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[quote=Anonymous]Dyslexia is actually a genetic disorder caused by a difference in their brains. I read somewhere that there is less grey matter in part of their brain and more in another part to compensate, so there are strengths associated with it too and you should focus on those in addition to worrying about the reading. I don't know if the grey matter thing is true, but the brain difference is. I am not really 100% sure "what" of the exact difference, but I know it's actually physical. My SIL is dyslexic and my FIL also has symptoms, but isn't actually dyslexic (he is in his 70s, so clearly he wasn't diagnosed as a child, but reads slow and was apparently reversing letters all the way through his PhD program.....he's an Engineer, which is a common career field for dyslexics because it plays to their strengths).

My daughter has not been formally assessed, but she is supposed to be next year. For now she is getting a lot of support, but she also has issues with math facts so it makes that difficult also. It's insane. She'll pick up one topic almost immediately, and then others will be extremely difficult. I'll help her all night and then she'll get it. The next night we're back at square one. She's awful with names, doesn't know right from left, doesn't totally understand the days of the week.

But then she will start to build something and it will be super creative and complex. Just off the top of her head.

Good luck! My daughter is also 7, so I don't have a lot of advice, but I guess I'm more writing to commiserate!

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