Friday, May 02, 2008

Dyslexia and ADHD - Parents Make The Difference

A common challenge we hear from parents
is, "Why didn't the school pick up on my
child's learning difference? I'm not an
expert on Dyslexia or ADHD".

The Parent and Professional Workshop we will be having on
May 30th will comprehensively address
that issue

The five key challenges with Dyslexia
and ADHD are:
1- Schools focus on a learning disability
and not on how a child learns best --
for the child who learns best when
they see and experience information
this is a major problem

Where Dyslexia and ADHD are
suspected, finding out if your
child learns differently is a key
starting point

2- Even good psychologists focus on
the students pathology -- do they
have a learning disability, ADHD,
a Central Auditory Processing
Challenge, an anxiety challenge
or other contributing problems.

It is the rare psychologist like
Dr. Silverman who focuses on
learning style, capitalizing on
the child's strengths and using
alternative methods to help the
child

3- Phonics-based interventions
and medication are two options
but there are many others -- and
while phonics is important,
there are other issues that must
be addressed first

Beating Dyslexia and ADHD
can be done in ways that work
quicker than phonics, require
less or no medication, and
lead to more significant gains

4- While some issues can be left
to pediatricians, schools and
others, finding the right help
for children who learn
differently falls squarely
on the parents' shoulders

5- An informed and empowered parent
can make the difference -- it took
us years to get it right -- the May
30th event
with Dr. Silverman is
specifically designed to provide
you with the information and tools
to make the difference -- or just
go to
do the Free Survey and call us
for a Free Consult -- Beating
Dyslexia, ADHD and other challenges
requires the right team effort
and you can make the difference