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ProfCrash · 11-10-2014, 08:14 AM

I have learning disabilities that affect visual spatial orientation. I struggle to keep things in line, cannot start a picture on the center of a page, cannot space out words when writing on paper, and have no real concept of left/right, north/south/east/west.

As a kid, I had to put a finger from my left hand down after a word before starting the next word to make sure there was a space in between the words. As an adult, I tend to miss the fact that I have forgotten to hit the space bar typing. I rarely start drawing in the center of the page. When I take notes, I misjudge the amount of room a I have for writing. It is amazing how awful my notes look, I am the only person who can understand them.

http://www.ldao.ca/introduction-to-l...-disabilities/

https://www.understood.org/en/learni...cessing-issues

I have dysgraphia which makes the act of writing difficult. It can lead to problems with spelling, poor handwriting and putting thoughts on paper. People with dysgraphia can have trouble organizing letters, numbers and words on a line or page.

http://ncld.org/types-learning-disab...-is-dysgraphia

So yeah, I have no sense of direction and love my GPS unit.

And my husband is responsible for making sure I don't totally over react to our two year old son flipping his letters and numbers because 6 and 9 are really, really tricky.

11-10-2014, 08:14 AM	#24969
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have learning disabilities that affect visual spatial orientation. I struggle to keep things in line, cannot start a picture on the center of a page, cannot space out words when writing on paper, and have no real concept of left/right, north/south/east/west. As a kid, I had to put a finger from my left hand down after a word before starting the next word to make sure there was a space in between the words. As an adult, I tend to miss the fact that I have forgotten to hit the space bar typing. I rarely start drawing in the center of the page. When I take notes, I misjudge the amount of room a I have for writing. It is amazing how awful my notes look, I am the only person who can understand them. http://www.ldao.ca/introduction-to-l...-disabilities/ https://www.understood.org/en/learni...cessing-issues I have dysgraphia which makes the act of writing difficult. It can lead to problems with spelling, poor handwriting and putting thoughts on paper. People with dysgraphia can have trouble organizing letters, numbers and words on a line or page. http://ncld.org/types-learning-disab...-is-dysgraphia So yeah, I have no sense of direction and love my GPS unit. And my husband is responsible for making sure I don't totally over react to our two year old son flipping his letters and numbers because 6 and 9 are really, really tricky.