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Subject: Son with dyslexia

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Ruth (questioning)

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Date Posted: 15:13:37 01/03/13 Thu

I have a son who was officially identified as having dyslexia 18 mths ago aged 13. He is doing pretty well at a selective grammer school but has challenges with spelling, short term memory and working speed.
In a more recent test that was taken at school he performed in the under one percentile for processing speed - tests that included colour, object, digit and letter naming. The report emphasises (amongst other things)that he will experience challenges with the speed of information and instruction in a classroom setting and that he will require support to develop as an independent learner.
At home X needs a lot of help with his daily organisation. Timetables, calendars and sticky notes help but he needs so much organising! He is developing his skills such as setting out his sports kit on the floor as if he was wearing it but we are so far from 'independent living'. He forgets what day it is, what month it is and during his recent test at school confirmed that he was 13 years old. His CATs scores put him in the above average intelligence range and his marks at school are good.
I am concerned for him, he already worries about his GCSE's next year (gets 25% extra time) but ultimately how do I help him prepare for college/work!!!

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