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Typing was my first hint that I had PD. About 1 year before I was diagnosed I felt like my right hand could not keep up with my left. That was in 1996. I'm just about to file for disability now because of my typing. I'm a computer specialist for the federal government. They tried to have me use voice recognition software, but it doesn't work. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: Melanie Erickson <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 2:27 PM Subject: Re: Typos galore > Nancy, I don't know why, but I am experiencing the same thing. Maybe it > will help to know that you are not alone. I type a lot and design ads - > lots of graphics - and somehow I equate my career with my freedom and > independence. It scares me to even think about not being able to work; but > my husband and I are trying to plan and prepare for the inevitable. I don't > know when I may have to quit, or when my boss may suggest that I should. I > hope I have four or more years like you have had. > > Good luck, God Bless, > Melanie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of nkporter > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 11:54 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Typos galore > > > NEW TOPIC > > Does anybody happen to know why it has become so hard to type? My typing > has been going slowly downhill for about four years, but it seems as if > the "slope got a lot steeper" during he last 6 months. > > I sense there is something more going on than a mere deterioration of > manual dexterity. It appears to be more than letters missed due to a > light touch and strings of letter repeatssssssss due to a retarded > release, which are frequent. I see it, to a more or lesser degree, on > many posts to this exchange, so I don't think my problem is especially > unique. > > Presently I manage just about two typos per word! This is especially > frustrating since I want to, need to (am obligated to) produce articles > for academic journals in my field. My best typing is done at a slow > pace, with my eyes focused on the monitor, watching as each word appears. > Tedious. > > Thank the powers that be for "spell check", although sometimes I am too > far off even for that. Spell check does not catch things like think > instead of thing. > > Nancy Porter > 65/62/56 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn