Seeking Moms with Children with Dyslexia

Hi M.,
Dyslexia runs in my family... my parents were determined that I not be labeled in school unless it became absolutely necessary, but it has always been understood that I have it. Until I was much older, I never needed a different academic program and by that time we just kind of stumbled along until I figured things out. The one thing I would advise though, is that you look into the emotional and chemical effects of dyslexia. I always felt like a bit of a baby, because I would get very emotional when faced with new (usually technical like math or science) ideas. I learned in College that there is a chemical change in the brain when dyslexics are creating new neural pathways that has a tendency to also cause this enhanced emotion... who knew? If I could change one thing it would be to have know this from the beginning... I think it would have made me much more patient with myself. Good luck!
-H.

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Iam so happy to hear that you are homeschooling! It makes all the difference in their lives. Okay, my 10 year old son has the same problem. I have bought many programs that cost major money that didn't work. Then a friend who has a daughter with the same problem told us about AVKO. We use a program called sequiental spelling from AVKO. You can go to their website and watch a sample. I really thought this program was to simple and not like anything I had ever used. My son can now spell much better. They also have other books besides just spelling. I hope this helps and don't get discouraged!

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I hope someone jumps in with personal experience. Best wishes!

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