Plenty. My brother is fairly famous as a business success. My dad was also extremely successful despite being unable to read a book without a lot of work (he could, but didn't bother once he didn't have to and probably can't anymore).

I'm dyslexic, have dyspraxia, and ADD. I was given some accommodations the year I was diagnosed but nothing after that. We moved and when I went to a small private school that didn't offer any kind of accommodations.

I learned, pretty much on my own, how to work through my issues. I don't let it get in my way.

Unlike the PPs who are boasting about how accomplished the dyslexic people they know are, I'm not. Heck, I didn't even finish college. I found that if something didn't interest me I wasn't going to do well in that class. So while I've been to college I don't have enough of the right credits for a degree. I was never bothered by the lack of the degree and I'm still not. Success isn't about making money it's about making a reasonable living and being happy and I can do that.

If your child learns to read, and reads well, that's a great victory.

To use a marathon analogy, I have learned from my own life, and from parenting a child with fairly significant disabilities, that you never concentrate on the finish line. You need work on it one step at a time and have your goal set at the next mile marker. It will become too overwhelming otherwise.

Anonymous wrote:I have heard good things about Lab School too, however I recently called because it took awhile for any of the tutors to respond to my e-mail. They have not and will not be adding tutors to their provider list. It seems like they dropped the program. Unfortunate.

Recommended too many times, I guess.

I'd try Strixrud Tutoring or Asdec: http://www.asdec.org/services

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This is the OP.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all the inspiring stories and resources provided! On behalf of my child, I really appreciate it!

Anonymous wrote:My favorites:
Fluency- Read Naturally
Decoding - Wilson, Orton-Gillingham
Comprehension - Leveled Literacy Intervention

This is a good start. I would add Barton to the decoding. It is sometimes a good choice as it is marketed to parents to do at home. If there are few resources it can be a great option.

Anonymous wrote:International dyslexia Association has great resources. Overcoming Dyslexia is a great book. I like learning Ally too.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Being LD may not be a blessing because it makes childhood more difficult, but it's not a curse either. Actually, it's not really even a disability. Being LD is not a cognitive issue, it's a processing issue, so it's really not a disability.

So disabilities are only disabilities if it's a "cognitive" issue? So according to you only people with low IQs, i.e. Cognitive issues, have a disability...