Dyslexia is , I believe a physical problem , not a mental one . As I understand it , somehow while going through the the vision channels transferring what is on the page to the brain , the characters and figures get twisted or flipped . For instance , you may see a ," b ," when what's actually on the page is a ," d ." It's hard to read and write and understand when the symbols aren't consistent and don't match what you've been taught they look like and what they mean . Sometimes , I wonder if my computer is suffering from dyslexia . I type in something , and my computer chooses to pick up what I've typed in and move it to a different spot , like in the middle of some previous sentence . Arrrgh ! So frustrating ! That does not mean you aren't smart or intelligent or even learned . It means you have to work twice as hard as the rest of us to get there . I know it's not easy for you , but I have to admire you for working so hard to make your grammar , sentences , and spelling so great , while others who , comparatively speaking have it so easy , but just don't bother .

It takes intelligence to realize how screwed we are by average intelligence!

I've always been horrified by what my level of intellect is - and what that means for everyone else?
I do stupid things. If I do stupid things....? There's a corollary there.

But when you're told "You're in the top 1 (or 2) percent of the population" - yikes. What does that mean other people's minds are like?

BTW I qualify for MENSA based on SAT scores. (Age 17). Also scored top percentiles on the SRAs (whatever those were). Ok Standardized Reading and Arithmetic - I think.

I was reading at college level in 8th grade (Age 13) - an observant teacher gave me some tests to take. No clue what they were.

Did you take the full battery? When I took it, it included all sorts of aptitude tests, dexterity tests, verbal tests, and drawing. Eight days at six hours a day. Granted that the Stanford - Binet was a small part of the overall. Just curious if they tortured you too.