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Do you know any adult illiterates? It makes me sad.
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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 495289" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Hound, I'd call M the one who wont learn, regardless. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/groooansmileyf.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":groan:" title="groan :groan:" data-shortname=":groan:" /></p><p></p><p>My husband? Hard to tell. He does as little as possible to get by, but he is pretty dedicated to his work. He's not above calling in sick here and there, but its not a routine habit, he gets that he has to go to work, etc. Its hard to say how much is him, though, and how much is learned. (which he could choose to unlearn, by the way...) And I have begun to think what was passive/aggressive BS may be partly a lack of skills. He's happliy complying with the chores he's been given, but its still hit or miss if he puts things that require "judgement" in the right place or not. At first, I thought it was him being a butt. Now? I think he may be lacking in whatever component it is that allows him to group like items. Sorting laundry and putting away utensils are the two biggies. The laundry was sorted more like he was dealing cards...no rhyme or reason to what was in what pile. None. And the utensils? I cleaned out the drawers so there is plenty of room. Sharps go in one drawer, all other cooking utensils go in another. He can't do it. Even the regular silverware drawer, which has a divider for forks, spoons, and knives, doesn't stay consistent (I consider this one just a matter of paying attention...but, how much attention does it require to put away spoons in one spot). I think the skill just plain isn't there. And God forbid his mother have a kid that needed any extra help. The stories I've heard of her storming the school, screaming at teachers because he was failing or whatever? Scary.</p><p></p><p>He never got any "official" help, but I know many of his tests were given aloud, and lectures were recorded for him. Back in the day when they just did it... What could he have done if someone really helped him when he was 6 or 7 or 8 instead of pretending he was fine?</p><p></p><p>And I've always known he didn't read well. But he gets around it well enough that I didn't realize just how bad it was until not that long ago. I knew it wasn't good. I didn't know that a second grader's storybook about lego guys was too hard for him...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 495289, member: 1848"] Hound, I'd call M the one who wont learn, regardless. :groooansmileyf: My husband? Hard to tell. He does as little as possible to get by, but he is pretty dedicated to his work. He's not above calling in sick here and there, but its not a routine habit, he gets that he has to go to work, etc. Its hard to say how much is him, though, and how much is learned. (which he could choose to unlearn, by the way...) And I have begun to think what was passive/aggressive BS may be partly a lack of skills. He's happliy complying with the chores he's been given, but its still hit or miss if he puts things that require "judgement" in the right place or not. At first, I thought it was him being a butt. Now? I think he may be lacking in whatever component it is that allows him to group like items. Sorting laundry and putting away utensils are the two biggies. The laundry was sorted more like he was dealing cards...no rhyme or reason to what was in what pile. None. And the utensils? I cleaned out the drawers so there is plenty of room. Sharps go in one drawer, all other cooking utensils go in another. He can't do it. Even the regular silverware drawer, which has a divider for forks, spoons, and knives, doesn't stay consistent (I consider this one just a matter of paying attention...but, how much attention does it require to put away spoons in one spot). I think the skill just plain isn't there. And God forbid his mother have a kid that needed any extra help. The stories I've heard of her storming the school, screaming at teachers because he was failing or whatever? Scary. He never got any "official" help, but I know many of his tests were given aloud, and lectures were recorded for him. Back in the day when they just did it... What could he have done if someone really helped him when he was 6 or 7 or 8 instead of pretending he was fine? And I've always known he didn't read well. But he gets around it well enough that I didn't realize just how bad it was until not that long ago. I knew it wasn't good. I didn't know that a second grader's storybook about lego guys was too hard for him... [/QUOTE]
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