Oh, you know the part of his whole schtick I really don't understand -- I read some quote where he said "they" tried to medicate him as a kid -- for his dyslexia. Bwuh? What the hell kind of drugs help dyslexia?
Top.
Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Jun 06, 2005 7:00:43 am PDT #9571 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Emily - Jun 06, 2005 7:14:47 am PDT #9572 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Dude. It took me far longer than it should have to get that.
vw bug - Jun 06, 2005 7:16:28 am PDT #9573 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
What the hell kind of drugs help dyslexia?
My dad has worked with kids with dyslexia my whole life. I have never heard him talk about any drugs that help. That's crazy talk.
§ ita § - Jun 06, 2005 7:18:02 am PDT #9574 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
HA!
I'm not laughing at you, Emily, more at the fact that I got to read them together, so I have no idea if I'd have gotten it on my own.
David Geffen has a school of medicine at UCLA. I'm not sure if knowing my new ENT's affiliation with said school would have affected my decision to see him.
Aims - Jun 06, 2005 7:21:48 am PDT #9575 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Dude. It took me far longer than it should have to get that.
It took me longer than it should have and I said it.
Emily - Jun 06, 2005 7:21:58 am PDT #9576 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay, I just registered for the Math MTEL. It'll be right before my last week of summer classes, so I'm nervous about not having any time to study. Also, it cost me 120 dollars. That's on top of the 90 dollars I paid last year to take the Communications & Literacy MTEL (the "General" test, which makes sure you can, like, speak and read English) and is separate from the 100 dollars it'll take to apply for licensure.
Okay, granted, all these fees are a year apart, and compared to what it costs to take the bar or other professional licensure requirements I understand that it's dinky, but... it's still annoying.
Rick - Jun 06, 2005 7:23:34 am PDT #9577 of 10001
What the hell kind of drugs help dyslexia?
Kids with dyslexia are often (mis)treated with stimulant drugs, or antidepressants, or even antipsychotics. The drugs are given based on the disruptive/withdrawn/disorganized behavior that is associated with undiagnosed dyslexia in the classroom, not for the dyslexia itself. Assuming that Tom was as likely to be misdiagnosed as often as other boys of his generation, I suspect that his is right about this.
Not a justification for being a nut about medication later in life, though.
Emily - Jun 06, 2005 7:24:14 am PDT #9578 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Also, I dreamed last night that I was teaching a math class and had some time to kill so told them they could ask me about anything. They asked me about modernism, and I had to try to remember the details of my senior year seminar from eleven years ago.
Emily - Jun 06, 2005 7:25:21 am PDT #9579 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Rick, you have no tagline! (For posterity: )
You're such an enigma.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 06, 2005 7:28:42 am PDT #9580 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
OK- I JUST got the Top. I was thinking it had something to do with Top Gun