What does it feel like to have dyslexia as an adult?

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO HAVE DYSLEXIA AS AN ADULT?A TOP 6 FRUSTRATIONS Poor Memory & Time Issues "I really struggle to tell the time, unless I'm wearing a digital watch." "I run late to appointments very often, this tends to make me unpopular." Vision & Reading Issues "I am useless at remembering telephone numbers, let alone the figures from last quarter." vall FASHION ENDMILANBAG LOVE FASHION TOPMODEL ESORIESCLOTHES PAI RIS SHOES fall-wi DING-SUM TASHIUNS ADONDESIGNERSLO SHOPPING NIGHTBAGSST TREND NEWYOR! TYLEFASHION n-up TOPM "Reading is jolly hard, I do as little as I can. When I do, I often get headaches or sore eyes." "Often I don't understand what I've read." Communications Skills "I don't find driving very easy, it feels like everything is coming at me and I can't respond quickly enough.' "Putting my point across in a meeting or discussion is really hard, I just don't seem to be able to do it." "I don't always understand what people expect me to do." Anxiety & "My colleagues say I'm not good on the phone - that I'm confusing." Frustration Levels "I would never put myself up fo promotion, I just don't think I'm that good." "I don't want to say anything about my problems - they might fire me if I do." "If people don't explain themselves well, and expect me to understand I get very frustrated." | 15 MAY Maths & Directions "Don't give me long directions, they really confuse me." "They tell me my numbers don't add up, but I don't know why." "They laugh at me because I frequently get lost when driving somewhere new." Lack of Awareness "People say I'm being rude, and I'm not intending to be." "I don't know someone's getting cross, until they are really mad. I wish I could see it coming." "When someone says something I take it literally, that can be embarrassing at times." Brought to you by www.alisonlawson.com