kayza40
Community Member

I wouldn't waste my time with the school and would look around/research for a school in the area that is more supportive...


 


My daughter has dyslexia and her primary school was very unsupportive of it.  I thought I was finally getting somewhere when the principal assured me that she would be tested verbally instead of having to read, comprehend and then write... On the day of the test her teacher said 'why should you be treated differently'  and made her sit a written test which ofcourse she failed.  I had struggled with that school, it was a constant fight.  I paid to have her assessed, I also took her to a child psychologist to help her to form some strategies because she was developing anxiety and depression and I didn't want her going on medication for it.  The school wouldn't help her because her IQ was in the 'normal' range.  But when tested separately she was high in some area's and very low in others.


 


 


She has been at highschool for not even one year and the change is dramatic.  This school is very supportive to her needs.  She left primary barely being able to read and is now actually advancing.  They nurture and encourage her artistic abilities, which are amazing so this gives her confidence to actualy get A's and the other kids ask her to draw them as cartoon characters and want to pay her for it.  So now she is advancing socially as well. 


 


She told me the other day that she thinks that her dyslexia is going away... NO, I made sure she took the credit for overcoming it. 


 


I understand that dyslexia is nothing like Aspergers, but I wanted share this with you because now I wish I had changed schools when she was in Primary school to another that was more supportive.    Most kids with dyslexia do not get any support at schools.