[nabs-l] perceptual awareness

[Serena]

I stink at orientation, too!  I'm not dyslexic neither is anyone in my 
family, although Mom also stinks with directions.

Serena


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From: "Ashley" <cumbiambera2005 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] perceptual awareness


> Hi,
> Well, it feels good to know I'm not as weird as I thought--I also
> experience something similar to this, though not exactly the same. I
> tend to get disoriented quite a bit, even in places that I seem to be
> familiar with. Naturally, it happens more often in places that I am
> unfamiliar with, however, I have known it to happen in small areas
> that I should have easily been able to find my way around. I also used
> to think that this meant i was crazy or something, but I'm kind of
> starting to realize that it may be a lack of concentration--or at
> least that's what I thought at one point. Then, I started to find that
> even during an O and M lesson where I'm concentrating, I still get
> lost, and think i'm somewhere, when I actually end up somewhere
> totally different from where I thought I was. I know this isn't the
> exact same thing as what you're saying, but I am also curious as to
> how this happens, as it happens to me quite often. I was told once
> that this type of disorientation is associated to the cause of my
> blindness, which may be a possibility, though I don't even believe
> that I have whatever this person said I do. Can't think of the name of
> it at this point--lebers or something or other, forgive me if I
> misspelled that.
> Also, as I'm typing this, something else occurred to me. My family is
> dislecsic, but I was told that only a sighted person could be.
> However, I've even noticed that at times I have done things like
> writing things backwards etc, so wondering about that as well.
> My problem is, I do know how to recognize patterns, but I'm wondering
> if my problem may be something else.
> So there were my thoughts on the matter.
>
>
> On 10/13/09, Adrianne Dempsey <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am wondering if any one has experienced this or something like it and 
>> if
>> you have any ideas as to what causes it or how to fix the problem.  At 
>> the
>> risk of sounding silly, I sometimes have some sort of perceptual problem.
>> It may be because of blindness, but I believe it has something to do with 
>> my
>> dyslexia.  I am not really sure what to call it, but it is similar to
>> vertigo, though I am positive it is not the right word.  I sort of lose 
>> my
>> sense of direction.  It is especially terrifying when I am in a place I
>> already don't know, but it even happens when I am in a familiar area. 
>> When
>> it happens in a familiar place I can adjust after a moment or to but it 
>> is
>> still frustrating.  Basically what happens is everything around me is
>> different from the way it was a second ago.  I am fully aware that the 
>> room
>> didn't actually change, but my brain no longer recognizes the pattern.  I
>> mean I could be in my kitchen, and I know my kitchen-I cook in and clean 
>> it
>> every day with no problems except those random moments when all of a 
>> sudden
>> I suddenly don't know which way I am facing or what the proximity of 
>> matter
>> around me is.  When this happens I feel like a crazy person because I 
>> know
>> my house, and it doesn't happen all the time and it never lasts long, but 
>> I
>> feel so lost when it does.  I know it has nothing to do with orientation
>> because it has nothing to do with  learning an area.  I use to think it 
>> did
>> as it happens allot more when I am in a big open area but it happens in
>> places I am very familiar with as well.  I started thinking it might be a
>> blindness thing, but I don't know many other people it happens to if any. 
>> I
>> was diagnosed with dyslexia, and that is your brains inability to 
>> recognize
>> patterns.  It shows up mostly in reading and righting, and it defanatly 
>> does
>> that for me, but I am wondering if it extends farther to spatial and
>> directional perceptions.  If anyone has any thoughts on this  please let 
>> me
>> know as I am curious as to  it's relationship to dyslexia or if it is
>> something else entirely and any thoughts on how to remedy it.
>>
>> Thanks so much.
>>
>>
>> Andi
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