I've been wondering about dd1 and dyslexia (or some other processing issue) since she was about 5. She's now nearly 10, and it is really clear to me that there is a difference in ease of processing between her and her 6 year old sister. Not a difference in brightness or intelligence - but in processing written words/music and, to a lesser extent, numbers.
School have not noticed a thing, because she's in the top sets and able. But I do. Is there any point in my paying for an Ed Psych (or whoever one asks) to do an assessment for her? I'm just thinking about 11+/GCSEs/As etc that lie ahead...she panics under time pressure, reads things wrong, and although its very subtle to others, I really do wonder
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Very 'mild' dyslexia - possibly. How to know?
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Elibean · 26/09/2013 14:28
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