Being A Dyslexic Book Critic/Reader (My Experience/Advice)
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- I talk about books for a living. I also suffer from severe dyslexia. Let's talk about that!
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Dyslexics Untie! (I got dyslexic jokes for daaaaayyyyys)
the irony of me not getting this for a good minute because my dyslexia made me read “unite”
A dyslexic man walks into a bra...
Funny Joke!!
As someone with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalcula I have the other areas covered my friend 😂
hey fellow dyslexic! Mine effects my short term memory and concentration (particularly when reading), poor spelling, my speech (but that's also linked with my phonological disorder--speech impediment) & the typical dyslexic reading (brain wont do the reading thing words hard 😂)
I much more prefer audiobooks just for ease & convenience sake; makes multi-taking so much easier)
& i also relate, whenever my teacher would ask me to read out loud I'd panic & struggle through what felt like the longest time where i'd stutter, misread, mispronounce & take far to long. Fun times...
Thanks for this video. I'm hoping to go into public speaking but know it'll be hard.
@@lenalovesrats I didn't get it till I read your comment
Daniel: *has a hard time reading because of dyslexia*
Me : "Hum, so he must choose the books more carefully so that he reads the ones that are worth the extra effort"
Also Daniel: *reads Sword of Truth just to dunk on Goodkind*
That is true dedication
Which Sword of Truth is your favorite? Atlas Shrugged but With Wizards, The Fountainhead but Fantasy, Richard is Perfect and Defeats Communisim, or my personal favorite, Kahlan Almost Gets Raped.
@@jessi4894 don't know. Is there one where Richard advocates the genocide of indigenous people because they didn't have the concept of property?
Hahahaha
@@jessi4894 Pretty sure that last one happens in every book. But you can't forget 'Richard gets raped, but he is so good that the woman falls in love with him' which also happens, frequently.
I thought it said “just to drunk on” and figured it meant he read it drunk
“Comments saying I shouldn’t be a book reviewer if I’m dyslexic, and then straight up rude comments” wait, it goes even worse than that?!? Damn people.
You are doing great, ignore the haters. If you don't have a few, you probably have done nothing in your life.
And get more sponsors too than those haters. It kills them to see you when you will have more sponsors.
Facts...it's weird how achievement can't breed such animosity.
Kings and Generals who runs the account so that they follow a booktuber?
I love how you pop up in this channel randomly, pretty much my favorite history youtube channel has a pretty good taste in channels!
Honestly I found it nice having a fellow dyslexic reader recommend some books and its interesting how they treat dyslexia in America.
@Vox Populi Damn bro, you're stretching.
Sal3600
Well, he’s not wrong about they way that it’s often ridiculed
@@Sal3600 You'd be amazed how many people claim that dyslexia doesn't exist. Then once you've convinced yourself that people are just making it up you have to come up with an excuse for why. The obvious solution is to say that they're either lazy or stupid because why else would they lie, and if they're not lying you'd have to admit you were wrong. And if you admit you're wrong about this then the whole house of cards could come down.
@Vox Populi trump 2020
Merphy is also dyslexic
I'm also dyslexic, and I'm an English Teacher. It *is* harder for us, and we *do* have to over-compensate to get to the same place. And thus, our weakness becomes our strength through discipline and determination.
Finger-spelling (the American Sign Language alphabet) was a tremendous benefit to my spelling. I went to a private school and we used Masonite boards to finger-write.
Multi-sensory input is very helpful to bypass our short-circuits.
You're doing great, Mr. Greene. Keep it up.
How does a person attack someone for being what they are?? I'll never understand that.
This is America!
its the internet
It's the world we live in
@@giuliakenway6500 It's the universe!
Ondřej Rolník nahh the universe doesn’t care what people on planet earth of the solar system of the Milky Way does
The big turning point for me with my dyslexia was when i ran out out of dubbed anime and wanted to know what happened next in the story so started subbed episodes, i had to pause the episode like 20 times to work out some of the text but over time i needed to do it less and less.
I then move to manga and then light novels.
And then one day in a book shop I spotted a book with an odd symbol on it and feeling brave because of how well I was doing I bought it. ( it was the eye of the world ) young me had no idea what he was in for.
Also its like a cruel joke that dyslexia is so had to spell.
P.S. thanks for all the hard work you do.
"over 164k people disagree with you" YES WE DO.
Dyslexics: Well at least we're okay in math class!
