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Q: techniques for helping husband
asked by: rooted on December 18th, 2007
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My husband is dyslexic. One thing that we do to pass on information is listen to audio tapes. He takes a very "broad" minded approach to learning and likes to learn entire concepts and figure out the big picture first.

Plus, I've learned NOT to overload him with details at once and to take only thing at a time. I'm the detail queen King so I am challenged in my way of thinking, simply by trying to help him understand better.

Are there any others out there who are working on improving communication with a dyslexic partner or loved one? What do you do???
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leewiz
replied on January 29th, 2008
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Just don't force or reprimand the reading ... and don't make fun of his mistakes!
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TMJWorld
replied on February 15th, 2008
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patienc patience patience
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chermesh
replied on June 11th, 2009
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My Life with a Dyslextic Husband
See article written by Iris Chermesh (my daughter-in-law) on her experience of living with a Dyslexic Husband.
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randomworm
replied on August 19th, 2009
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from personal experience do not reprimand or critique reading speed and accuracy much. happened a lot at the start of my relationship and i pretty much would not read to her or around her for the better part of a year.

as for concept learning, i never found that to be much of an issue with my dyslexia. i like learning the concept before the details but i think that is more so i can organize the details more accurately. the biggest thing is we generally know we are slow at reading and tend to error more often, i am very self conscious about it and having someone that i care for harp on me about it is a big deal.

if the two of you take to reading the same books it can be a good experience (always had my own copy because i tend to have to spend more time covering what was read). talk about what you got out of it the next day or week whatever pace you decide to read at. things like philosophy and poetry can be great subject matters to get to know each other better and open up communication.

hope this sort of advice is what you are looking for (looks like i may be a few years late however).
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