This isn't fair!

2008-04-27T18:22:00Z

That's how I feel about testing for Dyslexia. I have to be tested every three years to have a current diagnosis of dyslexia. Ok let us look at this. I'm 25 years old, I was diagnosed when I was 5. Dyslexia isn't something you grow out of, even if it was I'd be old enough that it would have happened already. Since I'm still in school (for my graduate degree) I need modifications, so every three years I go in for another evaluation with the same test. Well now I have an issue. I can technically administer the same test that I am being tested with. Kind of funny isn't it. So at the end of this year I will no longer be able to qualify as being dyslexic because I can no longer go through their evaluation process. This means that the test that will decide weather I'm going to be able to be a speech-language pathologist or not will not be read to me, I will not get extended time and I will probably flunk it because I read on a third grade level and it takes me twice as long to do anything that requires me to read or write. Kind of shitty isn't it. I've been working towards this my whole life and now that I'm at the end of this stage they are going to change the rules. Has my dyslexia gone away? No but now the system is going to treat me as if it has. Just because you can't formally test something doesn't mean it doesn't exist!

I'm adicted

2008-02-27T02:31:00Z

I'm addicted to disboom. I seem to check if anyone has left me a message at least 5 to 10 times a day. I also use it to chill out for a few when school has me wound to tight.

School

2008-02-16T03:19:00Z

School is going to kill me. I like my job and all but I'm going to loose it if they pile anything else on. I have more projects than I think I have time for not to mention that I also have to go to class, take notes, type them up and learn the material like the pack of my hand and use it. I think I'm going to loose it soon.

BethT

This isn't fair!

I'm adicted

School