Does anyone have experience with dyslexia or possibly related language issues?

[VLC]

One of my coworkers has been driving me crazy for years, sending me barely comprehensible instructions. I've always just thought she was careless, but suddenly it dawned on me that this might be a language issue because she's fairly careful in other areas and repeated requests to write more carefully have not helped at all.

She substitutes similar words for one another (like today, "couple" for "copy") and the grammar is not quite right, like leaving the s of the end of the verb, for example.

Could this be something like dyslexia?

[Droopy]

1. She could just be in a hurry

I know I tend to screw up my writing when I'm in a hurry.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

2. Not me

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the human mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh?

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Sounds like she might have dysgraphia.

Which is the written version of dyslexia. She can think it correctly, but can't put it to paper correctly.

Actually pretty common.

An additional thing to consider is that English might not be her first language?

[VLC]

5. No, it is definitely her first language.

But I had never heard of dysgraphia, but the description sounds like her. Thanks!

[Breeze54]

4. Most likely a learning disability that was never addressed.

Could be both. A LD and dyslexia.

My 2nd oldest, in 2nd grade, had an assignment to write his numbers from 1 - 50 in boxes.

He wrote them all perfectly...backwards!! They looked correct, reflected in a mirror!

[PianoBlack]

6. It could be

It could be a number of different things. There are a lot of learning disabilities that could be involved with it. The problem is, it is a slippery slope when it comes to telling the person that there may be a problem.

I should know, I was diagnosed with ADHD and currently am living with Adult ADHD. When I was first diagnosed I fought against it and cursed anyone who insisted I had it...so you should be careful if you intend on discussing it with this coworker. I can understand wanting to talk to her about it but just make sure to take care, ok?

(not that I think you wouldn't, it is actually wonderful that you think about what it could be in opposed to just writing her off.)

[VLC]

7. I don't plan on talking to her about it...

for one thing, she's the boss's daughter!

But it will make me more patient with her, if I think it's not just carelessness.

[PianoBlack]

8. OH! Well...in that case...I wouldn't bring it up either.

[RebelOne]

9. My son had dyslexia when he was a little boy.

He saw a lot of letters backward, such as s, r, c, p, f, b and would write them backward. Well, through training in school, he overcame it.

[applegrove]

10. Could be.