Word Problem: Hold my beer.
can confirm. due to this i found calculus easier than statistics
Except when you have dyscalculia too then all math is terrible.
I have dyscalculia aswell so hahaha ha ha . . . :')
Omg too true! Word problems were the worst! Just give me the numbers and what you want me to do with them and I can solve it all in my head, I don't need all that extra information confusing me.
@@joewebber8431 I can only imagine! As a non dyslexic I still have to read a few times statistics problems because one word makes all the difference, mad respect for you!
I could never understand making fun of someone for making an effort. Doing the hard thing is admirable, no matter how "easy" it is for other people.
I mean this as a compliment:
I didn't even know you were dyslexic.
I'm sure this video will help people out there so great job, Daniel!
agree... didn't know!
much love,
amy
Suprise suprise, Daniel says "Suprise suprise" a lot in this video
I have a hatred in my heart for people who look down on my dyslexic readers. Seriously, is it some sort of superiority complex or something?
I rant about fantasy books with my dyslexic cousin for literal hours, audiobooks have been so helpful for us to get through books even faster
I read slow and have trouble paying attention. But when its audiobooks it is so easy. I'm not going to say its dyslexia. Its pure laziness.
Hey Daniel, just wanted to let you know even though some people might shove hate down your throat, I and the rest of your fans will always be here to support you! ❤
I'm here off and on. I wouldn't say always that's a lot of time that I don't have for him.
I relate to a loooot in this
I also overcompensate with my reading because of this. Though I never got diagnosed in school because teachers just assumed I wasn’t good in German because my parents are immigrants 😬 (so I never know wether I can even chime in to these conversations since I wasn’t actually diagnosed and stuff)
Thanks to my parents I got the help I needed from them via books and excessive reading for myself and to them as well as reading to my little siblings
As a dyslexic/dyspraxic/dyscalula person who is also a writer and worker in publishing, there are constant hurdles being thrown but I try and power through. What I consider a superpower with it all is seeing so many things in a different way which has in turn help me build my theory channel and podcast - you’re doing amazing sweetie!
Little side note: I really like you reading out loud. If I hadn't watched videos where you mentioned being dislexic, I never would have noticed. You're doing a great job, keep going!☺️👍
Tbh I never noticed you were dyslexic and probably wouldn't have until you mentioned it
Same. Never saw anything in his videos that would have clued me in. So glad he is being open though. I think it could really help someone with dyslexia to hear what he is saying.
I struggle with severe depression and anxiety, so I can see to some extent what you struggle with. I am one of those who are VERY impressed and I just wanted to cheer you on!!!!!!!!!! You are extremely encouraging!! Thank you!!
Love what your doing man. Thank you so much for your videos!
Interesting. I’ve never been tested for dyslexia despite the fact that I have always had massive difficulty with spelling and reading aloud, though the reading aloud is something I’ve noticed more as an adult I don’t remember having to do that much reading aloud as a child and I had a speech impediment that wouldn’t of helped. I vaguely remember that even the idea of me potentially having dyslexia being immediately shot down simply because I read a lot and had fairly high reading comprehension.
This sounds like my father. He reads pretty fast but his spelling is so bad
I'm the same. Spelling is really bad. It've gotten better as I've used it more often, though some words are just impossible for me to remember no matter how many time I write them.
And when reading out loud I feel like I'm i just started learning how to read sometimes.
Though, I've been somewhat fine with reading since I was a kid. Read LotR when I was 12 or I think and always enjoyed it, but never been super fast.
When I was younger, I used to practice by reading aloud to my pet bird :D It would sit on my shoulder as I read for it. I helped having someone to read aloud to.
There is another thing called dysorthographia, no problem reading, but big problems with spelling and writing. I should know it my thing.
@@nimzog1977 I've only heard a little about it. I feel like I've lived with what ever I have, it it is even a thing, for long enough and learned to work with it, that it is not that big a problem anymore.
Thank You! People always hate on me because I'm terrible at spelling even though I read a lot. People are always saying that because I read so much I should be fantastic at spelling.
