pickI suspect that my oldest son is dyslexic. I‘ve been concerned about his lack of interest in letters, reading, spelling, and writing for years but have recently began learning more about dyslexia, as it is the likely cause behind many of his issues at school. I‘ll be reading and posting about many books on this topic, but this is my initial read…a first hand account from poet Philip Schultz who shares his feelings and experiences with dyslexia.
currentlyreadinginCO It's so cool that you're doing this for your son! I was identified as dyslexic super early in life but didn't learn all of the things that made so much sense about me until I did my own research as an adult. Would highly recommend tagged book 😊![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain 2y
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic BrainTheBookgeekFrau Good for you! I went through this journey many years ago with my daughter, and oh boy, is it a tough one. If your school district has a special ed pta or a special ed committee within the pta consider checking it out. I learned so much and had so much support from the moms in mine. 2y
Chelsea.Poole @thereadingreference that one is on my list!! Thank you for sharing! I‘m open to any and all suggestions…we are just starting out, hoping to get a diagnosis soon. How old were you when you were diagnosed? It seems like there‘s developing research and, as a result, resources. 2y
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Chelsea.Poole @TheBookgeekFrau thank you! How old was your daughter when she was diagnosed? I‘m worried that some of the behaviors I‘m seeing in my son are common at his age (7) but also feel strongly there‘s something going on and dyslexia seems to be the diagnosis that most matches his behaviors. I don‘t believe our school has this, but I‘ve found some online communities that seem helpful, though the terminology is beyond me at this early stage! 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @Chelsea.Poole She was 8 and in third grade when finally diagnosed; which is common as up until 8 or so districts won't make a distinction between a learning disability and regular development. But I had noticed an issue earlier and brought it to the attention of her teachers and the admin. Online communities are a great resource, and you'll become more fluent in the terminology than you want🙃I'm a decade+ past this, but willing to help all I can 2y
currentlyreadinginCO I was super young! I was in first grade when I transferred to the special ed school, I really struggled -- it worked out bc they also put me in the gifted program. I had two ESE periods per day throughout school and got a lot of extra support with basic skills that I was struggling with. I met some incredible dyslexics later & wondered if dyslexia had an upside -- it's been fun learning that I owe a lot of skills to dyslexia 😊 2y
Chelsea.Poole @thereadingreference thank you for sharing your experience! And I agree, I‘ve been enjoying recognizing my son‘s strengths when I read more about dyslexia. He was named “curious cat” in his kindergarten year (last year), which I‘ve read is one of the advantages. 😊 2y
Megabooks Stacking! 2y
Megabooks It‘s great that you‘re looking into extra information that will help him! 2y
