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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP again.  One other point - as with the prior PP at 9:58, we also put both our kids in multi-sensory academic therapy from the first moment we recognized possible issues (for our son this was as early as 4 years old; for our daughter, it was not until 1st grade).  As you probably know, early intervention is key, and academic therapy can only help, even if their diagnoses end up being different from what we suspect (as our DD's appears to be).  We have a strong history of dyslexia and ADHD in our family, hence being hyper (heheh) focused on identifying any possible issues early on.[/quote]

Where did you find multi sensory academic therapy for such a young child? Our family has a similar risk pattern so I would love to know more about this option.[/quote]

Well, it was a bit of a lark.  A brilliant, kind, wonderful MCPS speech pathologist by day / private academic therapist by night, began working with DS at age 3 for articulation, upon referral of a friend and neighbor who also has dyslexic kids with some articulation issues/delays.  By age 4, our DS' speech was better, and it was clear he was having serious issues identifying letters and numbers, so we asked her if she could start incorporating some multi-sensory academic therapy in her work with him - she said she had been thinking it was time to do just that, and was completely on board.  She had experience in various techniques, actually developed a binder of materials and games tailored for him (!) which she updated every few weeks, and she had done that work for him for the last year and a half.  They now do about 80% multi-sensory phonetic work, 20% speech, per lesson.   Sadly, she is moving out of the area THIS WEEK!  Ugh.  We are so sad - she was an absolute treasure.

We have found, through ASDEC, a new academic therapist who will start working with him next month before the school day commences.

Generally, I have heard there are a few programs out there that may offer multi-sensory programs suitable for 4 yo's, the year before K, though I get the sense that trained academic therapists who have worked with kids that young are not easy to find.  If you are looking, the ASDEC, Wilson and Lab School resource folks may have some suggestions / referrals, even if their traditional offerings begin at K.

GL![/quote]

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