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[quote=Anonymous]My DS (dyslexia and ADHD) just finished is first year of college.  I agree with the posters who said there are a lot of factors that impact where dyslexic kids land as readers (the severity of the dyslexia, the type of intervention, the temperament of the kiddo). My son was diagnosed in 2nd grade and the early Harry Potter readers were a trial for us back then too! He received Orton-Gillingham tutoring year round from 3-5 grades. I am a huge proponent for evidence-based intervention. Generic tutoring always seemed to do more harm than good. In middle and high school reading always took a lot, lot longer for him but by then he did decently well in higher level classes and took AP English/Literature and History classes. When we did a round of updated testing for AP/college accommodations, the psychologist said that he was compensating so well the dyslexia was hard to pick up in the testing. BUT, even given that, reading is always less efficient and takes more energy for him than for someone without dyslexia. He will occasionally read a novel for pleasure, but is more interested in reading news/current events. [/quote]

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