#reading disorder

[neptunes-cunt]

BIONIC READING is so fucking cool

🎊HELLO HELLO🎊 I was shoving all my saved tabs into folders so my desktop wouldn’t be such a fucking mess and it has come to my attention that the bionic reader website I’ve had saved for a while now lets you paste text, upload files, and link websites to convert to bionic text!!! For those who don’t know what bionic reading is, it essentially bolds the portion of words that your brain needs to know what the word is, which increases reading speed and efficiency! The remaining word is filled in in your brain, so you’re spending less time trying to process an entire word. This is especially huge for people who have reading disorders and other neurodivergencies! I’ve never been formally tested for dyslexia, but I have ADHD and struggle immensely with reading text, especially on a screen, so any difficulty with reading often results in distraction. The first time I tried bionic reading, I was literally in awe because not only was I not spending excess time getting through each line, I actually processed the information I was reading. The fact that this is now accessible to anyone with an internet connection genuinely makes me cry happy tears.

AND THERE’S AN APP! I get to read Wikipedia articles on my phone with dark mode AND bionic text! I don’t have to choose! Even if you don’t struggle with reading, please consider trying this out—it improves efficiency for everyone—so bionic reading is shown support and becomes more accessible and normalized! It’s so important for our community to have access to tools that help us navigate the world, and this is a huge step in the right direction. I’m so grateful to live in a time where this exists.

HERE is the site!

HERE is the app link!

P.s. You can copy+paste bionic text on Tumblr! Please use this on your long textposts!

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

I'm not sure what's more frustrating about this

that I have a good chance of failing one of my winter courses, which endangers my scholarship in a BIG way

that there just is NO accessible version of this textbook in existence. like non-existent.

that the accessibility office, being more or less closed for winter break, is not there to advocate for me.

this isn't an "evil professor" situation, she's trying her best, she can't change the fact that an accessible version of the textbook doesn't actually exist.

the textbook is so poorly formatted that it feels like a joke, to the point that the formatting is a large part of the reason it cant have a digital/audio format. and I am expected to READ THIS. A LOT OF IT

this is an "asynchronous" class so 50% of it is just reading this fucking thing

that if I tried to tell ANYONE about this, they'd go "well you shouldnt have put all your reading off til the last minute/should have read ahead in the syllabus/yOu AlWaYs PuT tHiNgS oFf ThAtS wHy YoU sTrUgGle" as though I havent been forcing myself to NOT do the (more accessible) homework for my other winter class, not allowing myself to do chores/go outside/make art/see friends/etc, and havent been forcing myself to sit still in my apt for DAYS in the vain hope that I would magically gain the ability, through sheer force of will, to just Pick Up The Fucking Book And Read It Already.

THAT I CARE. ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK. IT IS INTERESTING TO ME. I GIVE SO MANY SHITS. however I literally CANNOT absorb information if 99.99999999% of my brainpower is focused on perceiving the actual physical letters.

I. CANNOT. READ. THIS. IN. ANY. FUNCTIONAL. MANNER.

[themogaidragon]

can you make a flag for people who have a learning disability? and maybe another flag for people who are questioning if they have one?

Learning Disability Pride Flag

PT: Learning Disability Pride Flag /end PT

ID: A flag with a large thin cross passing through all the corners. The cross is desaturated/dark red. The left and right of the flag are dark cyan, while the top and bottom are light cyan. end ID

Learning DisabilityDdisorder: a condition that causes difficulties in the acquisition /use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning or mathematical abilities. Learning disabilities fall into broad categories based on the 4 stages of information processing used in learning: input, integration, storage, and output. Many learning disabilities are a compilation of a few types of abnormalities occurring at the same time, as well as with social difficulties and emotional or behavioral disorders.

Questioning Learning Disability

ID: A three color tie and die pattern pride flag. The colors of the flag are desaturated/dark red, light cyan and dark cyan. In the middle of the flag are two black question marks, one right side up and one upside down. end ID

This flag can be used by every person that isn't sure they have a learning disorder/disability and/or of which one they might have or/and doesn't have. This can be because they can't afford a official diagnosis for any reason·s, because they have been diagnosed by a profesional but have an impostor syndrome, because they are self-diagnosed but aren't 100% sure, because they are currently waiting to get their official diagnosis, because they constatly have identity issues due to a disorder·s (or not), because they don't feel valid enough to identify with a label under the learning disability umbrella, because they have some symptoms of it and relate strongly to it but doesn't feel legitimate enough to get diagnosed by a profesional nor to self diagnose, etc.

[autist-tips]

So I can’t find a post on my blog where I said this, but

I got my tests results back! I got an official autism diagnosis!

I also have a specific reading disorder!

[burlbread]

I’m not usually making personal memes, but I’m editing my paper right now and guess my fucking disorver. This alphabet is fucking stupid.

[actuallyadhd]

I don't have too much trouble reading but as long as I can remember I've had extreme trouble staying on the right line. If the text isn't formatted in a very specific way I'll have to keep my finger on the line as I read or I will instantly jump to the wrong row. Is this something related to ADHD or is it something else?

It could have something to do with ADHD. It could also be related to a reading disorder. I’m not quite sure how to best deal with it, but I know there’s an app called BeeLine Reader that colours text in gradients and helps guide your eyes through text. I tried it out and thought it was helpful (I also tend to skip around a lot when reading). It’s available for most systems and programs (but naturally, it doesn’t work on books or paper). 

Followers, do any of you experience this? How do you deal with it?

-Becca

[the-prettiest-corpse]

Those with reading disabilities! Which font and color combo is easiest to read for you?

I want to make my blog accessible to those who have one so feel free to comment/reblog this post with your answers! (This also goes for those who have transreadingdisability ids)

[seosanskritiias]

Awareness campaign about Dyslexia

Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, India Gate and other government offices have been illuminated in red to create awareness about Dyslexia.