You just described everything I have struggled with myself. We found out I was dyslectic when I was at the age of 5. At the school I was going to had their own form of therapy that didn't work for me so my mom started to search for another therapy. We found one and we started it. I wasn't allowed to write in these letters that were stuck together (the fancy dansy fonts) but had to write in what we called bookfont. I had to wear special made glasses and sometimes tape off my dominant eye. But what helped the most is what they called 'downloading' words into your brain. Which was basically looking at a word, closing your eyes and then writing it in the air while someone else gave feedback on it. This therapy helped a lot. But the school I was on didn't listen to my parents when they said to stop giving me their therapy because it worked against each other. So I went to another school where they did give me the room to do this. For about 4 to 5 years I followed it before I myself became fed up and frustrated beyond words with myself most of all and my parents and them with me. I hated that they were constantly hammering on something that I despised doing and I knew I wasnt good at. I hated that it also created tension between me and my parents because we'd both blow up at the smalled thing when it mentioned books or reading and writing. I gave up at the age of 9 thinking I'd never be able to read properly, because that was what teachers told me. The words still looked like ants crawling around and I skipped lines, filled in words that werent there. We took a pauze so to say. Then my sister gave me a book for christmas and I gave it a chance. Somehow that break was exactly what I needed. Because I read through it in a day and then I started to read more. At the age 10 I had read the entire narnia collection and the hobbit and started reading lotr. Which was for me a huge accomplishment at that time. Reading became an escape for me in a shitty time. These days (I am 21 now) I still skip lines sometimes but the words are not like ants to me and I now know when to give myself a break before I get frustrated. Write and read just about everything. People who say that dyslectic people are stupid are small minded people who know nothing about the struggles we go through.
Thank you Daniel for sharing this and letting us know whe are not the only dyslectics who work hard to enjoy reading. And showing us that we can get there if we put out that extra bit of effort.
As a public school teacher, I really appreciate this video and thank you for sharing your experiences. I especially like how you call out the need for hard work AND the fact there is no panacea that works for everyone. I hope your fellow dyslexics are encouraged by your example. I intend to use this with my students who need that encouragement.
What you’re doing is really admirable and I already love your channel and your content so much, you’re the reason I delved into the fantasy genre world in a time I needed a distraction and a new project to lose myself into after my father’s death, and it really worked and really helped me, so thanks for that first of all. But now knowing that you’re doing what you’re doing in spite of what you’re dealing with, and doing it THAT GOOD I really do have a new respect and appreciation for what you offer now! Keep up the hard work, because nothing special or worth living for comes easy anyway, and don’t mind the negative voices.
Thank you very much for putting this video out there Daniel, I think its extremely important that people understand dyslexia better so that people struggling with it get the help they deserve.
At my school they didn't really acknowledge or understand dyslexia and as a result they just told me I simply couldn't do certain subjects and that I was never gonna improve.
This completely destroyed me and I left school due to depression over this.
But im now slowly trying to pull my self back up and practising witing reading and spelling and I'll try out the various strategies you have suggested.
You have been a brilliant source of inspiration for me and I can't thank you enough.
Thank you for sharing a piece of your story! I'm grateful that you can be so open about this and genuinely want to help and encourage others through your representation. You also inspire me to better educate myself on the topic of dyslexia. Sincere thanks!
I don't know a lot about dyslexia but watching this video made me a bigger fan. I'd have never guessed because I find the quality of your reviews and your overall comprehension of these novels to be top-notch, which makes it all very inspiring.
I just started watching this channel two months ago, and I did not know that you were dyslexic. It’s great that you have shared this with your channel because I believe it will inspire others who have dyslexia. You’re amazing!
I'm not dyslexic, but have a learning disability and really struggle with spelling. I used the tactile method you talked about when I was a kid and it was extremely helpful to me!
Very insightful and interesting video. Props to you for talking about this so openly. I don't have dyslexia, but I love your courage and I'm sure you'll help people just by speaking up about it and trying to remove the stigma a little bit.
A tip that I can give to my fellow dyslexic readers, particularly for when having to read out loud, read in an accent of some kind. This forces you to mentally slow down a tiny bit read ahead, and actually think things out as you are reading. Not only did I overcome most of my issues with reading aloud as a dyslexic individual this way, I also overcame a stutter this way. Obviously this may not work for you the same way it did for me but it might help
Howdy, I really appreciate the effort you have put in to being a good reader and public speaker. Not only is that work-ethic great for helping you with this obstacle, but it's also a powerful skill to have regardless.
Thanks for sharing and being open. It's nice to see the openness.
Daniel: "They hear dyslexic font, and they have the Gwyneth Paltrow version of science in their head."
Me: "I take it someone didn't like their vampire repellent spray."
Me too! Mine is more mild so mostly I got by with overcompensation, and now it's a skill.
