Introduction From a Nerdy Dyslexic

Hello world! My name is Rachel and I am dyslexic – a very produ a dyslexic.

Oh! Did you see that too? Ah! What perfect and hilarious timing as I write this!  That unintentional foible above, and those like it, gave rise to the name of this blog.

I decided a while back that I wanted to write a blog about my experince as a successful adult with dyslexia. My journey as a dyslexic has been as hard as you might imagine. But, I perservered, and managed to learn to read (evaluators told my mother I would only be able to survive with books on tape), go to college (I spent the bulk of thrid grade in the special ed classroom), finish a graduate degree and a professional degree (nearly every day of elementary school was a nightmare filled with bullying about my precevied intellegence).

I’ve come a long way and accomplished a lot of cool things academically and professionally. I couldn’t have done it without an amazing mother and a great group of friends. But, mostly, my accomplishments would have been impossible were it not for the corrective editing software that most of us have come to take for granted. Trust me, I am well aware of all the red squiggles adding pizazz and flare to my screen as I type this. But, to be true to myself and honor my amazing dyslexic brain, I’m goign to let the typos fly freely!

Thus, the name of this endeavour, No Eraser. Mistakes are part of life, and I’ve got too much forward momentum to go back and correct every jumbled set of letters. You’ll get it or you won’t. I don’t feel bad for you (insert smiley emjoi here). If you have to put in a little extra effort to figure out a word, I’ll bet it’s only one tenth of the effort your average dyslexic has to put into reading you “perfect” prose.

Enough sass from me.  So  . . .

Who is this blog for?

Well, evyerone! But I think other dyslexics and the parents of dyslexics will probably be most interested. Also those with a passing interest in dyslexia, neuroscience, or Star Trek (I love Star Trek. I will definetly write about it at some point).

What kinds of things are you going to write about?

I plan to write about my experience as a dyslexic adult, as well as reflect on the trials and triumphs I faced as a child. You can also expect a few pieces on the science behind dyslexia and new research as it comes out. I’m a big science nerd who loves tackling difficult concepts and explaining them to people in a relatable way.

You aren’t as cute as you think. Are you really going to keep this up without the proof reading?

Yes and no. For the personal stuff I fully intend to forgoe the spellchecking. I want to be vulnerable with the reader because I think it is an important part of understanding the dyslecix experience. Yes it’s a little embarassing to see all of my mistakes – but, hey, this is me, and I love me!

For the scinence stuff I intend to do my best to spell check and proof read that as mitickulosly (ß that’s a hard one) as possible. I have a career in science, and I want to use every resource available to me to represent my passion as accurately as possible.

How often will you post new things?

As often as I can. I work a fulltime job and have (too) many passion projects that fill my spare time. That said, I want to keep up with this. I want this blog to be fun and educational, but most importantly I want to present the world an accurate representation of a dyslexic person. If we don’t tell our stories, who will?

If you’re still reading this, thanks! I hope you come back for more. What sorts of dyslexia related topics are you interested in? What in particular would you like to see me write about?

Don’t forget to sepllchekc,

Rachel