Types of Dyslexics: Combined Learning Differences (Test, Symptoms) | Dyspraxia, Autism, ADHD, ODD

Hey Arije, wow, I am almost without words. I always wondered if I had dyslexia from the age of 7 or 8, I was always in the lowest reading classes in school But no one bothered to connect the problem with dyslexia. At 9-10 I was diagnosed with LD(learning disorder) but neither my parents nor myself were given any information about correcting it or directions to make it not so hard for me. The answer I always got from EVERYONE was try harder. Today I think back and I just want to cry, I have tried so hard for so long that I am completely exhausted. I am completely mentally, physically, and psychologically exhausted. I'm not frozen/stunted(?), I can function but when it comes to having to over come a dyslexic hurdle(or other comorbitities), I am so exhausted that I need to gather myself and prepare myself, psych myself up. It's seems harder as I get older. My comorbitities are (as far as I can tell) ASD(aspergers), OCD, ADHD(inattentive), Dyslexia and maybe some Dyspraxia(I injure myself a lot but can never remember when, why or how), maybe Synesthesia.  No one that I have told about these problems has ever understood how hard life is for me.  So, I don't have permanent friends because they always out grow me, move on in life and I get left behind, so to speak.  I try to be aware of when people need to phase my friendship out and just ride the wave away.    (Just writing this has taken about 2 hours.)  I don't even know where I was going with that....  I'm in the US, I grew up in a small rural arean where adults did not know that kids like me need help instead of being left to struggle.   I'm terrible with writing... Thanks for reading this if you ever get to it and thanks for sharing this information.

As a woman with a combo of ASD, inattentive ADHD, dyslexia, ocd, executive dysfunction and anxiety i can say yes to almost all of your questions, and your video's give me some explanation to what conditions the yesses belong. I am always trying to learn more about this because my children also have ASD and/or Adhd, and probably some other conditions too, and this way I can try to help them with their struggles. So thank you.

Oh my gosh! This video explains so much about me and my school years. I was diagnosed as dyslexic and I really struggle with it still. Every day ordinary things I struggle to do...read, dial a phone number, do math, spell, etc. I also was hyper, never could sit still, driving my teachers and parents nuts. My attention span was low, I was always so clumsy. My father used to comment on how clumsy I am. I still drop stuff, bump into things, break things all the time, and I fall down a lot, tripping over my own two feet. I am so uncoordinated. Terrible in sports and dreaded P.E. I was always last to be chosen as a team member, it was embarrassing. None of the team captains wanted me. I couldn't throw a ball or catch a ball, couldn't run without falling down or tripping. I have social skill issues. I had and still have trouble making and keeping friends, socializing, showing emotions, etc. I have no idea how to make small talk and I don't function at social gatherings. If forced to gather for a family function, I find some dark, quiet corner to go hide in, not mingling or interacting with anyone, and stay only long enough to be polite. I never knew what facial emotions I was supposed to show so I would watch what others did and copy them. I can't stand loud noises or bright lights and busy places send me into a panic attack. I used to have a horrible temper. I would throw things, yell, scream, daydream about getting revenge. But something happened in my childhood with my temper that was traumatic and after that, I took steps to learn to control my temper. After watching this video I now understand why I am like I am. Thank you for posting this video.

I was diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia as a kid, but after watching this I’m pretty sure I also have mild dyspraxia! And I just had a son, so good to know what to be on the lookout for as he grows up :-)

I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia at the age of 28yrs. Last year I was diagnosed with ASD and ADHD, I'm now 53yrs. And after watching you I think I do have ODD! I always fall out with bosses because I can't do as I'm told, and they don't want to listen to my way.😂 My life is a mess, I wish I could of have all the diagnosed at the same time. But I am just starting to realise that I mask all the time. thank you. oh I'm female.

Your channel is a blessing. The other dyslexic online tests are not as good as the one I took here. I am diagnosed with ADHD but that does not cover all the issues. I'm interested to see how your site allows me to understand the separation between them and to what degree they each impact me.

Cool that you made a part two and included autism :) I also think that the information you provided about autistic women is very important!

I can't tell you how comforting your videos are for me. You have brought clarification to my life long struggle that I didn't know had a name.

Thank you for very informative video. Dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and inattentive ADHD here lol. A prefect storm of creative chaos! 🤪

I can relate to all four, but mostly with ADHD. What I really can't imagine is the amount of research needed for making this video. That means deciphering a number of research papers, understanding the information in them and then combining all the information to come up with the content of this video. Being dyslexic, how do you manage to achieve all that? If you have a process that others can use please share, or make a video on that.

I match with dyslexia, adhd, asd, and dysphasia but I’m still a teenager which means I have to bring up any health issues with my parents and anytime I bring up any of these things they brush them off and tell me my behavior is normal. But I know there not normal. My brother has adhd and my symptoms match his, my friend has dyslexia and I match symptoms with her. I’m literally matching symptoms with everyone around me but my parents still tell me my behavior and actions are normal. I don’t want to have to wait a couple more years to be able to go to a doctor by myself but I also don’t want to bring them up to my parents again to be brushed off because then I feel like I’m making it all up.

Alright, so having 3 different "neurodivergent" diagnoses (ADD, ASD, dyslexia) is not unusual? I feel a lot better knowing that.

So great to find your channel. The information you share is really insightful and engaging! I have three dyslexic children and am desperate to learn how to better support them. Thank you!

I have been diagnosed with Dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety disorders, ASD, and possibly have Dyspraxia, and most likely have Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia based on your videos explaining the symptoms. I'm so glad you mentioned woman being missed with ASD. I tend to mask pretty well most of the time. Unfortunately for me, I've had certain important family members basically saying that my masking isn't masking. I try to tell them what masking is and they say that EVERYONE does that! I try to explain further, and they still brush me off. They keep saying that my masking is the same as a average person pretending to be happy around people. It's not the same. It's similar, but also very different. It's so frustrating when people just....I don't remember the word for it....but when people deny your disability and say it's not real, or it's not as bad as we think, and all that. They don't understand. I'm about to be 27 this month and they still don't seem to understand. Being told to stop being weird at the table because you flinched or covered your ears from a dish clang or chewing.... it's demoralizing. There's more to go into, but I'll stop here. Thanks for making this informative video 😁👍.

Also! I’m veryyyyy sensitive to sound, like a noise while I’m working that I’m not in control of literally can make me cry. Smells too, I get headaches even I get so stressed out. But I’m deffo not autistic, one of my biggest strengths is emotional IQ and empathy. I can read people really well to the point my co workers joke that I’m psychic.

At a young age, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. More recently I've become pretty sure I have dyscalculia as well, even though it hasn't been officially diagnosed. I discuss this common combination in part one of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1R_VbV84is  What about you? What is your dyslexia combo?

Great job with the video. Great job with obtaining your Masters too. I’ve worked with people with these ways of being for two decades and am myself a little or a lot of most the areas described. I found that the study of awareness based Tantra was a game changer for me, as I learned to move my awareness, or focus easily and screen out difficult stimuli. Keep up the good work.

This fully changed my life last year, thank you!

I think my son will be diagnosed with dyspraxia, adhd and some dyslexic traits... we just had him undergo the tests this morning... I hope we find the right tools to help him

When I was five, I was diagnosed with severe dyslexia and ADHD. What that meant was that I had dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, and ODD. I have always had extreme sensitivity to loud noises. My routine changing and textures of clothing I displayed textbook signs of autistic Behavior and no one ever suspected me of having ASD because I was a girl. I would literally sit in the psychologist's office and organize toy cars by their nationality, and no one thought hey, this kid might be autistic.