Touch typing was GODSENT. It's so much easier for me to just look away from the screen AND the keyboard and know what I was trying to type will come out okay, my stupid eye-brain connection notwithstanding. At that point, it's muscle memory and words, not about letters. However GETTING to the point where I could touch type at speed was absolute hell. I recommend typing games, typing trials, and a lot of practice.
Spelling is so much worse for me than reading. While reading, I've gotten to the point that my eye can focus on the word's first and last letters, the letters in the middle but not necessarily the order, and I get the meaning of the word. But spelling? I can't spell well at all, and the idea of turning off auto-correct is genuinely terrifying.
Same! I can read pretty well now but spelling is my worst nightmare. you could probably blackmail me into doing a lot of things by threatening to take spell check away 😂
This is honestly super uplifting, thanks for sharing this!
This video was so helpful!!! Thank you so much for these tips. My dyslexia is not as severe as your, so I applaud you for reaching goals and finally making a career out of your insecurities. I have always been insecure about my reading speed and so, like you, I read more, so I can be on the same page with all my friends.
This video was so inspirational, thank you Daniel❤️
This is the video i always wanted. Im so curius about this subject because you and Merphy are my favorite booktubers and both are dyslexic, but above all both of you are super sweet people.
Also, this kind of content is super helpfull!!
Mad respect for doing what you do, and not giving up on improving yourself. I have trouble keeping my focus on books a lot, and it's kind of prevented me from feeling motivated to lean into new series.
Thank you, Daniel! This video is incredible! I have dyslexia and was lucky enough to grow up with two parents who specialise in teaching students with dyslexia (as well as a grandparent). I really resonated with the overcompensation part. Thank you so much for you're willingness to be visible and upfront with your difficulties, visibility is one of the most important pieces of advocacy and "normal"isation (i only use quotation marks because I have an issue with deeming something "normal").
I love your channel! Primarily because you are so extremely real and genuine. I am not dyslexic, but I have my fair share of ways in which my brain works differently, and I'm always grateful for people who make it clear that it can be overcome (and maybe even positive).
You got me back into reading (mostly audiobooking), and it's giving me sanity breaks in my M.Sc. degree.
Thank you!
Great video. I am dyslexic and am internally grateful for the Mac SE that I got in college in the 1980's. I was failing out of college and without the ability to have my papers electronically where I could scroll back and forth with spell check I never would have made it through. Ended up with a masters degree and read hours and hours every day.
Soooooo happy I found this video. I’ve been trying to find ways to encourage my teenage sister to feel confident about reading forever. This helped a lot!
I'm glad you're not cutting out your mistakes and are open about your dyslexia, this video was great. I really appreciate the representation factor you've mentioned, it's great for me personally to see someone who has struggled with the same issues as me be a book reviewer and aspiring author, especially because I've heard it over and over growing up that this would be impossible for me.
I've struggled with dyslexia a lot as a kid, I was forced to read books way beyond my capabilities solely to uphold the image and prestige of my school and had cruel teachers completely disregard my diagnosed dyslexia and still grade me poorly even though there were regulations in place that should have protected me. My reading speed is embarrassingly low in my eyes even though it's not too far below average and I get very self conscious when reading on the buss if I spend too much time on a single page. And despite all of this I still put all I have into writing a book and read more in one year than most of my friends can say for themselves, it's a fucking bothersome and annoying battle that's quite frankly very demotivating but I'm not going to let it stop me!
I know this was long-winded and possibly pointless but I'm just glad you made this video.
Wow... I just wish I had an ounce of that motivation. I really admire you for your hard work! I'll enjoy your videos on a whole new level, knowing how much efforts lie behind.
Thank you Daniel. I've enjoyed your channel since I discovered it, and I respect your candor and personal convictions. Mad respect. Back to the shadows I go 😁
This is a great video. Thank you for giving enlightening information about a common human condition. I will try make use of the information and do my own research on the subject. I'm so happy to have found your channel.
Keep up the good work!
This video is my experience with dyslexia on so many levels. I just finished my degree in international elementary school education, and if being a book reviewer is seen as something a dyslexic person shouldn't do, so is being a teacher. Over the many teaching experiences I have had so far, I have encountered many ways that this has impacted the way I am as a teacher. Even though I will forever struggle with this disability, I have thought of ways can use my dyslexia in a way that positively makes me stand out to an average teacher. I want to show my students that having a learning disorder shouldn't withhold you from doing the things you want to do! Nothing should!
