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Sylvia F. · 2022-03-15T21:43:40.417Z

Hello everyone! My name is Sylvia. I am a self-taught developer with dyslexia, which happens to be the main topic of this article. I wanted to write this in hopes of shedding some light onto what it means to be dyslexic in tech from my point of view....

Thank you for sharing your story, Sylvia! It's such a brave attempt, and I admire you 🙌❤ Keep pushing through, and being awesome, and you'll reach great places! 🚀🚀🚀

Thanks for sharing your journey, @Sylvia. It's very inspiring ❤️

I have a question, when did you realise you have a "probelm" and how did you figure it out?

Thank you so much! I realized when I was younger and my teacher kept saying I was skipping words and my writing versus what I was reading was not matching, but it wasn't truly until college did I realize what Dyslexia really meant.

It's such an inspiring article and to be able to understand and respect your shortcomings due to dyslexia is an achievement in itself. Kudos to you! I would like to read more from you.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!! 🙏

Thanks for sharingSylvia F.. Being neuro-divergent is harsh.

I cannot say anything about dyslexia. I cannot understand how you struggle. As I don't have it.

But I will try to empathize. In a way I can relate.

Here it is: People often assume something is wrong with you. And over time, you start believing it.

I have ADHD. I have always been told to "be disciplined". Or to stop being lazy. Which sucks because I have to put a lot of effort just to keep me from being distracted.

The internet can be a very hostile place for me. As much of everything is made for the explicit purpose of grabbing the attention. I remember having anxiety attacks during grad school. Because I couldn't spend time looking for academic papers without somehow ending up on YouTube. Even my therapist told me that it was an "addiction".

School can be hostile as well. You have to sit for hours. You don't get any feedback. And you are expected to somehow remember a bunch of facts you weren't able to pay attention to. No matter how hard you try. And if you don't, then you are lazy and irresponsible.

But there is nothing wrong with you! <- I just wanted to let you know :D

On the other hand. Not everything is tiny-violin-worthy stories. There are some perks that come with the whole package. (sorry for sharing such a wordy article)

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have 4 siblings with ADHD and I saw how badly it affected them in almost every situation possible. It was extremely rough for them and I totally understand your sentiments on schooling, the internet, and even society being a harsh setting to be in. Being neuro-divergent comes with its difficulties but the article you shared was lovely to read. I love the positivity they brought to being dyslexic and even made me shift my perspective a bit in how I think about my own dyslexia. Thank you as well.

This is very inspiring Sylvia. You're going to be a role model for the people to overcome difficulties.

Thank you so much! This was really kind of you to say, I can only hope to help as much as I can.

This was an amazing read!!! Looking forward to more articles from your personal experiences.

Thank you so much for the support!!

This is such an inspiring story Sylvia F.! All the best for your future ventures!

Thank you very much! And ditto! Have a great day.

What an inspiring story Sylvia. Thanks for sharing with us. 😊

I highly recommend checking IntelliJ Idea as it can automatically detect typos in your code and comments.

I just recently found this article which petfectly demonstrate how dyslexia looks like(open it in a desktoo browser in order to see the animation): google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/03/05/healt…

You're welcome Sylvia F.. 😊

Unfortunately, Hashnode still has a bug with pure links, so here is the above-mentioned article again using markdown: This is what reading is like if you have dyslexia

Miki Szeles oh I thought it was because I was on mobile. Yes, I love this article. It's one of many examples of what dyslexia is and the animations were on point. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for sharing your struggle and success with us Sylvia F..

It is very motivating. 😊

You are an inspiration 🫂 proud of you I battle slight dyslexia (can't pronounce new words properly too and I get dizzy reading for too long)

But mainly i battle bipolar disorder(extreme anger issues and extreme resistance from people or hurtful memories)

I am a self taught data scientist

Reading your article inspired me 😊

Thank you for this

Sylvia F. Yes they are very important to speak on 😊🫂

I just read your comment Designegy Creatives. I can highly relate to it. I just sent you a dm on LinkedIn 😊

Thank you sir 😁Miki Szeles

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