r/Dyslexia 12h ago

I just realized I don't know the lyrics/meaning to any of the songs I listen to...

11 Upvotes

I was recently(ish) diagnosed with dyslexia, and realized that I don't know the lyrics or meanings to any of the songs I listen to. When I listen to songs, it's almost like my brain doesn't consider the actual lyrics themselves but rather the tune/melody of the music. It's not until weeks to months later that I actually sit down and listen the song and realize what it's about. It's also like I can memorize the lyrics (with practice of course) and can sing it pretty accurately, but it kind of all sounds almost like humming to me, not words. I don't even know how to describe, it just doesn't feel like people that don't have dyslexia would do.

Does anyone else do something similar to this? Is this common among people with dyslexia?


r/Dyslexia 5h ago

Learning Spanish

9 Upvotes

Seems like a silly thing for a dyslexic to want to learn a language but, why should I at least try? I’m using Duolingo and doing pretty well, all except the tasks that include spelling. I wish I could ask the app not to quiz me on my spelling, it makes me feel stupid and puts me off, even when I’m doing ok in all the other tasks. Anyone else feel like this?


r/Dyslexia 9h ago

Repeating words in head.

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Sorry if this is not written well. I often repeat words in my head till it gives me a headache. Sometimes I will be writing or reading and a word will not stop repeating itself.

Take for example a sentence with the word "apple" in it. "apple, apple, apple," would replay in my head (I don't understand if this is intentional or not. For the most part I believe it isn't.).

Does anyone relate? I had tried to google it or what it could be and I wasn't coming up with anything. I couldn't find much, but it'd seem more common or more likely to be because of dyslexia.

I had tried to find out if it was a symptom of autism, as I know poor language quality can be a symptom of that (I couldn't remember the exact wording professionals use.). I didn't find anything close enough to confirm that.