I could forever talk about this:)
I love this video!! As a fellow dyslexic i found this really heartwarming, thanks Daniel :). I think the reading out loud advise is great, it really does help. As a kindergarten teacher i have to do it every day and it has helped me a lot.
Dyslexic and ADHD. I generally have to read a book at least a couple times to get everything. The dyslexia isn't that bad for me, but one thing that kills me is eye charts. Names get me, especially if they're really weird. Safehold series by David Weber man the names there. Like the books but the names take me a bit to figure out for a while.
do you read things wrong too? like something is spelled one way but in your head you think it's something different
That series I totally switched to audiobooks... All the names are pronounced normally, the spelling I guess is to show linguistic shifts
I just ignore names when they are to weird or to many, I see them as a shape instead, thats how I tell them apart. 😁
@@darkpixel1128 Yep, mostly I skim and just kind of match the shape of the word in my head so some words get swapped. Perfection and Protection for instance. Noticed it a few times specifically.
I too struggled greatly with this affliction. Reading has always been a joyful struggle and being a writer is another powerful struggle. I love that you don't let it limit you. It's inspiring and empowering. Keep fighting the good fight.
I am just getting into your channel more, and forgot you have dyslexia. I love that you and merphy do not hide or filter this. It is an inspirstion❤
I do not have dyslexia, but there are days i have a hard time understanding things or reading correctly. Thanks for perpective into your life and tips and tricks.
Since i have gotten back into reading you are one of the ones that have me excited to pick up certain books, and soo many more books on my to be reading list.
Stay genuine! Thanks for all you have done in your channel.❤
Thank you so much for talking about this! I'm pretty sure I'm dyslexic and we only caught it during my senior year of high school. I'm going to try to get a diagnosis or something before I go off to college but the strategies you mentioned seemed pretty legit and I think I'll try at least some of them! Whenever I talk to some of my fellow reader friends about how I might have this they usually say, "Huh? That can't even be possible if you read so much!" It's good to hear that there's still hope for me to train myself and work to overcome this.
Thank you thank you. We need more of this. As an undiagnosed dyslexic who raised a dyslexic daughter, you hit on all the points and I am so impressed. This video is most appreciated!
Thanks for this video Daniel, it was very insightful. I'm a math's teacher so there's not too much writing and spelling in my subject but this is still incredibly useful to know. Perhaps these tips will allow me to help a student who is struggling in the future. As teachers we're often trained to identify potential issues students may be having in their education and we are told to pass this information on to the professionals (as it should be), but knowing a few tips and tricks that may help students is always welcome. Thanks a lot!
I just found this video and your honesty is refreshing. I can relate with many of your experiences and insecurities. I am now a senior manager in the NHS and a justice of the peace. I would class myself as a high functioning dyslexic which has taken years of practice and training... Thanks for sharing.
It’s so nice and very encouraging to see another dyslexic person here on youtube! As a dyslexic person, i really, REALLY appreciate watching you, and for being so honest and transparent about it. One thing that helped me in school with spelling was to say the letters out loud as i was writing them. Only for certain words though.
I don’t have dyslexia, but I struggle with my reading for similar reasons due to my ADHD. You really hit the nail on the head with the overcompensation. Thank you so much for this video, it’s very informative, and bringing light to a topic that isn’t talked about enough and always taken seriously. These tips seem like they’ll really help me as well.
One of the best videos on this topic I've seen.
Having dyslexia growing up was humiliating. I'm so thankful I was homeschooled and the teasing was limited. Around thirteen I finally found my mental footing and outread my peers all throughout highschool.
When I had children, I stopped reading all together for about three years. The first year trying to read again was SLOW and so frustrating. But after a few months I could read without having to reread each paragraph. And now, three years later, I read at least one book a week and can comprehend nicely.
I HATE reading out loud, even to my young children. But I'm also so thankful for it because it is excellent practice, starting out with very easy books and they are the least judgmental audience you can find.
What you said about autocorrect is very true, and I really need to drop it. I am almost thirty years old and still cannot spell the word restaurant. I can spell harder words, but that one will not stick. I will give your tip about writing in salt a try.
Thanks for the great content and helping to normalize this margin of people. I can't fathom why someone would think that people with dyslexia shouldn't be allowed to review books. 😆
Thank you thank you thank you for this video!!! Misconceptions around dyslexia are huge and I'm tired of my learning disability and/or hobbie being invalidated. Dyslexics can be bookworms and love reading! It doesn't make reading impossible, just harder. We need more people like you in this community sharing awareness! Would love to see more videos on dyslexia from you! (Also omg I never knew that other dyslexics might favour fantasy and/or scifi too, amazing!)
