Dyslexia

[BlindSniper]

Hi all,
I've recently began to think that I am dyslexic and so I did a test on the internet(for what its worth) to see if I have some of the symptoms. on this website it says that people with dyslexia will exhibit 10 of the symptoms, I have on a regular basis 20 of those symptoms, so a reasonable conclusion is that I am dyslexic or there is something else wrong with me.

Are there any programmers here that are dyslexic ? and if so has it affect your programming ?

[abhijit]

You need to get tested by a qualified professional.
Drawing conclusions from the internet is not productive.

I am partially color-blind, yet an Internet test confirms I am not.
Who should I trust, the results from the internet or a licensed practitioner?

[Shaggy Hiker]

The first section of that is pretty much garbage. Most of those things are so subjective that any given teenager might be convince themselves that they fit into that category. Therefore, I would ignore all of those. The rest are mostly more testable, but many of them are vague and subjective, and several cover both extremes. While I can understand that a condition could result in either extreme on a scale, who gets to decide if you are extreme, or not? For instance, there's the one about being "Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly." I certainly appear to be the former, at times, but am I extreme?

[BlindSniper]

I think I am slightly dyslexic regardless of the internet tests and I want to have myself tested(wow that sounds insane). After I did that I red up on some more reliable sources what the symptoms are and I do have some of them(after some objective reasoning) but regardless if I'm dyslexic or not, would it make programming easier or harder ?

#EDIT @abhijit I did a colour-blind test on the internet and it turns out I am also colour-blind even though I have never had trouble differentiating colours... I think these internet tests are just there to make people go to the doctors.

[si_the_geek]

I've known a few programmers that have been officially confirmed as dyslexic, and apart from taking a tiny bit longer due to spelling/syntax mistakes (most of which are fixed automatically by a "modern" IDE), there is no noticeable difference to their programming.

[techgnome]

That list didn't apply to me... well, it would have 20-30-some-odd years ago... a lot of those traits I still exhibit. So I clicked the Adult dyslexia link... and I still exhibit a lot of those. I've often wondered if I am dyslexic or not. I constantly transpose numbers when I'm required to memorize them. I couldn't begin to count the number of times I'd be locked out of my office because I kept transposing 2 of the 4 numbers in the combo - even after I was able to pick them! I also transpose letters when I'm typing but that has more to do with my typing skills than any thought processing. But has it impeded my ability to be a programmer? Heck no. My ADD on the other hand does is a much more of impediment....

-tg

[BlindSniper]

This is quite interesting, I'd love to find out if I'm Dyslexic or not. I think I am because of my extremely poor short term memory and inability to remember anything that I studied( doesn't matter for how long I study I just don't remember things), but given a practical example I pick it up quite fast.(and a few other annoyances.)

[Shaggy Hiker]

You pick up a few other annoyances from a practical example? I only pick up other annoyances from impractical examples.

[dee-u]

#EDIT @abhijit I did a colour-blind test on the internet and it turns out I am also colour-blind even though I have never had trouble differentiating colours... I think these internet tests are just there to make people go to the doctors.

I've never had any problems differentiating colors until I stumbled on these ishihara test which confirms that I am color blind. There is no point going to the doctor if someone is color blind since it is not curable. Here in our country, a recruitment process in some offices (police, etc) requires color blindness examination although I can't imagine instances where I can't perform police duties due to my color-blindedness. =(

[namrekka]

I've known a few programmers that have been officially confirmed as dyslexic, and apart from taking a tiny bit longer due to spelling/syntax mistakes (most of which are fixed automatically by a "modern" IDE), there is no noticeable difference to their programming.

Like me.

[abhijit]

I've never had any problems differentiating colors until I stumbled on these ishihara test which confirms that I am color blind. There is no point going to the doctor if someone is color blind since it is not curable. Here in our country, a recruitment process in some offices (police, etc) requires color blindness examination although I can't imagine instances where I can't perform police duties due to my color-blindedness. =(

I had to go to the doctor because in grade school, I couldn't identify some of the colors correctly. The teacher recommended a checkup and it turns out that my rods and cones don't work as they should.