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Date: 19 June 2007 07:21:19
For a long time I thought I was normal (no I really did). I thought I saw the world as others did, but then the illusion was shattered. My brother was diagnosed with Irlen's and so we started to discuss the way we saw the world.
It turned out that most of you can see a much wider span than I can & that my irrational dislike of moving to OHTs and powerpoint projection at the expense of the good old fashioned hymn book may actually be quite rational. The demise of the hymn book is a particular bug bear of mine. In morning services it's ok, they do words on a sheet but at other times it's not so easy. Don't get me wrong I can use an OHT if I have to, but I find it uncomfortable and do struggle a bit. I do now generally position myself near the monitor or actively asked if the songs are available in a book somewhere.
My solutions work because (i) I feel comfortable enough in churches to be awkward, move about and ask for a hymn book if I need one and (ii) despite being very shy really I can, when required, have more front than Sainsburys. My worry is for all the people who think that everybody else is struggling as they are or don't like to make a fuss or be difficult and so sit and struggle when solutions are available to them whether it be in a church, a school or somewhere else.
As for getting tested and seeing if I have got Irlen's or something else and trying to see if there are any better solutions I don't actually go there. I would rather live without another label and so don't bother getting tested. I just find my own ways round things.