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Anonymous wrote:Love this thread

Me too! Mine graduated from college in the Spring (YAY). Not so outstanding GPA but that's ok I know he learned a lot. He is home and applying for jobs. I think he could use more confidence that he can be successful. We are completely sure he might take a few years/attempts to find the right spot. Writing is still very challenging.

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My DC is late 20s and doing very well. Finished college in 4 years, although it required changing majors twice and some summer work. Went to a 1 year masters program. Has a good job with creative elements so it is a fit. Still takes ADHD meds so that hasn't abated. DC is even voluntarily reading books on occasion!

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Anonymous wrote:My younger brother is making a good amount of money in insurance, he has dyslexia and ADHD. He didn't read until second grade and was a solid C or B student through school. He was able to complete a BA.

I have dyslexia and a host of LDs as well as ADHD. I went on to earn a PhD and have a job that I very much enjoy.

Tutoring, lots of help at home, and smart choices in college helped a lot. My parents believing in us helped a lot.

Do you mind elaborating?

My parents looked for colleges that did not have a foreign language requirement, something both of us struggled with, or had different language options (study abroad and ASL options were available). They looked for places were there was not a specific math class requirement. We both did better in smaller classes so the focus was on small liberal arts colleges that had far smaller class sizes and Professors that were expected to be there to help students. They also checked out the offices/departments that provided services for kids with LDs, ADHD, and the like. Essentially, they looked for Colleges that would be able to provide supports and had programs that were manageable for us.

As someone who taught at larger Universities my experience was that many of the people Teaching have no experience with dealing with kids with an IEP. I taught at 3 larger Universities (Big 10 and MAC). I was provided with no training on how to teach. I was handed a stack of past syllabi and told to plan my class and good luck. There was no discussion of how to lecture, different learning styles, IEPs and accommodations, or the like. I ended up being the main resource for my peers in Grad school and then as a Professor. Smaller Universities that are knowing as Teaching Schools (ie the Professors are expected to teach and not Grad Students) are more likely to have Professors who have been exposed to IEPs and accommodations. There tend to be more supports.

Many schools have specialists in IEPs and accommodations but you probably want to visit those places and talk to the people who work there to find out how they provide support and how receptive faculty members are to their interventions.

Anonymous wrote:My younger brother is making a good amount of money in insurance, he has dyslexia and ADHD. He didn't read until second grade and was a solid C or B student through school. He was able to complete a BA.

I have dyslexia and a host of LDs as well as ADHD. I went on to earn a PhD and have a job that I very much enjoy.

Tutoring, lots of help at home, and smart choices in college helped a lot. My parents believing in us helped a lot.

Do you mind elaborating?

OP my cousin is really dyslexic. He's also the head consultant doctor of the emergency Dept at a children's hospital in the UK.

And his dyslexia was caught late - around 16 - so provisions to accommodate were also late and not very well developed.
He thought he was going to be a physiotherapist and he became a doctor.

Anything is possible.

My dyslexic daughter found a husband who adores her and provides enough so that she can work whatever job she is comfortable with. Currently that is a low stress part time administrative position. I'm nervous about her future, but she at least finally seems happy and content.

She did well in high school, even taking a couple AP classes, and I had high hopes for her, but she left college after the first year to become a live in nanny. I was so upset at the time and felt like all her hard work was for nothing. She later admitted to me that when I thought she was doing well, she was barely making it, and the stress and anxiety from school work was making her miserable. She said school just made her feel like a failure and she was tired of feeling that way. It doesn't help that her two other siblings have doctorates. She has said that she is not going to have children because she doesn't want to risk passing on the dyslexia (she got it from her dad), and this makes me really sad for her. It makes me wonder if she struggled more than I ever realized.

Anonymous wrote:DP here with a follow-up question. My dyslexic DS has terrible handwriting and it is unlikely to improve drastically.

How is the handwriting component as an adult?

Handwriting is still awful, still can't spell either, makes heavy use of spelling/grammar checks for written communication and doesn't handwrite much at all.

Anonymous wrote:DP here with a follow-up question. My dyslexic DS has terrible handwriting and it is unlikely to improve drastically.

How is the handwriting component as an adult?

My DC also has dysgraphia and can barely print their name even after years of intervention. They type almost everything and it hasn’t been a problem.

DP here with a follow-up question. My dyslexic DS has terrible handwriting and it is unlikely to improve drastically.

How is the handwriting component as an adult?

My younger brother is making a good amount of money in insurance, he has dyslexia and ADHD. He didn't read until second grade and was a solid C or B student through school. He was able to complete a BA.

I have dyslexia and a host of LDs as well as ADHD. I went on to earn a PhD and have a job that I very much enjoy.

Tutoring, lots of help at home, and smart choices in college helped a lot. My parents believing in us helped a lot.

She's found a job she likes, it isn't a fancy job, but she makes enough to afford a nice apartment in a good building with 2 roommates. She's got about 2/3 of her BS degree completed. She has always struggled with dyslexia and ADHD, but she works hard and I have no doubt she'll be fine.

My DC is doing better than last year. They have always done well academically with appropriate accommodations. Covid isolation kicked their behind in college. It took them seeing someone, taking medication and having a down year to apply to grad programs take a class or too and just wind down and take a break. Keeping my fingers crossed that they do not get overwhelmed again. They started a grad program in August and so far so good.

Anyone have a dyslexic child who struggled all through school, big procrastinator, terrible organization skills. How did things turn out? Does it ever change?