Comments on: I’m pushing an elephant up the stairs…I’m pushing out punchlines that were never there…. http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:58:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sungirltan http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1664 sungirltan Sat, 10 May 2008 21:02:21 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1664 'serious emotional issues'? ’serious emotional issues’?

]]> By: Dave59r http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1655 Dave59r Tue, 06 May 2008 20:23:57 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1655 Having know peeps with both dyslexia & ADD (both with mild cases).....and having very close relationship with SGT i can catagorically say that SGT is as dyslexic as the next English degree graduate who has no probs spelling, writing, understanding written instructions and writing written instructions......... One of the tests she was given was for her to spell words not uttered in the UK for the last 75 years......"pusillamious!!" being the only one she mispelled!!! As for ADD...a little less easy to pin down....BUT.....she gets worried and anxious about issues in her life again as much as the next degree student who is head an heels above her peers and has serious emotional issues from her past (see past blogs for a good idea)..... Yes....she has probs concentrating......but we all do at some times during our life......as for spelling, well ive had a pocket dictionary with me for the last 19 years since leaving my spelling machine (mum) behind in 89.....and im not dysxklect....just lazy!! Think the Mrs Ed Psyd needs to get out and meet normal peeps again....and stop believing all she reads!!!! Having know peeps with both dyslexia & ADD (both with mild cases)…..and having very close relationship with SGT i can catagorically say that SGT is as dyslexic as the next English degree graduate who has no probs spelling, writing, understanding written instructions and writing written instructions………

One of the tests she was given was for her to spell words not uttered in the UK for the last 75 years……”pusillamious!!” being the only one she mispelled!!!

As for ADD…a little less easy to pin down….BUT…..she gets worried and anxious about issues in her life again as much as the next degree student who is head an heels above her peers and has serious emotional issues from her past (see past blogs for a good idea)…..

Yes….she has probs concentrating……but we all do at some times during our life……as for spelling, well ive had a pocket dictionary with me for the last 19 years since leaving my spelling machine (mum) behind in 89…..and im not dysxklect….just lazy!!

Think the Mrs Ed Psyd needs to get out and meet normal peeps again….and stop believing all she reads!!!!

]]> By: sungirltan http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1645 sungirltan Tue, 06 May 2008 11:19:30 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1645 matt - meds - i might. telling employers? no chance!! matt – meds – i might.
telling employers? no chance!!

]]> By: Matt http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1644 Matt Tue, 06 May 2008 11:13:11 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1644 obviously I'm guessing you don't want to go on med's! What benefit or help will you receive having these identified, as far as I remember when at uni you could get a free laptop & more time in exams. I never bothered to do the dyslexia test, although I do know some which abused the system for the free laptop. In the future would you have to tell potential employers about these issues? obviously I’m guessing you don’t want to go on med’s!
What benefit or help will you receive having these identified, as far as I remember when at uni you could get a free laptop & more time in exams.

I never bothered to do the dyslexia test, although I do know some which abused the system for the free laptop.

In the future would you have to tell potential employers about these issues?

]]> By: pinkjellybaby http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1643 pinkjellybaby Mon, 05 May 2008 16:30:29 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1643 well knowing something is up is halfway to getting sorted out.... x well knowing something is up is halfway to getting sorted out…. x

]]> By: sungirltan http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1642 sungirltan Mon, 05 May 2008 13:28:23 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1642 i've seen al the scores though - theres a definite area of learning i fall behind in. also add is connected with anxiety and a sure as hell have that! i’ve seen al the scores though – theres a definite area of learning i fall behind in.
also add is connected with anxiety and a sure as hell have that!

]]> By: Perpetual http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/im-pushing-an-elephant-up-the-stairsim-pushing-out-punchlines-that-were-never-there/#comment-1641 Perpetual Mon, 05 May 2008 13:25:16 +0000 http://whostolemyurl.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-1641 At the risk of being seen to be offensive (I'm not), I sometimes think that a diagnosis of ADD is sometimes an easy way out for the medical profession to quickly tick a box and move onto the next patient. It is almost as if it is the de rigour explanation for someone who can't concentrate on something for too long. Almost the same can be said for dyslexia in some cases. Can you get a second opinion? At the risk of being seen to be offensive (I’m not), I sometimes think that a diagnosis of ADD is sometimes an easy way out for the medical profession to quickly tick a box and move onto the next patient. It is almost as if it is the de rigour explanation for someone who can’t concentrate on something for too long.

Almost the same can be said for dyslexia in some cases. Can you get a second opinion?

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