Thank you for this. I'm a teacher and it's nice to hear it from your perspective. Not dyslexic but I had other challenges with reading and spelling that have followed me into adult hood.
Thank you so much for talking about this subject Daniel because there are so many misconceptions about dyslexia and how it actually affects us.
Just to add my two cents to the comments, I was diagnosed with dyslexic as a pretty young kid and has severe problems learning to read and write. Literally didn't read any books for the first few years of school and it wasn't until I got special help from an amazing teacher that I really began to actually learn. This great teacher did a bunch of exercises, many similar to what Daniel mentioned, and in the next two years I went from reading almost nothing to almost a hundred books a year (kids books obviously, like zac power and whatnot). At this point it was the same as Daniel I had a massive boost in confidence and started devouring books. I'm now known to my friends as a prolific reader who devours any series I get my hands on and they're always very surprised when I mention I'm dyslexia and usually say something along the lines of "Nah stopping messing with me you're smart you can't be dyslexia". I feel like this is another common misconception that dyslexia people can't do well acedemically or speak articulately, which is wrong it just often takes more effort or time for us to do so.
Unfortunately I have never been able to get past my spelling issues and to this day I have a terrible spelling age especially in comparison to my vocabulary so I'll try out those methods Daniel. One last point I feel is important to mention is that dyslexia just means your brain thinks and works differently but this isn't always a negative. Though this is definitely the case in regards to spelling and reading.
In order to become a faster reader I've adopted various techniques to help but I'm often guilty of skim reading sections and just picking up general concepts and ideas. The one tip I've got with combating this, because it becomes an unconscious habit after a while, is to listen to the audio book while reading the book. This forces you to slow down and process each word and acknowledge it, after you've done this for abut you can obviously speed up the audio book and eventually just stop listening to it.
Also I think one of the reasons many dyslexic people enjoy fantasy is because when we were younger these crazy stories were the only things able to capture our attention. As dyslexic kids commonly have very short attention spans as well.
If you've made it this far thanks for listening and I hope you have a good day in this mad world that we're living in atm.
Daniel: I also have dyslexia. Like you, I went through 4 years of special education to help me comprehend what I was reading. I was probably one of the first generation of students who were diagnosed with dyslexia. I don’t remember what exercises I did to learn how to understand what I read. I still struggle when I talk. I’ll realize that I flipped words or I’ll switch numbers when writing. I skip words like and, but, the, etc. when I was about 12 I read my first novel and I was excited to understand what it was about. Since then I’ve been an avid reader. For the past 5 years, I’ve only listened to audiobooks because I am an audio learner. I realized this during my doctoral program that if I paid attention in class and took notes (written notes not typed notes) that I was able recall about 80% of what the professor said. I am convinced that the lack of writing with pencils or pens is hurting people’s education. There is something about the act of writing that helps people learn.
Simply inspiring, keep the good work Daniel ! :D
Thank you for this! Your persistence is impressive. Thanks for the resources!!
Awesome! As a Dyslexic CZcamsr this video really touched me a soft spot, thank you so much for putting your self out there. You are a badass for talking about dyslexia in such a honest and vurneral way. Videos like this really do help other dyslexics. Thanks again!
This is the video I’ve been needing. I’m mild dyslexic I’ve been trying to read out loud every night for over a month now and I love seeing the improvement! I still screw up but I keep going and practice.
I'm 2 years late finding this video but after discovering your channel last year, I want to say I enjoy how you read out loud. You have a distinct narrative voice and I think it's quite good. I am not diagnosed but I've just stater a book club with my good friend to get better at reading outloud.
This helps so much, being a fellow dyslexic and reader. Reading can still be hard even though I've improved a lot and it is very inspiring that you read aloud in front of a crowd. I actually went to a school that specializes in teaching dyslexics. The sand/powder and paper thing and simply writing the word on the table with my finger worked for me. I really appreciate your hard work, it's been a massive help in getting me back into reading
Hey Daniel :)
Thank you for talking about this. For me reading has been pretty effortless as far as I can clearly remember back, so it's really interesting to hear the perspective of someone whose experience differed significantly. I love learning about the way different people experience the world, especially if it's something I've never had to think much about myself.
I think you really can be proud of yourself for the dedication and self-discipline you show(ed).
