This is a copy of the page I cited below. If any of this sounds more like your issues, then look into the site. There are things you can do to improve this.

“People who have convergence insufficiency may show and/or complain of the following while doing close work (i.e., reading, computer work, deskwork, playing handheld video games, doing crafts, etc.):

* eyestrain (especially with or after reading)

* headaches

* inability to concentrate

* short attention span

* frequent loss of place

* squinting, rubbing, closing or covering an eye

* blurred vision

* sleepiness (especially while reading)

* trouble remembering what was read

* words move, jump, swim or appear to float on the page

* problems with motion sickness and/or vertigo

* double vision”

There are things you can do like vision therapy, which can help you.

There are several learning disabilities that cause such symptoms that you describe, and if you happened to have gone through elementary school at the time when whole language was taught instead of phonics, you may just not have learned each letter, sound and function. But certainly, it is worth checking into.

There are also several physical and structural abnormalities that could lead to this kind of visual misrepresentation of letters/words. If this is the case, a contact lens could possibly help you, or a corrective lens. Sometimes there are exercises to train muscles in the eye to work properly and will correct your vision somewhat.

If you went to the eye doctor, I hope you explained all the symptoms to him, instead of just feeling embarrassed. As a vision specialist, I can tell you that, unless we know ALL the symptoms, we cannot possibly come up with the best possibly plan for you!

(Good luck!)

If the college won’t test you, see if your parent’s insurance will cover it. If you are found to have this disability, the college must make accommodations such as providing a reader, giving you a taped book, etc. You also should get more time to takes tests and complete assignments.

You might try reading to yourself in a whisper. It sounds like your auditory processing is fine. Use it to help you understand what you read. Another thing that works for people is to get several different colors of transparent paper and see if reading with one of them on top of the writing helps at all.

One possible answer is that you struggle with phonics. I am a horrible dyslexic, and have that exact problam when reading.