SKay
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Post by SKay on Feb 17, 2004 16:34:41 GMT -5
I almost posted this under the Humor section, but changed my mind. First, Saturday ds6 asked me how old I was going to be on my birthday; I told him 42. He said "That's almost like a grandma!"  (It's depressing that he's right!) Today he asked again, and after I answered said "You're getting big." Well, I've wondered sometimes if he is dyslexic; if he is, I've learned there are advantages. He told his teacher that I'm 24! ;D Does this sound like dyslexia? He also switches compound words sometimes, like "belldoor." |
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Post by mctavish23 on Feb 17, 2004 18:35:49 GMT -5
No. But it's cute tho.  |
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Post by AnneM on Feb 19, 2004 16:06:53 GMT -5
LOL !! Thanks Skay for giving me a really good giggle !! ... What worries me though is that I have often also thought my son shows some dyslexia (certainly reverses his b's and d's etc) but my next birthday I will be 46 and you can see what might happen with any dyslexia !! HA HA !!
Oh but Thanks for that !! I enjoyed it!!
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Post by Yanlee on Apr 20, 2004 10:12:36 GMT -5
My son,aged 9, dxd with ADHD last year.Recently he was assesed by a reading specialist because of difficulties in school.She described dyslexic as individuals with average to superior IQ but has difficulties in reading,math and spelling.My son is confused with b-d,p-d,with-which;can't recognize ch sounds and can't memorize words easily through visualization but can do so through auditory function.He is a slow reader.He has difficulty in his writing too. :(This condition is dysgraphia.Dyslexia and dysgraphia can be helped or improved by intervention as soon as possible. With all these,I'm hopeful with prayers,patience, perseverance and intervention by specialist,my son will manage through life.There are still blessings in spites of all these problems.  |
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Post by sweety on Apr 21, 2004 16:55:10 GMT -5
My daughter's teacher last year (MS in Special Ed) said my daughter was dyslexic. She transposes words and letters and numbers. We have to WORK on math and reading. I transpose #'s and have difficulty dialing a phone. It runs in the family.
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Post by AnneM on Apr 22, 2004 13:05:03 GMT -5
... and don't forget that dyslexics can apprently read MUCH easier on anything printed on BLUE paper .... (I have no idea why but it apparently sorts out the letters much better!)
I work at a Further Educatoin College and we have a supply of blue paper especially for everyone with dyslexia...
GOOD LUCK!
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ChicagoRedwing2b
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Post by ChicagoRedwing2b on May 26, 2004 17:31:26 GMT -5
If your asking these questions you might want to have him tested at the school for learning disabillities.
I was DX'ed at 8 with Dyslexia and was given a few testing measures to help the school and my parents learn what areas I was struggling in, and what LD i might have, and turns out dyslexia.
I am not sure if these battery of tests are free provided by the school or not, but I highly recommend them to help weed out the possibilities.
Many times children show symptoms of LD's but after testing they show no real symptoms of LD's or might have some lower then average areas for development, but not a LD.
Other times they discover real LD's and issuses and areas of below average, as well as areas of very high above average.
Sorry I do not know what they call these tests, but as the school about them.
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