It really boggles my mind sometimes, how people, especially in the anonymity of the internet, go out of their way to be mean to each other. But your attitude towards that is exactly right - if they bring nothing else to the table but being pointlessly a**holy, then their opinion is not worth considering.
Just keep on doing what you're doing, we like having you here and enjoying books with us :)
It's fun seeing how much you manage to accomplish with your channel and how many books you are able to steamroll through. Then you remind me that you have a disability that makes all of that more challenging than it would be for me and I remember how much of a slacker I am. But for real, stumbling across one of your WOT videos last year introduced me to booktube and pushed me back into reading as a hobby. The last 8 books I've read were all recommendations by you and I haven't been let down yet so thank you. You rock.
P.S. I love dear God don't be a boom boom and laugh out loud more than a person should at a video of opening packages.
I teach English at a middle school and work with many students with dyslexia. I find the effort and dedication you put into doing what you love to be so darn inspiring. I think I will be bringing up your story to several of my students in the fall. Thank you for being awesome, Mr. Greene.
Thank you for sharing, I admire your determination and courage ❤️
Yup I'm a dyslexic actor and writer and your channel has inspired me to read more. Reading is an exercise! Thank you so much for giving visibility to us dyslexic folx!
I am actually happy that you talk about this stuff. I am 36 years old and did not even know I had it up until a year ago. There was no one around that I knew had it. It was a big point of being made fun of growing up. I had to go to special reading teachers and no one ever thought that I had dyslexia. Basically I did not think to get diagnosed until you started talking about it
Great video, Daniel. I suffer with severe dyslexia and I struggled badly at school, I used to misspell words like does and because etc. Thankfully with years of practice and patience I've gotten better and I read more books than anybody I know irl. And I've started writing a lot more.
honestly, when you first mentioned dyslexia, my first reaction was mild surprise, but my immediate second reaction was great admiration. i kinda pieced together that yes, you have to work harder to do what others do with less effort. even more respect now that you say your reading speed is better than most, due to that hard work.
i really have to work on my reading speed. also, reading out loud sometimes trips me up, but i'm just not going to go down that rabbit hole :)
Thank you so much for this video!! I am an aspiring writer, avid reader and I really wanted to start putting content in my channel. But I also have intrusive thought OCD and I have slight dyslexia. It is very hard for me to gather courage and start because I know what will happen. This video is part of the reason why I will throw myself in and just start making some content. Thanks again! ❤
I really appreciate the fact that you talk about you dyslexia, depression and anxiety without shame. It is really brave, and as someone who also take SSRI medications and am open about it, I think you are an amazing spokes person to give hope to others. Also, I just really enjoy your content. Keep it up and stay strong 😁
Thanks for talking about this. I do not have dyslexia, but autism gifted me with some reading disabilities that can look very similar in some ways. I just recently convinced myself to start reading again and I am enjoying it. I have just accepted as this point that my pace is just going to be what it is (and is different) for every book I read and I should just lean into it. Since spelling is not something I struggle with, I doubt your strategies will help me, but it is nice hearing someone speak about reading difficulties. I still feel embarrassed often.
My mom is dyslexic and really struggled in elementary school. She finally got help and even graduated with honors but she worried so much about her kids having the same difficulties she had, she taught my brother and I how to read before we even started school. I read so well in Kindergarten, my school made up a special award for me at the end of the year. If it wasn't for my dyslexic mom, I probably never would've had the love of reading I've always been known for.
Way to go, Daniel. This is inspirational. I've found that breaking difficult words into phonetic parts is a useful strategy for my own spelling problems.
Good job putting this all out, I know it must be hard for you to be vulnerable online. I don’t have dyslexia so I can’t understand what it feels like, but I just wanted to let you know that we’re all behind you. Have a good day, thanks for brightening our days with your videos!
I have only been a subscriber for a short time I was not aware of your dyslexic. As on myself, I can empathize, I only got into fantasy reading thanks to audiobooks, and the only reserve the painful ( but rewarding ) experience for does books that I love so much that I NEED to physically read them again. ( WOT, ASoIaF, outlander being the biggest ones), i REALLY appreciate your advice especially because i felt comfortable with my difficulty for a long time, and seeing what you achieved, has made me aware of that. keep up the good work
PS: i still believe in New Spring after 5 :P, do love to see yout take on Honorverse
Hey, Daniel! First, my admiration for your work. You do an excellent job, and I agree with you in that you ought to be proud of yourself.
Second, I'm a student of linguistics, and I have studied a lot of the variants that have been diagnosed of speech, reading & writing patterns across the psycho- and neuro-linguistics field, and "dyslexia" is a really complex thing. I understand that you want to help people, but some of the variants of reading and/or writing patterns, to my understanding, would possibly result in some damage to their developement of their reading and/or writing abilities by following some of the advice you gave; I still think you had a great idea, and I only suggest that you add a text or something where you encourage them to look for professional help of they find those methods to be hindering instead of helping.
Again, great job, and GODDAMET KEEP POSTING YOUR MALAZAN REVIEWS, I'M HUNGRY (?)
I just want to say that I have a severely dyslexic brother and I really appreciate this video so I help him. Ty.
Wow this so bizziare, i never even thought you were dyslexic! This is so admirable & inspiring!! Take care man, love you man
I had the same experience. I did stay at school, but got extra hours for spelling and such. And now i am also a fast reader hahaha. I get the same questions as a reviewer. So it's helping that you made this video. It is encouraging to see. And i don't feel so alone anymore 💜
Thanks for the video. My daughter was just diagnosed with dyslexia, so I shared this video with her. She already loves to read, just needs some positive reinforcement to let her know she is not alone and that if she works hard, she can keep up.
My sister is highly dyslexic and I’m definitely going to throw a lot of what you’ve said at her as reading is such a crucial skill and dyslexia definitely makes it harder but it seems more gratifying to work through. Great video!
Thank you for this video! As a man almost 50 (almost), I still struggle with dyslexia. In the 1970s & 1980s dyslexia was unknown to many. As a kid I often felt stupid. But I pushed myself like yourself to read (not at your level). And now I probably read more books than most of my friends and peers. I read slower, but I retain information better. Yes sometimes I have to stop and re-read a page because the words became all jumbled up. Anywho - thank you for all that you do. Keep up the excellent work!
I'm very mildly dyslexic, and when you started talking about chucking I realized I have my own method of this that I've used without realizing what I was doing it. I read most books on an eReaders and use the the top of my device to keep track of the line that I'm on. Thanks for sharing, very good video! 😊
I appreciate this video. I enjoy reading just much slower than most people. Never thought of it as a problem really, just the way it was. But you're telling me I can speed read some day.
I definitely am not an expert on dyslexic speed reading but I recently got an e-reader and I think I read slightly quicker on that. I was always hesitant to get one because I'm one of those people that "prefer the feel of real books" but I'm happy I did. Possibly bigger fonts and the smaller page sizes I don't know but for any other dyslexics out there I'd recommend trying that if you haven't already.
Daniel. My daughter is dyslexic and the school system isn't doing anything to help. Doctors say it's schools job, school says it's the doctors job.
This video means a lot to my wife and I. Wish I could sit down and virtually chat with you on how to help my daughter. She's 8.
Mad respect man.
Loved this. listening along while reading is a massive help for me as a dyslexic reader
Love this video. I do not understand why people chose to 'call you out" for being dyslexic and loving reading and analysis, but to a degree, I know where you're coming from. I'm not dyslexic, or at least haven't been diagnosed, but I have two pretty severe learning disabilities in reading and writing. My reading speed is slower than Christmas. and I've definitely had people tell me that I shouldn't or couldn't be an author because this was not my strong suit. But like you, I made it my strong suit, and frankly, nowadays I'm grateful for those disabilities because it takes my brain a lot of effort to construct a sentence. The plus side is that, by the time I write or type a sentence, it's basically been edited like 4 times, and this leads to my first drafts reading more like third drafts, which I am deeply grateful for. I'm sorry people can deeply suck sometimes, but you have a fantastic attitude about it, and I fully believe that this video will help people dealing with similar issues, or at the very least lead others to have more compassion for people who have to deal with dyslexia on a daily basis.
Fantastic video! I had no idea you were Dyslexic. No one knows this but I suffer with it too and I started and fell in love with reading for the same insecurities. You would never know it looking at me now but I still have some way to go to get to where you are. What a great video to know that one day that may be possible for me. You so deserve your successful CZcams channel. Much respect and you should be very proud of yourself.
Dang, bro - part of this video almost made me cry. I'm dyslexic too and I straight up thought I couldn't read until I was in forth grade. So I know how I feels to be made fun of and called stupid got not being able to read out loud. You encourage me a lot, man. I appreciate everything you can for.
Reading along with audio books was a big help for me.