When I was in 7th grade I read at a 4th grade level.
Ummmmmm… Can you repeat what you said?
It’s not that I didn’t hear you I just need a second to understand you.
I am not ignoring you.
I am paying attention.
I feel alone.
I cannot answer your question because I do not understand – give me a minute.
I cannot read the text aloud – I will sound like an idiot.
I did do the reading… Three times… I just worry I will forget what I’m saying.
Sometimes, it takes me a while to even process what I’m saying.
What I say and what I think are not synchronized.
I know I wrote down a 6 but I meant to write down a 9.
No one will believe me.
Why bother trying.
I have to learn how to learn even though I am at a disadvantage.
I have been told that I have an unfair advantage having extra time on tests.
Do you read words backwards too?
I am more comfortable writing what I think then speaking what I think.
I have learned how to compensate for what I have so that I can prove other wrong and myself right.
My parents didn’t think I would be able to go to college.
My thoughts are most coherent through the written language.
I know that I am quiet.
I often speak softly so that others ask me to repeat what I am saying. –This gives me time to understand what is being said.
I am not shy once you get to know me.
It gets worse with anxiety.
I am scared of judgment.
Many do not know that I have these learning disabilities.
People who have what I have do not have the same experience as I do.
I do not like math.
2+2 does equal fish.
My brain is wired differently.
I am me.
I read at a normal level now.
I go to college.
I am pursuing a major in the arts along with two humanities minors and a marketing minor.
I have found a way to express my thoughts.
I have learned to hear, read, and learn.
I must overcome my fear of judgment.
I am happy when I feel accepted.
I am happy when I am understood.
Please be patient with me.
I am doing my best.
I am sorry if this was hard to understand.