My son DJ is 7 years old, He will be 8 in august, about 6 months after he first started full time school i realized that he was having a few problems with work and spoke to the school, They said it was because he was one of the youngest in his class, so i left it another few months but he was still having problems so i asked they test him to see if he was dyslexic, the reason i asked for this is that im dyslexic myself, we also have family members that have dyslexia, so they tested him and it confirmed what i thought.
It was put down that dj should have help but this help never happened I kept speaking to the school and still no help was given so after speaking to the education department i decided to transfer him to a different school.
DJ has been in his new school since September 2012 and has settled in well, his teacher has given me regular reports and I can already see a change in him, His confidence has grown, it's lovely to see him finally coming out of his shell and wanting to learn.
DJ mainly suffers with his reading and writing, and is now getting 1 to 1 reading lessons and a request has been put in for him to have a 1 to 1 teacher full time. We have also been referred to an OT and are currently waiting for an appointment to come through to have him tested to see if he also has dyspraxia, and after speaking to his teacher and some friends who have children/brothers/sisters with it we are 99% sure he has.
DJ has no balance or co-ordination and for a few years i have got so frustrated with him thinking he wasn't trying, I feel awful now for not supporting him more as this is all linked to the dyspraxia.
Does anyone have children who are dyslexic and/or have dyspraxia? If so have you any advice or help that i can use to help DJ and learn to understand it more myself.
I will be writing more about being dyslexic and having dyspraxia as i learn more and will be writing about DJ and his procress
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