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[quote=Anonymous]I have dyslexia and on the watch for whether or not my kindergartener may or may not have it.  First thing - if you aren't familiar with it, take a deep breath (and remember there's a 50% chance your child does not have it).  It can range from pretty mild to moderate to severe - and most people who have it function just fine.  Not sure what your DH's experience with it was -- I went to school when there weren't even special accommodations for it.  I did grow up to be a pretty successful professional.  Even Supreme Court justices are dyslexic.  I have talked to some professionals about it & it can be very hard to diagnose the mild to moderate dyslexia before first grade.  Early signs of more severe dyslexia can be things like being slower to recognize letters and trouble with rhyming games or being able to copy direction of diagonal lines.  Things like "mirror writing" of reversing letters is actually very common in many kids until 2nd grade - so that's often not a tell.   Some schools, like the Lab School - have specialties in dealing with dyslexia.  First thing would be based on your kid's age about getting screened.  Even services within a particular school may or may not be the best match for whatever your child's needs end up being.  If he/she needs some specialist time - or if its more severe - it's hard to say exactly what school or services are going to be a good match - and also the specialists do turn over.  [/quote]

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