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OK. I know my brother  wants me to go to this place. But his tactic
will *not* work! I may not have gone to MIT but I certainly am no
idiot!!!! I was in the National Honor Society for god's sake!!! Plus,
I almost skipped the third grade once! HA!!!!!!! Forgot about that
didn't ya? I admit I'm a sorta slow learner..but thats ok....I'm kinda
like a slow cooker. Sorta like a crockpot. Remember when everybody
loved their crockpots and now you hardly ever hear about anyone who
uses one!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See? I can tie things up as well as the
next...person!!!!!!! And besides, who said I wanted to be cured
anyway? Maybe I *like* being stupid. :)






usa@atl.mindspring.com (Robert Heller) wrote:


>If you, or somebody you know suffers with dyslexia or any other form
>of learning difficulty, we invite you to visit the new AUDIBLOX web
>site.   Just set your browser to http://www.audiblox.com

>Site contains program descriptions, case histories, applications, and
>all cost info.  (With slight apology - parts of site still under
>construction as of June 20, 1996)

>Thank you.

>Robert J. Heller  /  Executive Director  /  Center for Learning
>Abilities  /  Marietta, GA
>TEL:  770-971-5200           FAX: 770-977-7810           E-Mail:
>usa@mindspring.com

>>chw@ionet.net (Ellen Smith) wrote:
OK. I know my brother  wants me to go to this place. But his 
tactic
will *not* work! I may not have gone to MIT but I certainly am no
idiot!!!! I was in the National Honor Society for god's sake!!! 
Plus,
I almost skipped the third grade once! HA!!!!!!! Forgot about 
that
didn't ya? I admit I'm a sorta slow learner..but thats ok....I'm 
kinda
like a slow cooker. Sorta like a crockpot. Remember when 
everybody
loved their crockpots and now you hardly ever hear about anyone 
who
uses one!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See? I can tie things up as well 
as the
next...person!!!!!!! And besides, who said I wanted to be cured
anyway? Maybe I *like* being stupid. :)<<

Dear Ellen,

First, you are 'not' stupid.  Do not EVER think - or allow anyone 
else to think - you are such.  Second, having an LD is 'just one 
of thoes things' ... remember that everyone has something this 
this is yours.  Third, I know from what I speak as I have LD 
(wish you could see the number of times I've had to backtrack 
here to fix things ... like "DL" to "LD"!!)

Want to know something that's interesting to me?  No?  Too bad .. 
when you post in an open forum, you open yourself to what others 
think is interesting...so here, HA!  My son had dule disabilities 
(audio and visual) and his life in school was hell.  (Actually, 
he had a real good time but managed to graduate without a formal 
education for the most part.)  Reading is difficult for him.  
Numbers on paper are very difficult for him.  YET he can take an 
engine out of a car or truck, fix any problem, put the thing back 
together again and zoom away.  He can add, subtract, multiply and 
divide *in his head* but putting numbers on paper is out of the 
question.  He has talents and he uses them to his benefit.

I've not read the site mentioned in the original post but I will 
tell you that LD's are not 'cured' but learning techiniques are 
taught!  I'm so old that 'they' didn't even know what an LD was 
when I was in school.  The label "stupid" was tagged onto me as a 
kid.  Guess what?  I'm not.  I've managed to train my brain to 
work in a different manner.  

With the motivation that comes from the heart, the brain can do 
anything!!  You've got good ones.  Use them.

Anna
JustAbout were I want to be.  ajm

chw@ionet.net (Ellen Smith) wrote:

>OK. I know my brother  wants me to go to this place. But his tactic
>will *not* work! I may not have gone to MIT but I certainly am no
>idiot!!!! 

As the one who posted the original announcement of this new web site
dealing with Learning Difficulties, I made a mistake and the posting
was considered a "spam" for which I apologize.  However, this person's
riposte seems a waste of bandwidth as well.   I have learned, and hope
this party does as well.  In the meantime, if you would like to visit
the site, it is  http://www.audiblox.com    and we'd welcome your
visit.   Thanks.

Robert Heller

In article <4qbtiq$lob@ionews.ionet.net>, chw@ionet.net 
(Ellen Smith) says:
>
>OK. I know my brother  wants me to go to this place. But his tactic
>will *not* work! I may not have gone to MIT but I certainly am no
>idiot!!!! I was in the National Honor Society for god's sake!!!  
 

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they are a genius at. Albert Einstein found that he was a genius
at physics. Elvis Presley discovered that he was a genius at 
entertaining. It goes on and on. Hang in there.

Terry in Pflugerville

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