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Substituting and combining spoken words is definitely a thing.
It absolutely is and is something that almost everyone does but it has nothing to do with dyslexia.
Dyslexia effects someone's ability to read and write, not their ability to speak coherently or avoid combining words. It has been a long time since I was diagnosed, so the method of evaluation may have changed slightly. In essence a diagnosis comes after several sessions with an educational psychologist who evaluates your verbal and written IQ. Some discrepancy between between these two scores is normal but a significant difference forms the basis of the diagnosis and goes some way to quantifying the severity of the condition.
Most people who have dyslexia are acutely aware of how the condition presents in them. In my case, for example, the speed at which I read and write is very slow as I taught myself to triple check everything as I go, a product of my dyslexia not being diagnosed until I was well into my 20s and developing my own coping techniques.
It's possible that she misread an Autocue but I think this is unlikely, as a government minister she will have aides to brief her before making an appearance such as this. If she were dyslexic I would be astounded if these aides did not know exactly how her disability presented itself to avoid situations like this. Lastly she would be aware of such problems herself and would have strategies to cope with it.
Is it possible she's dyslexic? Yes but it far more likely the thick cunt made an arse out of herself and doubled down by thinking this would explain things away.
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It absolutely is and is something that almost everyone does but it has nothing to do with dyslexia
I'm told this is one of the ways that my dyslexia manifests, so it may be different for others as well.
I also would 100% misread an autocue, I hate reading out loud and do everything in my power to avoid it.
n3il
As horrible as she is, I can't believe you didn't get piled on for this comment. Substituting and combining spoken words is definitely a thing.
I worked with someone who was dyslexic and also slightly autistic. I can imagine how thinking of "streaming a movie" or "downloading a movie" could come out as "downstream". More often than not, we could work out the mix up, but occasionally confused looks would have him asking " what did I just say?"
It's not like we'd post it on twitter and call him stupid!