Comments on: Dyslexia – Tick tests for children and adults

By: dawn matthews

dawn matthews — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:16:49 +0000

Well done and thank you for sharing this with us. Cheers
Dawn

By: mary gambrill

mary gambrill — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:30:07 +0000

i heard u on 702 radio the other nite. u were talking about me. cant spell, cant remember names. sat in the dumb block all of primary school. cant learn by rote. Had assignments given back to me in high school as spelling too bad to mark.I didnt know. I could never tell the spelling was wrong. But they knew what i meant.
i’m 51. i have a science degree. and i did it with dyslexia

By: Melissa Kirby

Melissa Kirby — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:40:46 +0000

My son, aged 9, has a lot of difficulty with written tasks and concentration. He is however a very good reader, spoke very early and has always had a large vocabulary. This year at school his confidence and self esteem have deteriorated markedly and his is suffering from anxiety. I have looked at the tick box for dislexia and ticked all the boxes for writing, none for reading and about half on the ‘Other’ list. Is it possbile to be dislexic if reading is at a high standard and the other indicators such as special aptitues for artistic, mechanical or technical tasks are not present?

Many thanks

By: Robin Pensini

Robin Pensini — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:29:35 +0000

I read an article that was taken from your booklets some time ago in the Pedals magazine (magazine for Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association).

I am writing to you about my 8 year old son, Lawson. I teach him at home through School of the Air.

I’ve just begun to realise that Lawson may be dyslexic. I have completed a couple of dyslexia self assessments on the internet, including your tick list, which he scored 27 on. I am now going through the process of education myself on how best to help him. The school psychologist will be here Wednesday to do the WISC with him.

I’ve just been looking through your web site. Not having seen your books, I’m not sure what methods you use for helping dyslexic children. I have however read quite a bit of information on the Davis Program. Are you familiar with it? I’ve read the book, The Gift of Dyslexia, and am thinking of going through the process of having Lawson put onto their program. They will travel to us and spend time training both of us. I would value your opinion and experience with their program.