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Help! Advice needed on this potential gift.

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WelshMoth · 19/12/2011 05:54

My nephew is a newly diagnosed 9 year old dyslexic. His Christmas list says 'anything that will help my dyslexia, please'

I thought about this - will this be useful to him?

www.firebox.com/product/2987/Boogie-Board-Paperless-LCD-Tablet

I need to order it ASAP so quick responses appreciated.

Thank you.

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nooka · 19/12/2011 06:18

Looks very cool, but I'm not sure that it would really be particularly helpful as it appears to be a digital jotter pad. I think it just temporarily records any mark made on it. For a dyslexic something with a keyboard and spellchecker is really what's wanted (so that letters look like letters and spelling is in the right vicinity).

My ds (also dyslexic) uses a electronic typing thingy at school not sure what it's called, but I suspect it might be fairly expensive. What about getting your dn him a few audio books? My ds loved listening to books at that age.

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WelshMoth · 19/12/2011 10:31

Thanks Nooka. Good advice.
I was going to get him a huge boxed art set and some decent paper, since he's been turning out some fantastic work. Everyone is doing the same though so I'm out of ideas

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IndigoBell · 19/12/2011 11:04

That tablet won't help him.

These are the books I recommend his parent reads:

And here's a website I made about treatments that might help him:

www.dyslexiaadvice.co.uk/

There's a huge possibility he has eye tracking problems.

If you want to buy him a toy for Christmas things like Swingball can help him to improve his eye tracking.

A wobble board could also help with his neuro development. As could Juggling Balls

Reading Plus is probably too expensive for you to buy as a Xmas gift, but is something his parents might like to consider.

IndigoBell · 19/12/2011 11:07

Perhaps some kind of Tennis computer game could also help with his eye tracking.

Becaroooodolf · 19/12/2011 11:11

for eye tracking try a swingball set for the garden.. great fun!

Becaroooodolf · 19/12/2011 11:12

one of the things I have got my dyslexic 8 year old is a stamping/printing set....

mariamagdalena · 19/12/2011 19:24

From a different angle, how about having a look at this, and getting him to do some pictures of his strengths as Christmas pressies for the family.

I like 'The Incredibles' on DVD for any non-typical kids: a family of superheroes who keep getting into bother by pretending to be like everyone else, but ultimitely defeat evil by using their special powers.

wraith · 21/12/2011 21:40

conversly that tablet could help, dsylexia is mixing up words and letters in writing some of that is pattern recognition, if hes writing stuff and sint sure joting it on the tablet lets him check spelling and stuff quickly without erasing holes in paper good for spelling tests and general spell checking without a computer

lisad123 · 21/12/2011 23:51

I don't know if his like me but I am chaotic at times, so maybe something to help with that?
A dictaphone is great

dolfrog · 23/12/2011 21:39

WelshMoth
Unfortunately a diagnosis of dyslexia does not provide the information as to the real issues which cause the dyslexic symptom. Much like a diagnosis of a runny nose does tell you whether you have hay fever or flu.
There are a possible three underlying cognitive causes of the dyslexic symptom, auditory processing disorder, visual processing disorder, attention disorder, or any combination of the three. And each subtype of dyslexia requires different forms of support and help.
There is a new Diigolinks group "What Causes Your Dyslexia" which has more information

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