Trying to settle down....take time to lay around and take in a few.... I have been crazy lately doing a TON of research on the computer about Dyslexia. I didn't know a lot about Dyslexia and throughout the entire year have asked my son's teacher if he had signs of it.... All I got outta her was a rude laugh as she explained he was completely normal and proceeded to tell me: "There is nothing wrong with him, I can't even imagine that he has Autism. You need to practice with him blah blah blah, I just don't understand why he can't get it we have been practicing blah blah blah all throughout the year." I left parent teacher conference with a feeling of discontent I was sick in my stomach that something wasn't right. My son had been doing his work, I had no idea why he wasn't picking up on some of these cues she was speaking of.... UNTIL I researched for days about Dyslexia. Numerous signs were there that he indeed has it, there is absolutely no question in my mind. Jared came home and read all about it too, he was saddened and bitter that he too fit all the signs of Dyslexia as well. Throughout my marriage I have heard Jared speak of all of his struggles in reading/writing/spelling I never really knew what Jared's true diagnosis was until we READ about it. I was sick, Jared was sick and I made many phone calls. (We have options thankfully.) We had those who test for Dyslexia tell us that he likely has it as it is highly inherited. We will be doing official testing for Gabe shortly.....however it is another thing that isn't covered by insurance and SADLY isn't considered a learning disability. I went and spoke with the special education instructors at the school, her response was: "I don't know much about Dyslexia, we don't really deal with it here." Awwww shoot me in the chest already.... Once Gabe is "officially" diagnosed I will be able to change his IEP at his school. One other option is we can apply for a scholarship and he can go to a private school here in Sandy that caters to children with Dyslexia. I don't write this in hopes of getting people to feel sorry for me or for Gabe.... I write this because my son dislikes himself, he despises reading, writing, spelling he sweats when he reads, he is surely stressed and NOW I know why!!!! The answers were in me without even knowing the real meaning of Dyslexia. So my job now..... do what I can to just teach him a different way of reading/writing/spelling.... to do what I can to get my son to smile when he "gets it" instead of running away feeling bad about himself.... I cry as I write this. Early treatment is key and that is all I can start with. The hardest part..... wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' and just waiting~
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Don't worry mom. Early treatment is the 'KEY' to ALL problems. What problem doesn't benefit from early action? Don't beat yourself up. Think of all the people that have had good meaningful lives without any treatment much less early. You are getting a handle on what you can when you can, that's all that matters. Just remember. No matter how we behave in this life, we could have done a lot better, but we could have done a lot worse.
Way to go, Momma! He's lucky to have such a diligent and pro-active mom that is concerned with his well-being!!! Good luck with the scholarship-that would be awesome! Why isn't dyslexia considered a learning disability!? Keep up the good work!
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