Dyslexia and ADHD

My son appears "bored" and get into trouble
especially in classes with book work.
Can this be a symptom of Dyslexia?

Attention issues and Dyslexia are often
present in the same person

The key is to identify both challenges
because:

- Students with Dyslexia often learn
best when they see and experience
information

- Students with Dyslexia will often
be bored by traditional methods
and will do far better with
engaging methods -- they get into
trouble partially because they
are frustrated

- ADHD may well exist and the
combination makes challenges
the student, the parent and
the teacher

- Accommodations at school are
easier to get with ADHD then
with Dyslexia

- There are now natural and
effective ways to address
attention issues with less
or no medication -- we use
the Interactive Metronome (R),
Brain Gym (R) and Biofeedback

Results are best when both the
Dyslexia and the ADHD are
addressed

Note, the same students often
have vision issues -- skipping
words or lines when reading,
difficulty copying off the board
and/or reversals

Again, it is best to identify
and address all the key issues

We do offer an on-line assessment
that can help you with all three
issues - for a FREE Look go to
On-Line Assessment

Reading Problems - What to Do

I have committed to homeschooling
my 8yr old son. I feel he needs
more one-on-one help.

Would you recommend this with a
child who is struggling with
reading? I feel that the school
my son has attended for the past
3 years has failed to help my
son. This last year I have
watched his enthusiasm to
learn turn into tears.

Please help our awesome son
before he looses his self-esteem.

Answer
First and foremost, make reading
more fun

We recommend parents take over
more of the reading load as
you try and re-ignite the love
for learning

Choose high interest books
from your child's perspective

Books on Tape also help

Then find out how your son
learns best

If he is a hands-on learner,
you want to consider a program
that focuses on sight word
vocabulary and pattern
recognition

You also want to check for
vision related challenges
-- often students skip words
or lines when reading or
their eyes tire

Then shift the reading
over to them gradually
- Start reading 4 out
of 5 pages yourself

- Then 3 out of 5 after
3 weeks

- After 12 weeks they
should have it all

Many of our parents have
benefited from our
On-Line Assessment, where
for only $57 you get insight
into how your child learns
best and whether or not there
are related vision issues

For a Free Look go to
On-Line Assessment

Is it Dyslexia

My son is 9 years old, in the 4th grade.
He is still writing the letters b and d
backward and some of his numbers.
Is this normal for a child of this age?
How do I go about getting him tested?
and what happens after the testing.

We often get similar questions and
it is exactly what parents should ask

Reversals should disappear by
first or second grade

The challenge is that parents
assume this is dyslexia, when
in fact reversals are a visual
perception issue

Students who have reversals
often have learning
problems, visual perception
issues and/or attention issues

At a public school, it is best to
have your child tested for
Special Education -- the focus
is often on a learning disability
and we recommend testing for
attention issues

Qualifying for a learning
disability can be a frustrating
process

In most states they require a
15-point differential between
your child's potential and their
performance -- if it is only 14
points they do not qualify

Attention can qualify your
child for special education if
they meet 6 of the 9
characteristics and the
attention issues significantly
impacts their academic
performance

Qualifying for special education
helps to get extra time on
tests, a separate setting, but
it rarely is enough

Then the effort shifts to other
programs that will complement
what school does

You can check out
http://www.3dlearner.com
for more info