overcoming dyslexia

Thanks, Dad, for looking out for us ;-)

Anne

Tho my boy has autism and not duslexia (altho at this point I do not think we could tell…), still we are all comrads in our common struggle to help our children and “negotiate” for FAPE from the bullies.

Besides, I had it forwarded to me, and it only took a few keystrokes to share with this board.

I appreciate your “attaboy” tho. ;)

Last night I took the article out into the living room
and read my 12-yr-old dyslexic boy the list of folks
in the article and their accomplishments. Then I asked
him what he thought they had in common. He didn’t
know so I told him they were all dyslexic.

He then told me something that the kids did in
science that day.
They were to look in a mirror and try and copy a
figure on a piece of paper during which their regular
vision and orientation was blocked all within three minutes
and all the kids were having such a time of it.

But DS did it perfectly, in under a minute and a half
and, of course, did it by a different method entirely.
He was so tickled with himself!

Anne

I read somewhere that colored lenses help dyslexics. I also read a book many year ago called Dyslexia The Solution to Riddle. The research in ti maintains that dyslexia is caused by inner ear problems. How the vestibulum and the cerebellum communicate causes it. The author advocates Benedryl and Dramamine patient on these OTC meds demonstrated improvement. You doctor may poo poo it but hwo much help has he been?

That inner ear theory has not been supported by research and is now in what I understand to be the realm of quackery. So be careful. Best practices support intensive, sequential, multisensory instruction provided by an experienced well trained teacher. That is enough of a dream. Remember there are no easy answers and no quick fixes, but with good instruction and a supportive family, the sky is the limit. I read my son the article too and we talked about the implications, the hope it provides. We cherish the gifts he has and plug away at how to get through the tedious tasks of life.