What are the differences between people who are bad at writing papers and people who have dyslexia in college?

Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read. Where is being bad at writing, the student simply can't put their thoughts on paper. I don't have dyslexia but I have never been a good writer and I have always hated English because of it. I have never been able to put my thoughts on paper until I develop an attitude and for which my writing clearly depicts my attitude. Anyone here can tell you just how crappy my attitude can get but that crappy attitude allows me to be able to put my thoughts down for all to read and pissed about.

A learning disorder is biological and cannot be changed (although you can find ways around it). There is some wrong connection in the brain that affects an area(s) of academics. People who are simply bad at writing papers may simply not know how to write a paper correctly or may not be paying attention in class.

Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read. Where is being bad at writing, the student simply can't put their thoughts on paper. I don't have dyslexia but I have never been a good writer and I have always hated English because of it. I have never been able to put my thoughts on paper until I develop an attitude and for which my writing clearly depicts my attitude. Anyone here can tell you just how crappy my attitude can get but that crappy attitude allows me to be able to put my thoughts down for all to read and pissed about.

A learning disorder is biological and cannot be changed (although you can find ways around it). There is some wrong connection in the brain that affects an area(s) of academics. People who are simply bad at writing papers may simply not know how to write a paper correctly or may not be paying attention in class.

Dyslexics have a diagnosed learning disability. No two dyslexics are the same. How it affects each individual can be slightly different. Google the symptoms and read up on it to learn how it can affect individuals. Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence. That's why they seem as intelligent as anyone else, they are. They simply have trouble reading and/or writing. However, remember that not everyone who is a poor writer is dyslexic. Some people have little experience writing papers. Others think they are good writers, but ramble on and have trouble organizing their thoughts. They may have trouble with clarity. Have you never read a poorly written newspaper article, journal article or blog? Those are the professionals who are "good" writers, but not all really are. For all but really gifted writers, good writing takes practice and constructive feedback. Most people just don't see the weaknesses in their own writing. Part of that is that we should be writing for the readers, not ourselves. If all people who are "bad at writing" all had dyslexia, probably 80% of Americans could be diagnosed with the disability. Ok. I'm being sarcastic, but seriously, many, many people are not good writers. As evidence, I use this site. ;-)

Dysgraphia is more related to difficulty in writing.

Dysgraphia is more related to difficulty in writing.

The ones who suck at it don't understand the academics and in general are lost. They read the same amount of material in the same amount of time as the other students and they take notes like the other students but they don't absorb any of the information. The dyslexics...especially those in a college setting...seem like totally normal people with an intelligence that seem on par with everyone else. However, they have a helluva time translating the printed word and very often can't keep up on note-taking. Now, if you provide textbooks on tape for them and a way to take notes that doesn't involve pencils/pens (keyboards are usually better, sometimes something like a LifeScribe Pen ( http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/ ) ), they'll do great. Often they can dictate a paper without any problem at all, but writing is almost out of the question. My fifth grader can dictate a three-page, single-spaced typed essay to you in 20 minutes flat. But he has only recently begun to write his name with any fluency. Looking at his papers alone, you would guess he's probably in about first grade.

The ones who suck at it don't understand the academics and in general are lost. They read the same amount of material in the same amount of time as the other students and they take notes like the other students but they don't absorb any of the information. The dyslexics...especially those in a college setting...seem like totally normal people with an intelligence that seem on par with everyone else. However, they have a helluva time translating the printed word and very often can't keep up on note-taking. Now, if you provide textbooks on tape for them and a way to take notes that doesn't involve pencils/pens (keyboards are usually better, sometimes something like a LifeScribe Pen ( http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/ ) ), they'll do great. Often they can dictate a paper without any problem at all, but writing is almost out of the question. My fifth grader can dictate a three-page, single-spaced typed essay to you in 20 minutes flat. But he has only recently begun to write his name with any fluency. Looking at his papers alone, you would guess he's probably in about first grade.