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[hugh]

Thanks Ionns. I hadn't thought beyond the stereotype, I can see where schooling would suffer, nearly every subject leans heavily on written texts.. So you could have the brightest kid in the school practically labelled "stupid" at the end of his/her education?! Not a good set-up.

EMDEE; You say "...is still failing..". Is there no way it can be "twigged"early and audio tapes used in other subjects while they deal with it?

Thanks again Ionns...made me think, mate.

[EMDEE]

So far as dyslexia is concerned, it would appear that schools are often reluctant to follow up to establish a specific learning difficulty and record of needs, as the cost of provision of facilities can be significant.

[ionnsaigh]

One positive development of the whole scenario. The report - it can be used in a pro-active manner - to open various doors - that other wise - would be closed.
For the first time in my life - university may be an option - excited too right I am - I intend flogging the report to death.

[gizmo]

Please God, if you go to university study poetry....or should that be... university go you poetry study

[ionnsaigh]

Aye that is exactly - what I'm going to do -how did you guess. Poetry and Scottish literature. Dialect is beautiful - look at the description of Deer hill. blows me away man.

[EMDEE]

a HiF HId an assesment fur tHis leARNinG DifficULTy tow weeKs agO. AN a hiV It. MilD tA E MoDErate ThEY saY.
JiST gOEs tAE ShoW Ye whiT It LOokS LikE Fur ME. EFter AwE THeece yeARS.

What prompted you to have an assessment?

[ionnsaigh]

The long suffering wife.

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Please God, if you go to university study poetry....or should that be... university go you poetry study

Gizmo - that's an excellent point, at last there is a reasonable explanation for his poetry being so bad

[ionnsaigh]

ADD/ADHD . What exactly is it.?

[EMDEE]

Try this link:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/adhd.htm

[Govangirl]

ADD/ADHD . What exactly is it.?

Ionns, I teach dyslexic weans. I have to say that not one over the years has been able to write so fluently as you. Count yourself lucky.

There are now rising numbers of ADHD children in schools. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviours associated with poor attention span. You would expect to see fidgety behaviour, hyperactivity and lack of attention. Sometimes it's called hyperkinetic disorder.

The current educational answer is to load them up with drugs, mainly Ritalin. Often I go into schools and see boys BEING BOYS but labelled ADHD because they're simply doing what boys should do. It's sad.

Me? I blame it on bad parenting, misdiagnosis and an unhealthy need to label everything that's not within a very, very narrow band of normality!!!!!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

ADD/ADHD . What exactly is it.?

Ionns, I teach dyslexic weans. I have to say that not one over the years has been able to write so fluently as you. Count yourself lucky.

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Govan, ionns has the more subtle form of dyslexia.. his writing is okay, but his opinions are all backwards

[Govangirl]

Govan, ionns has the more subtle form of dyslexia.. his writing is okay, but his opinions are all backwards

[ionnsaigh]

Try this link:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/adhd.htm

Reminds me of when I used to work for Social work Dept. They would give you a bunch of personal files to read ( there you go find out about the clients ) I made that mistake once, as most of the files where judgmental nonsense. I was hoping for a more personal account - so as yet I haven't used the link.

[ionnsaigh]

Backwards all are opinions his but okay is writing his ..dyslexia of form subtle more the has ionns Govan.
pal yankee my from.