Dyslexia is a "fictional malady"?

Originally posted by Nordlys
Have you ever looked into Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopic_sensitivity_syndrome
I know several people who have been greatly helped by tinted lenses, so I don't think this is a fluke.

[b]But there is one fairly unique symptom I get: I often have an inability of making out what the words are being sung in a song when it same time. I guess subtitles wouldn't work well either for someone who is dyslectic, though.

…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopic_sensitivity_syndrome
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Interesting -I do appear to have some of the symptoms but, if I have got this, I think I must have it in a very mild form.

…I am not sure how unique that is. I have big trouble making out the words of a song, too, and that despite being a musician with above average auditory skills (in music) and hearing ability..…

Interesting -this is the first time I heard of anyone else saying they have this problem.
I wonder how common it is?

….I also prefer to have subtitles when watching films (even when they are in my native tongue) because I often find it hard to understand what people say with all the other auditory and visual input going on at the same time.
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I sometimes do this myself.

….I guess subtitles wouldn't work well either for someone who is dyslectic, though..…

Not necessarily. It depends which one the dyslexic finds hardest; making out what is verbally said or making out the written word. Difficulty in perceiving of what is verbally said is a common symptom of dyslexia. I sometimes can make out the written word more easily despite the dyslexia but I still have difficulty because my reading is rather slow and I strongly tend to misread things if I try and rush it and the subtitles often change before I have read a whole sentence.

Originally posted by Andrew Hamilton
[b]…I am not sure how unique that is. I have big trouble making out the words of a song, too, and that despite being a musician with above average auditory skills (in music) and hearing ability..…

Interesting -this is the first time I heard of anyone else saying they have this problem.
I wonder how common it is?[/b]

To me it all depends on the singer and the type of music. Also, if it's crappy
lyrics my mind tend to wander off... somewhere... ... .... uh ... else...
yeah.... Mmmmmm... teaatts....

But then again, my mind does that no matter what I'm up to. 🙂