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Relationship Status:: Married

About Me:: Live in yorkshire (UK). I am a mechanical engineer. My hobbies are photography and graphic design.

Website:: http://discussingdyslexia.yuku.com/

Have you been assessed as being dyslexic:: Yes in 2002 I think

Are you working or at college etc: I have a full time job as a mechanical engineer

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I am still here. Just been super busy doing some professional development stuff for work. Got a big backlog going on were the reports are concerned so been busy catching up. I have 2 job interviews tomorrow for permanent jobs when I finish my training program so better go get ready preparing for them :(

Posted on 3 June 2008 at 2:08pm —

Another brainless day in paradise

Nope its no good. I have my gormless head on again today. Here is my morning so far.

Episode 1 in the gormlessness drama
1. Came out of house this morning with a carrier bag full of rubbish and a carrier bag contained my lunch.
2. Put said lunch into bin and set of to work with carrier back full of rubbish

Episode 2 in the gormlessness drama
I have been doing a job at work which involves looking threw some old data (in excel spreadsheets) and adding this data to the new spre… Continue

Posted on 17 April 2008 at 12:30pm —

I am old. According to Dr K-whatsit

Ok everyone in SDSNDland. Life is quiet here in Yorkshire later so there has been nothing to report. Nothing except that I have been having some fun with the Dr K-whatsits brain and site training games that we got last weekend. I have actually discovered something pretty interesting. That is that as the week goes on my brain and eye age get higher. Now that wouldn't be quite so worrying if the change wasn't so dramatic. And it wouldn't be so worrying if my job allowed me to be crap towards the e… Continue

Posted on 16 April 2008 at 8:03am — 5 Comments

Brain training

I got that Dr K whatsits brain and site training for Nintendo ds this weekend. Then I realised that I haven't a hope of geting anything like my reel age because you have to be good at mental arithmetic and reading fast and remembering numbers etc. So yeah I'm pretty crap. But hey I'm a hole year younger since yesterday so thats good ;o)

Posted on 13 April 2008 at 10:04pm — 3 Comments

A blog????

Oh heck I didn'tnow I had a blog here. Wonder what I could write *strokes chin and thinks*. I know. I will copy and entry from my regular blog here http://yorksrambler.blogspot.com/. I wrote the entry because lately I was tired and stressed and seem to be having more dyslexic issues when I'm at work. And also because I was setting up a message board for dyslexics here http://discussingdyslexia.yuku.com/ and it was kind of consuming my life for a while LOL.

Just incase you were wondering. Dys… Continue

Posted on 11 April 2008 at 11:34am —

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At 10:46am on 30 April 2008, kelli said…: hi louise hunni thanks for the message, any info at all would be super, the main thing im stuck on is the social needs of the person xxxxxxxx

At 5:23am on 23 April 2008, fred said…: I have a ways to go and talking about helps. Thanks, Fred

At 7:10pm on 20 April 2008, fred said…: Hi Louise; Yes the cost of being tested is a consideration at this time! But until I get money flowing once more I will not make that choice. I still tend to shy away from being tested because I don't know what it would do for me? Life is coming full circle and I have made large leeps in controling the symtoms of Dyslexia and have learned to live with it. The only thing that bothers me is the depression and feelings of being lost in my mind. With out that niche being filled, I spend too much time to think of my problems. Given something to do will go a long way in easing my pain! Thank for your consern.

At 5:05am on 18 April 2008, Crystal said…: Thanks for the Congrats, the best part is when I Graduate with my BEd I will be able to teach high school English...lol....I also have a major in History and would really like to teach it...Or with my minors in STS (Science) and Math I could be teaching just about anything...your a mechanical engineer, what is that like?

At 12:13pm on 14 April 2008, George said…: Hello there I wound like to know How did you get your job. Did you tell them abut your dyslexics before the hire you. Because my dyslexics is writting and reading thank good for spell check. Because I'm going to HR to show the kidz at my home town that have dyslexic, It does not stop you from the world.

At 9:05pm on 12 April 2008, kelly - anne said…: hey thank you so much, this site is new to me, i just got exicted to have a new comment.. its great to know that there people out there in the same boat as me... i hope we can be friends.

At 7:24pm on 11 April 2008, George said…: Thank you for for emailing be back. And good look at your job. I wish you tell me more.

At 4:16pm on 11 April 2008, George said…: Just stop to say Hello New to the page

At 3:06pm on 8 April 2008, lee said…: lol yea, it sometimes is hard to see. But i can tell you i believe in dyslexic people so much, i have seen what they can do by meeting them and reading about people like us. I was so glad to know i was not the only one, who had a hard time (understanding) school or much less any thing else. This thing dyslexic thing was the worst. untill i let my best friend read my writings, she was floored, the spelling may have been bad but the stories she loved and wanted more. she has been a docter for 23 years. with her help i found my gift, and i seen that all dyslexics have gifts we just have to find them.
lee