I'm new: Dyslexic son - school want rid of him

[LostinExpatriation]

Hi, I'm new here, don't have my head round the abbreviations yet.
My son, 13 in 2 weeks, has mild dyslexia. Is stealing money, swearing and jumping on desks in class, teachers going wild also accusing him of bullying. Plus very bad school results. I'm going ballistic. Dad calmer . School want rid of him. We are expats, I have no alternative school for him. Talking to him isn't working. Any ideas what to do?? So angry, and so sad.

When you say you are an expat, does that mean you are an overseas expat living in the UK, or that you are living outside the UK?

I suspect the latter but if it is the former then there is lots that you can do

i live outside the uk - and for so long i don't even get to vote anymore (and i can't vote here either). so my (2) dyslexics are bilingual - not good. not good at all.

just had v. bad week. screamed at ds for beating up his much smaller brother, so he ran away. dh screamed at me in laundrette (washing machine broken), it was my fault, and stormed off with the car,leaving me with 2 full dryers of clothes and no way to get them home! one big happy family huh?

The behaviour your describing does not sound like its from dyslexia- I suspect its the behaviour that has caused the problems at school.
It might be helpful to contact Parentline Plus for advice on how to help your son and to begin to link into what support may be available to him where you live.
www.parentlineplus.org.uk/

The behaviour your son is showing may be due to the fact he may be finding the work at school too hard. I work with and am dyslexic and found school very challenging as it was full of classes I did not understand or was simply not interested in. Have you tried to centre his energy into a positive sport that he feels he can achieve in and also blow off a bit of steam. It is very difficult to live with dyslexia especially when you are 13 and going through so many issues with puberty as well.

I hope that this helps. I know that in the UK schools can not just get rid of students with dyslexia the have to prove that they have made reasonable adjustments.

Hope your situation improves soon.