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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. If people with degrees in the subject are telling you this, why would you not believe them? Many kids at that age have difficulty reading, confuse and reverse letters, and it settles down.[/quote]

Please know that people with "degrees in the subject" most likely know nothing about dyslexia.

Dyslexia is fairly common, affecting 15-20% of the population. It is neurologically proven to exist. Yet look at the university programs that are training our teachers. Very little attention, if any, is paid to dyslexia. So most teachers -- even those in special ed or the so-called "reading specialists" -- do not understand what dyslexia is. Some have told me that they don't even believe in the concept.

You MUST educate yourself by reading primary source material. You MUST go outside of the school system to get help. DO NOT believe what the school tells you. Chances are, none of them have received proper training in understanding, detecting, our teaching students with dyslexia.

The longer you wait, the harder it is to remediate....not to mention the fact that your child's self-esteem will suffer. I have worked with many families who have learned this the hard way, wasting years and years of the schools "let's just wait" attitude.[/quote]

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