Ds only child is 6, teachers commented may be dyslexic

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just wanting a little reassurance from other parents.
over the last few months me n his dad have noticed our selfs that reading, we seem to go step forward 10 steps back. i had his parent consultation yesterday, this was the first thing i mentioned. he has been put on iep, they also have noticed that he his finding reading very hard and spellings and we have the writing the word correctly just backwards.

ive read up a little, ive noticed the signs looking back (which never occured to me if im honest could be a sign) Walking - never crawled 10 months walking -his speech, he went to private nursery as i worked and on a report at 19 months commented he doesnt know 6 words and should know at least 20 (at this point i left work) - 2 weeks later he was having full converstations, never baby talked and his use of language was fantasitic it was commented when 1st started main stream nursery. this is when i first noticed he seemed to be falling behind but was told he only young and he loves playing - and being a boy i thought it must be case.
motor skills again really good -
since the age of about 2n half is movie mad friday night movie night is his favorite (is this a sign)
when he started school still didnt seem to fall in to place if you understand what i mean.
i now work full time and have done for the last year i was telling the teachers yesterday that i feel guilty because im out 7 - 7 5 days a wk - i feel like ive let him down.

But they was really reassuring that they are aware and will be working with him and me to help him best they can - he currently having extra help with his reading & writing - they have said that they dont diagnose children until atleast 7/8 in juniors but they have everything in place incase this is the case. would you take this as a sign he is? really just wanting advise from other parents on how you deal with this and how you help your child.
sorry for long thread just needed to get this off my chest :)
Thank you x

It's really really good that school are on the ball and have recognised a problem and are doing what they can. Did you see the recent thread on "If you child was dyslexic, what were the early signs?" Try and work with the school and see if you can reinforce at home what they are doing at school. Try and find what he is good at and really encourage that to counter balance what he is not so good at. Maybe he would enjoy some art, dance or drama or could dictate some stories to you.

I wish we'd had your school!

No crawling, brilliant language, good fine motor skills, dreadful writing, reading, maths great but figures written back to front. Only diagnosed at secondary.

From me, I wish I'd done phonics with him, using more interesting books than the school had.

I wish I had ignored their insistence he read boring books which has put him off books possibly for ever.

I'm glad we went to the pantomime together, we always read at bed times, which has given him s love of stories, film, theatre.

I'm glad he wad eventually diagnosed. The ed psych told him he was just as bright as anyone else, but he'd just have to work harder to compensate for the dodge wiring in his brain. But it wasn't his fault, he wasn't idle or stupid, he was just s bit different. And there were lots of famous and successful people like him. Ds walked tall out of that.

I wish I'd known that I would have to give constant reassurance.

I wish I'd known that lists of instructions puzzle him.

But I can say that things will get better, with reassurance and support.

Hth

Don't feel guilty that you work and don't think that you have let him down, he is still very young. It is great that the school are on the ball. Lots of children have 'literacy delay' and so it all might fall in to place with extra support at school. Keep communicating with the school and supporting him all you can at home. He is probably working really hard at school so may not want to do much at home just try to play games and read to him. At 7/8 they often notice that they are not making as much progress as others and so his self-esteem may be affected. Try to focus on things that he is really good at. It is good that you are aware of it now and can really make a difference.