Hi, I just wanted to ask if any other parents have mildly dyslexic children and how they and the family dealt with it. My ds1 who is 10.2 has just scored 0.9 on a dyslexia test at school (I was told by the senco that a score of 1 was 'at risk') he reads excellently, his problems seem to lie in handwriting and rapid naming. He was obviously aware that he'd taken this test so we explained what it was all about.
Unfortunately since then he's become so frustrated and defeated. He avoids anything that stretches his capabilities and actually gets so cross at homework time he hits himself on the head. I think the problems he had with letter formation and backwards writing have got worse too.
I've explained that he is only very mildly dyslexic, that I suspect I am too, that lots of cool people are dyslexic too... He idolises John Lennon and was briefly chuffed when he heard that he was dyslexic! I've told him that his amazing inventiveness and intelligence far outweigh his dyslexia.
I don't know if it's a coincidence but generally he's very gloomy and cross and being very disruptive at home. I bought a SAD lamp as I thought that might bring him out of this low but he hates it so much he sits behind it! Maybe it's his age??
Has anyone got any advice as to how I can help him and stop him being so negative.
Thank you
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mamaganoush · 07/02/2013 12:42
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