| From: | Anthony W. Prime |
| Date: | 8 Aug 2000 at 20:05:46 |
| Subject: | Re: dyslexic Andrew Guard (was Re: Talkin to computers) |
Hi Don
> But I have also known dyslexic people who had so much trouble with
> things like typing URLs correctly that they could hardly use the
> Internet.
> I'm impressed that you can program, as even one wrong letter in the name
> of a variable will stop things working.
> > Just a point of intrest here that dyslexic people don't think in
> > letters or numbers they profer pictures. The reasion for this is not
> > to well know yet. There are some ideas but no hard facts. Some
> > dyslexic have problems with shapes as well.
> Probably each dyslexic person has slightly different symptoms.
Speaking as a very mild sufferer (mainly with figures, which as I work for a
Bank makes for fun :) I can`t agree more.
I very much view the talnets that everyone brings to life as positive. I
can`t organise for toffee, but I can plan strategy with the best of them. My
assistant is inward looking but thorough and attentive, so put us together
and something very special happens.
On a more general note, anyone intrigued by this sort of stuff could do
worse than visiting http://www.humanmetrics.com and taking the Myers Briggs
test. Even better then have your partner take the test as well. `Er indoors
and I learnt a lot about each other...
http://www.amiga.com So the world may know...
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