Reading lots of literature is probably good, as the more you expose yourself to words, the better you will be with them. May also help to speed up reading. Im afraid I dont know of any cure. Practice practice practice I guess.

I think it is sad, as otherwise intellegent people cant express themselves well. Then you get pretensous people (such as some who have commented on this on this forum) who go on and on about people using poor grammer and spelling etc and must therefore not be as 'good' or as intellegent as them.

Now that does sound familiar. I too seem to take twice as long to read anything. Nothing I have done (i did have special dyslexic lessons as well) seems to have helped to improve that. I used to feel down about it. Esp at school were there seemed to be a competition on who could read the fastest. Always made me feel stupid and embarressed as I was nearly always last. My writing is not fantastic either (as you can prob tell).

What can be done? Well the lessons I took involved going through english words and learning the sounds they make, what words they go into etc etc. Mainly things like learning rules so vowels are in the right place and the right way round etc. I was quite young, and it is pretty hard to say if it helped at all. Those lessons were also quite expensive.

I beleive that the test is carried out by a professional psycologist (or something like that), so you have to pay them for this (like you would play a laywer or a solicestor). Its like all these things. If you want to stand up and claim you are dyslexic, you have to have an accreditied person confirm this. I dont think you could fill out some online thing and say for defininte that you are dysleic (so for example you can justify extra time in exams) as this is not regulated.

Im not sure though if you would gain much from it. All I ever got was extra time in exams and people who I could go and talk to if needed at school and university. What do you want to get out of it?

Anyway, I still beleive it is to do with how fast your brain develops. You may have the academic age of a 21 year old at 15, but when you are 30, you will prob be academically 30 years old. While someone who is academically 15 at 15 will also be 30 at 30 (all other things being equal). I think things will even out. (eg is a professor of physiscs who did normal school better or worse than one who did it 10 years faster? I highly doubt it (intersting to see how many gifted children won noble prizes to test this idea).

Anyway, I feel better now. They are not better than me. Good, much better

My guess is that it would depend on the background. They could be bullied for being just clever etc which could make them feel isolated.

However, I agree that if you are streched it doesnt matter to much. I remember that at primary school I was quite happy to play and be on my own, and sit outside in the wet area trying to get as far advanced in the maths course as I could (and I am certainly not gifted or a genius) and was very content, so as long as you are occupied it doesnt bother you too much being alone. If social interaction doesnt bother you, then you would gain nothing from it at uni etc.

Once in the real world though, it will mean very little I think apart from being a bit younger and the prestige of saying it. After all, it will all be down to your actual ability to do stuff in many settings (and hard to get respect in academia), not how fast you passed your exams (after all, she excels now, but the chances are her old classmates will catch up with her eventually (well, those who go on to do a PhD in her field)

Still, good on her to do it, and maybe she excels at everything so none of this is a problem.

I wonder if she had much of a life. I would guess that her parents really pushed her, made her work all the time and gave her tutors and stuff. Esp if she has as many qualifications as people usually get at 21.

Also, dont these kids usually excel only in one thing but thats it. Kind of excel at maths but thats it. All one subject. Surely they miss out on other subjects, esp if they are rushed up. Cant help to make a well rounded person, and may affect other skills such as writing ability etc.

Well, I guess that with a Belford degree you are so upstanding that you would never to such a thing. I appologise for trying to drag your reputation down!

My guess would be DanB is so bored again that he is continually refreshing. Out of interest, was the time-out for a transfer report or something, after all you dont seem cured as you are back posting every few mins?

Right! I think we need more information now. Do you often iron naked? Does this mean you iron your underwear? In fact, you iron? What a waste of time.

Oh, do you iron your hair straight? I know people who iron their hair as it is cheaper than straighteners (though I think it damages the hair more). Just be careful not to burn it though.

Maybe DJWickid should take some testosterone to help in the fire bulding.

I see, well im not an expert in this. So what I was inferring makes sense, but there is not enough evidence. It will partly depend on the pill type you take.

I meant if you were on the pill from 20-50 when menopause kicks in you would accumulate and save nearly all your eggs (approx 30 years of eggs). Though obviously I didnt account for teenage life.

Interesting, who needs breast implants. Just pop 30 pills a day and double F's will be yours in no time.

Its been a long time since I looked at all this stuff. Last time I did the whole menstral cycle was in my first or second year undergrad. I think we even covered the pill in terms of hormone control (breifly). I just cant remember it now as I havent had to use it since then.

Good to see you spreading the word Happydays. Convert these heathen women. Soon they will see real pain and will not moan about PMT or child birth again.

About the pill. It prevents egg release right? Women have X number of eggs, which get all used up when they are 50 (they have a store from when they were a fetus) right? So on the pill you 'save' eggs. So does this mean that if you are on the pill until you are thirty you will have nearly 30 years worth of eggs to play with and so can get pregnant. That seems to make sense, but im not sure if it is true.

Oh, and is being on the pill like being in the menopause? Do you start to turn into men (which is what women seem to do after the menopause)? Grow body hair, get fat around the middle instead of the legs etc etc.

Splinter are very painful. Ive had a couple over the years. I cant think of anything more painful. Well perhaps one of those grazes which dont bleed. They seem to be the most painful. Cant beleive having a child is that bad.

The body is designed for child birth, not for small pieces of wood. It has got to be more painful. Maybe its just that girly women cant take even small amounts of pain. Prob due to the lack of splinters in baking cakes. So they just cant handle it. Thats got to be it.

See what happens when the this place gets to girly. threads like this.

Isnt PMT just an excuse to eat chocolate and shout at men? Like that whole child birth thing. Make it look painful for sympathy. Not like building a fire. Now thats real effort and pain.

Before I get hit, im only joking. Just so caught up in the whole chavanist thing. Hope you feel better soon! Juno has probably got better advice than me (seeing as I have never had it before), so I wont bother trying to advise.