next to me in english i would have an even harder time in class than i already do.
Edited: My family loves to play word games such as banana grams, hanging with friends and other such things. I do not enjoy these games much because I can never win. I am always in last place, which makes it frustrating for me because like the rest of my family, I am very competitive. So I often won't play cause I see no reason to play a game I can never win. What makes winning hard is, that when I see the letters, I do not immediately reorgnize them into a word. I try to make a word from the existing patterns. I could have the poential for a great word and never know it. This also makes computer word games hard as well because the computer only takes the correct spelling. At least in non-computerized games, I can pretend I am doing well. In computerized games, it can take me from five to ten minutes to find a word which can be frustrating. There are many other things to which this concept applies; like in school when I am typing on my phone, I will often stump spell check. Even when I'm on my computer, I will do that, and that can be annoying as well! If it wasn't for my friend, who sits next to me in English, I would have an even harder time in class than I already do.
Edited: My family loves to play word games such as banana grams, hanging with friends and other such things. I do not enjoy these games much because I can never win. I am always in last place, which makes it frustrating for me because like the rest of my family, I am very competitive. So I often won't play cause I see no reason to play a game I can never win. What makes winning hard is, that when I see the letters, I do not immediately reorgnize them into a word. I try to make a word from the existing patterns. I could have the poential for a great word and never know it. This also makes computer word games hard as well because the computer only takes the correct spelling. At least in non-computerized games, I can pretend I am doing well. In computerized games, it can take me from five to ten minutes to find a word which can be frustrating. There are many other things to which this concept applies; like in school when I am typing on my phone, I will often stump spell check. Even when I'm on my computer, I will do that, and that can be annoying as well! If it wasn't for my friend, who sits next to me in English, I would have an even harder time in class than I already do.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Questions
uneditted: recently i have gotten a comment asking me some questions i hope that this post can answer some if not all of those questions. the first question was what i am going to do about the ACt and the SAT. because i am a sophmore i have not yet taken ether test but i have taken the plan and the psat on bouth tests there were no essays so i diddent have any problems they were all bubbles excpt for a few of the math questions witch leads to the next question they asked they asked if dysgraphia affected me in math it does not for the most part the only problem i have is small and now only happenes occashonaly witch is i switch my 9's and p's because when i hand write they look simlar i also occoshonally will mix up x and y because they are also simmlar when i hand write i will extend the short arm of the y and it will look like an x then i will add the x's togher and it will skew the answer other than the occashonal messup i do very well in math. the accomdations i have felt are useful are being able to use my phone to type on because on spell check. i also find it useful to have one or two friends around that can help me when i need it but i believe the most helpful thing of all is editing it with my mom when ever she edits something i am right there so i can try to learn from my mistakes it doesnt help all the time but when a test comes i will always remember her comments on any grammer or spelling issue i have had in the past. they also asked how i print my work at school the answer for that is easy i dont my phone is a smart phone and has internet so i will check my work for spelling ask my friend to check my grammer and then email the work to my teacher. i hope this post has answered your questions if you have any more please ask i love being able to answer the questions for once instead of being the one asking them.
Edited: Recently, I have gotten a comment asking me some questions. I hope that this post can answer some, if not all, of those questions. The first question was, what am I going to do about the ACT and the SAT? Because I am a sophomore, I have not yet taken either test, but I have taken the PLAN and the PSAT. On both tests, there were no essays so I didn't have any problems. They were all bubbles except for a few of the math questions. Which leads to the next question they asked. They asked if dysgraphia affected me in math. It does not for the most part. The only problem I have is small, and now only happens occasionally, which is I switch my 9's and p's because when I hand write, they look similar. I also occasionally will mix up x and y because they are also similar when I hand write. I will extend the short arm of the y and it will look like an x then I will add the x's together, and it will skew the answer. Other than the occasional mess-up, I do very well in math. The accommodations I have felt are useful are being able to use my phone to type notes or assignments on because of spell check. I also find it useful to have one or two friends around that can help me when I need it. But I believe the most helpful thing of all is editing it with my Mom. Whenever she edits something, I am right there so I can try to learn from my mistakes. It doesn't help all the time, but when a test comes I will always remember her comments on any grammar or spelling issue I have had in the past. They also asked how I print my work at school. The answer for that is easy, I don't. My phone is a smart phone and has internet. So I will check my work for spelling, ask my friend to check my grammar, and then e-mail the work to my teacher. I hope this post has answered your questions. If you have any more, please ask. I love being able to answer the questions for once, instead of being the one asking them.
Edited: Recently, I have gotten a comment asking me some questions. I hope that this post can answer some, if not all, of those questions. The first question was, what am I going to do about the ACT and the SAT? Because I am a sophomore, I have not yet taken either test, but I have taken the PLAN and the PSAT. On both tests, there were no essays so I didn't have any problems. They were all bubbles except for a few of the math questions. Which leads to the next question they asked. They asked if dysgraphia affected me in math. It does not for the most part. The only problem I have is small, and now only happens occasionally, which is I switch my 9's and p's because when I hand write, they look similar. I also occasionally will mix up x and y because they are also similar when I hand write. I will extend the short arm of the y and it will look like an x then I will add the x's together, and it will skew the answer. Other than the occasional mess-up, I do very well in math. The accommodations I have felt are useful are being able to use my phone to type notes or assignments on because of spell check. I also find it useful to have one or two friends around that can help me when I need it. But I believe the most helpful thing of all is editing it with my Mom. Whenever she edits something, I am right there so I can try to learn from my mistakes. It doesn't help all the time, but when a test comes I will always remember her comments on any grammar or spelling issue I have had in the past. They also asked how I print my work at school. The answer for that is easy, I don't. My phone is a smart phone and has internet. So I will check my work for spelling, ask my friend to check my grammar, and then e-mail the work to my teacher. I hope this post has answered your questions. If you have any more, please ask. I love being able to answer the questions for once, instead of being the one asking them.
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