Every day life with Dyslexia - how do people cope
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Dyslexic children
I find it incredible that the Government can tell us on one hand that our children will become unruly and likely to offend, whilst at the same time cut the very funding that is designed to help.
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People with Dyslexia don’t live in the topsy turvy world; it’s just the rest of us who do! In fact, Dyslexics are highly intelligent people who are simply unable to express their intelligence in the written form.
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| 21-11-2007 | Are all dyslexics "highly intelligent"? Surely there are some stupid ones too? That's like saying everyone in a wheelchair would be a top sprinter if they could stand up. | La di dah |
| 19-8-2007 | shouldn't that be tpsoy tyrvu world?Just kidding!Most people think of dyslexia as just not being able to write properly.There are quite a few strains of it,including Mears Irlen Disease.Funny how the the actual word is so hard to spell though,isn't it?Excellent for scrabble. | MrJAY |
| 14-6-2007 | From Australia.
Late for this forum but I am a mother of a dyslexic and the idea is to give them all the support they need to live equally with their peers. A spelling calculator in the pencil case. A parent to reread all work. Situations where they don't feel a fool reading out aloud. A will...more | ProudMum |
| 16-4-2007 | Dur brain me! There are several links above these postings that you can click on - I've only just seen them. I am not sure if the British Dyslexia Assoc. was where we took our daughter, I am sure it was called the Dyslexia Institute or some such, but they would be a good one to contact.
Goo...more | Nikki |
| 16-4-2007 | Emma: You need to have your children professionally assessed by an Expert in Dyslexia - get in touch with the Dyslexia Institute - I believe they are in London, I can't remember. Google them and the link should come up. Teachers, albeit that they may be real experts in the teaching of Dyslexi...more | Nikki |
| 02-4-2007 | Bob Oct 2006 states that in SE Kent children are tested early and provision made however I live in this area and am running into brick walls left right & centre. I have been told my twins have dyslexic tendancies (whatever that means) but there is no extra help to be had apart from 2 x 10 min se...more | Emma |
| 08-12-2006 | Albert Einstine, John Lennon, Andy Warhol, Steve Redgrave, George Washington, Alexander Graham Bell, Pablo Picasso, Walt Disney, Nigel Kennedy and Leonardo da Vinci. All these people have had dyslexia or, 'related problems'. | A Sad Slapper |
| 09-10-2006 | Steve: you have to know how to beat the system - otherwise known as the LEA. After years of fighting them, and after 5 SEN Tribunals, we eventually managed to get our daughter into a wonderful specialist school, funded by the LEA, where she left a year ago having achieved 6 very good GCSE passes.
...more | Nikki |
| 09-10-2006 | This sounds exactly like my son.From the age of 4 I always said he had dyslexia. Primary sch did do wonders but the exception being I was always told that he has 'special educational needs' that was the diagnosis, and accordingly he was assigned to have some 'extra' help...to jump a ...more | UNTA |
| 07-10-2006 | Wouldn't you think NIKKI would have spouted up in here. Surely she would have something to say,,, she ALWAYS does. Or is it a Nikki free posting.
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I can only sympathise with the original poster,getting help these days is useless,, unless you pay. Schools don't WANT to help,all...more | Steve |
| 05-10-2006 | Hi Rays, hi Bob.
The only thing I would add to Bob's comment is that it may be worth checking if there is a Parent Partnership group in your area. They provide advice and support for families during the statementing process, and have a very good reputation among parents.
www.parentpartners...more | Attila the Mum |
| 04-10-2006 | I don't know what area you live in but keep pushing your sons school doctor and anyone else concerned. If your doctor won't cooperate then get another opinion which you are entitaled to do.I know it is hard to get a statement for your son but getting his condition diagnosed and registered on...more | Bob, |
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