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« With my dysorthographia, what job can I do? » This question comes up often among teenagers and young adults. The answer is reassuring: dysorthographia closes almost no doors. What matters is choosing a job that matches your interests and strengths, and equipping yourself with the right tools.
Dysorthographia does not affect intelligence, nor reasoning, creativity or interpersonal skills. It concerns spelling, a skill that can be largely compensated for with tools. Most careers are therefore accessible.
People with dysorthographia work in every sector: healthcare, retail, crafts, IT, the arts, teaching, engineering, entrepreneurship. With the right tools and sometimes a few adjustments, writing is no longer an insurmountable obstacle. What makes the difference is motivation.
The best job is one you enjoy and that builds on your strengths. Many people with dysorthographia have great oral fluency, a good sense of contact, creativity, visual thinking or technical skills. These assets are valuable in many jobs.
Take stock of what you enjoy doing, what you are comfortable with, and the environments in which you feel good. A careers adviser or an educational psychologist can help you with this reflection. Work placements and taster days are also very useful for discovering a job.
Some jobs require little writing day to day: manual and craft trades, sport, youth work, sales, care, logistics, creative work. They may suit those who want to limit writing. However, even these jobs often include a little administration.
Careers in digital technology, technical drawing, audiovisual work or design also often rely more on other skills than spelling. The key is not to choose a job solely to avoid writing, but because it appeals to you.
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Careers that demand a lot of writing, such as journalism, law, teaching or secretarial work, are not ruled out for all that. People with dysorthographia succeed in them, thanks to tools, a proofreading method and sometimes a suitable organisation. Motivation and passion count for a great deal.
These careers simply require more effort and tools. It is important to be aware of this in order to prepare well. Targeted speech and language therapy can also help you make progress on the most troublesome errors.
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In most jobs, writing now happens on the computer and the phone, which makes it easier to use correction tools. Advanced proofreaders, voice dictation, text-to-speech, document templates: these aids help produce high-quality writing. They are increasingly built into professional software.
Learning to use these tools well from the start of your studies is a real asset for working life. They quickly become second nature.
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If your difficulties are significant, workplace adjustments can be put in place: tools, extra time, proofreading, division of tasks. The recognition of disabled worker status (RQTH) makes these adjustments easier and gives access to specific support. It is requested from the MDPH.
The RQTH can also make it easier to access certain training courses, apprenticeships and employment support schemes. It is a tool, not a label. You remain free to mention it or not to your employer.
See the RQTH and workplace adjustments.
For competitive exams and professional examinations, adjustments are possible: extra time, a computer, spelling not penalised in some cases. They must be requested in advance, with supporting documents. Find out about the procedures early.
Do not give up on a project out of fear of an exam: solutions exist to let you demonstrate your skills.
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Almost all of them. Dysorthographia is largely compensated for with tools, and affects neither intelligence nor other skills.
No, they simply require more tools and effort. Motivation counts for a great deal.
Yes, it makes workplace adjustments easier and gives access to specific support and schemes.
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