Twice exceptional kid: ADHD and dyslexia

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that you will need to do outside tutoring. What the school provides will not be enough. They will not use the correct programs. Your DC should be getting tutoring 5 days a week. That is the advantage of Siena School or Lab.
Also, dyslexia deficits tend to get more pronounced as you get to middle school because the work is harder.

19:55 here. Agree with the tutoring. DC had 2x/week tutoring for years, as well as summer school at Lab.

OP here. Thank you! She already meets with an OG tutor once a week and is in a phonics intervention group at school. The neuropsych recommended increasing the tutoring frequency, so we will be asking the school for that.

Thanks for the rec about summer school at Lab — I will definitely look into that!

You should do four one hour OG sessions per week.

Thanks — we are pushing for every day, as that’s what the neuropsych asked for.

As you know, private schools aren't under any obligation to follow the neuropsych recommendations, so you might need to hire a tutor on your own.

Just to add. This is only meant to be helpful not badgering like the above odd 2E poster.

The four hours per week is usually only accomplished with a private tutor and not by school staff. Unless it is Siena or lab school, the school staff often do not have sufficient training or experience in OG.

As for the 2E, just ignore that poster. That is not for them to question. These children are not easy to support, just do your best. There are good people on this board who will want to try to help you.

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Anonymous wrote:DD7 was just diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD (hyperactivity type). She also tested at a FSIQ of 136, with visual spatial reasoning as a particular strength (144).

She’s in private school and we have sent them her neuropsych report.

Thé neuropsych thinks her current private school can likely accommodate her, and doesn’t think she needs to apply to a specialized school like McLean School or Lab School.

Neuropsych said we might consider a low dose of medication for the ADHD.

Anyone else have experience with kids like this?

Who said she was 2E? What was her cogat score?

Right now she seems higher than avg IQ plus adhd and dyslexia.
No idea on academic testing

The neuropsych told us.

The psychologist who did the neuropysch told you your child is 2E? And why, presumably. (Hint: it’s not based in fsiq score).

Is 2E part of the Dx or are YOU calling it that because of the IQ score plus adhd?!

To this poster: please quit badgering this parent. Take your toxic, defensive energy about 2E elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Just know that you will need to do outside tutoring. What the school provides will not be enough. They will not use the correct programs. Your DC should be getting tutoring 5 days a week. That is the advantage of Siena School or Lab.
Also, dyslexia deficits tend to get more pronounced as you get to middle school because the work is harder.

19:55 here. Agree with the tutoring. DC had 2x/week tutoring for years, as well as summer school at Lab.

OP here. Thank you! She already meets with an OG tutor once a week and is in a phonics intervention group at school. The neuropsych recommended increasing the tutoring frequency, so we will be asking the school for that.

Thanks for the rec about summer school at Lab — I will definitely look into that!

You should do four one hour OG sessions per week.

Thanks — we are pushing for every day, as that’s what the neuropsych asked for.

As you know, private schools aren't under any obligation to follow the neuropsych recommendations, so you might need to hire a tutor on your own.

Just to add. This is only meant to be helpful not badgering like the above odd 2E poster.

The four hours per week is usually only accomplished with a private tutor and not by school staff. Unless it is Siena or lab school, the school staff often do not have sufficient training or experience in OG.

As for the 2E, just ignore that poster. That is not for them to question. These children are not easy to support, just do your best. There are good people on this board who will want to try to help you.

OP here. Thank you! She has a private tutor already, so we are looking to increase time with that person. Currently she has one hour per week with that tutor, who meets with her at school, but after school.

We’d be looking to have tutoring happen during the day.

She’s also in speech therapy, and that happens at school after school as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Dyslexia and ADHD are a very common combo—anecdotally, every kid I know with dyslexia also has an ADHD dx.

My kid has dyslexia but not adhd. I think op was wrong to share the report. Not school will want that kid.

This is a horrible comment that is directly contradicted by comments on this very thread.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

NP. I don't think this comment was delivered in the nicest way but I really don't think it was horrible.

I personally wouldn't recommend someone share a report when a child is applying to private if they are not struggling academically to avoid discrimination it's really reasonable to share at least some of the info when a child is already enrolled. I can't think of a mainstream private that does not have a learning specialist to help kids who are diagnosed while they are students. I personally know bright kids at Sidwell and Landon with LDs who are doing fine with this support.

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Anonymous wrote:Dyslexia and ADHD are a very common combo—anecdotally, every kid I know with dyslexia also has an ADHD dx.

My kid has dyslexia but not adhd. I think op was wrong to share the report. Not school will want that kid.

This is a horrible comment that is directly contradicted by comments on this very thread.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

NP. I don't think this comment was delivered in the nicest way but I really don't think it was horrible.

I personally wouldn't recommend someone share a report when a child is applying to private if they are not struggling academically to avoid discrimination it's really reasonable to share at least some of the info when a child is already enrolled. I can't think of a mainstream private that does not have a learning specialist to help kids who are diagnosed while they are students. I personally know bright kids at Sidwell and Landon with LDs who are doing fine with this support.

OP here. We are currently enrolled and have some tutoring in place already. We shared the report so that we can help advocate for accommodations and additional tutoring.

So this is not an admissions situation.