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Reply to "tips for emotional health of 7 yr old with dyslexia/dysgraphia"
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[quote=Anonymous]Above is some really great advice about how to help you DC learn to read / write. With respect to the emotional /confidence issues, I shared with my DS when he was diagnosed (at 6 1/2) exactly what was going on in his brain. I showed him the pictures of the brains from Sally Shaywitz's book, in particular the part about how well the front part of his brain (the problem solving part) worked. He'll tell anyone he has "d-lexia" (as he pronounces it) and tells them that it means he needs to learn differently. I think he kind of likes the part about being special. He told me that he couldn't wait to go to college b/c by then he'd be able to read like the others, but that he'd always have the better problem solving skills. His sister has some hearing loss and wears hearing aids, so like it's harder for her to hear, it's harder for him to read. Everyone's different.[/quote]
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