My 11 year old DS was diagnosed with dyslexia on Friday.
I am elated.
Apparently in standardised tests he scored at the high end of High Average, almost Superior, in Verbal Comprehension, Visual Spatial Reasoning and Fluid Reasoning (I may be getting these terms wrong as this was a call with the Ed Psych with her report to follow). Slightly above average in Maths. The low end of average in Reading and Verbal Recall, and below average in Working Memory, Visual Recall and Spelling.
The Ed Psych described him as a "very bright, creative, dyslexic". She said that the challenge will be to get him through the excessively regimented pre-GCSE and GCSE years until he can focus on what he is good at from 16 and then he will soar.
I confess that I cried on the call. He has never been called bright before by anyone other than his parents and certainly nobody has ever told us he will soar. He has always been the sporty kid (he always had that) who can engage in lessons but often doesn't. The one thing that upset me was that he told her there are subjects that he really enjoys but he thinks the teachers find him annoying because he can't remember what he is meant to do.
I feel an awful parent that I never knew this, but so grateful for being educated just a little in the amazing power of the dyslexic mind.
I'm not really asking any question, but would welcome any advice MN'ers have on how to celebrate my wonderful dyslexic DS and help him to soar.