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typeingtornado19 said:
True, what i said is just my opinion, braille was hard for me. but i was 18 when i started... No offense to anyone who thinks otherwise, but i think sign language is a lot easier.
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oh, i agree. from what i remember, i had a much easier time with sign than braille.
 
typeingtornado19 said:
True, what i said is just my opinion, braille was hard for me. but i was 18 when i started... No offense to anyone who thinks otherwise, but i think sign language is a lot easier.
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I also had a much easier time with ASL than I did with braille. Plus I started learning it when I still had some vision, and it was easier for me to learn by sight. And then I realized, oh man I am going to have to process this tactily! <brainfreeze>
 
Nika said:
I also had a much easier time with ASL than I did with braille. Plus I started learning it when I still had some vision, and it was easier for me to learn by sight. And then I realized, oh man I am going to have to process this tactily! <brainfreeze>
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I'm sorry, that stinks.
 
Nika said:
I'm getting the hang of braile...sort of... <laugh> I only started this summer so it makes sense I am still really painfully slow at reading it. "I...no...in...is that I or dropped I?"
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I understand, i was practicing the other day, and i ran across a few braille symbols, and i thought "when did i learn that...?"
 
typeingtornado19 said:
I understand, i was practicing the other day, and i ran across a few braille symbols, and i thought "when did i learn that...?"
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I know how you feel! Sometimes I forget that certain contractions exist. Lots of times I get my P's and V's and TH's and BLE's confused, too. Braille dyslexia, I guess. <laugh>
 
Nika said:
I know how you feel! Sometimes I forget that certain contractions exist. Lots of times I get my P's and V's and TH's and BLE's confused, too. Braille dyslexia, I guess. <laugh>
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I do the same thing, at the center where i learned braille the teacher and i named it lysdexia.
 
there has been recent debates as to whether braille dyslexia actually exists. given how many people i see who reverse their letters when reading and writing, i agree that it does.
 
I would definitely consider myself braille-dyslexic. I get my h's and j's and d's and f's all messed up. (I love how little sense that makes in print.) I am also dyslexic in print so it makes sense.
 
Nika said:
I would definitely consider myself braille-dyslexic. I get my h's and j's and d's and f's all messed up. (I love how little sense that makes in print.) I am also dyslexic in print so it makes sense.
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<chuckling over your comment about how your explanation of reversed letters does not make sense in print>
 
Hear Again said:
i should mention that i don't know whether the major is actually called psychiatry or psychology. i'll have to find out. that probably depends upon the college or university you attend. what i want is to have the same knowledge that a psychiatrist has.
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My sister and her ex husband are either into psychiatry or psychology. As I understand it, both are the same with exception of prescribing drugs.
 
Secretblend said:
My sister and her ex husband are either into psychiatry or psychology. As I understand it, both are the same with exception of prescribing drugs.
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thanks for the explanation.

right now i don't know whether or not i want to be an licsw (licensed clinical social worker) who practices therapy or a psychiatrist who prescribes meds.

then again, i could do both since there are some psychiatrists who prescribe meds and provide therapy.

having said that, i'm leaning more towards being a psychiatrist (given my background in medical transcription and related study of meds and medical conditions as well as personal experience with mental illness).
 
Secretblend said:
My sister and her ex husband are either into psychiatry or psychology. As I understand it, both are the same with exception of prescribing drugs.
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what type of population would they like to work with? i'd like to work with people who have mental illness.
 
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