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• 1. Kaitlin Gaillard  |  January 8th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

  My name is Kaitlin, my mum and i came to see you a little while ago, dont know if you remember us? just writing to let others know how great you are.

  hi everyone, im turning 18 in a few months, at the end of last year i went to see Dawn because i felt that a could be dyslexic. i saw her right at the end of my schooling days and was a little bit nervous.
  at first when i was told about being dyslexic i was quite upset because i thort that i had such a disadvantage, but then i realised that this was one of the best things that i could have been told. it was such a relief to know that after all this time of struggling at school it wasnt because i was dumb, it just ment that i was learning things differently.
  meeting Dawn was great, she showed me how to cope with difficult things and she made me realise how smart i acctually am, all this time i’d been finding other stradigies to learn and thats how i had gotten through school, especially year 12.
  soon i am going to get my eyes tested for reading glasses because hopefully it will help me read better.

  thankyou Dawn for all your help and possitive advase. i feel great, and you made me see that being dyslexic isnt all that bad after all.

  thankyou
  Kaitlin.

• 2. Bets Gregory  |  February 28th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  Hi,
  What a great website! It is so nice to see someone willing to reply to people’s questions and concerns over the web. I will have to get my web developer to look into how to do it!

  My name is Bets Gregory, Focus on Learning. I am a licensed Davis Dyslexia Facilitator. I am based in Gordon , Sydney, NSW. I do assessments for Dyslexia and all related terms, such as ADD/ADHD, Dyspraxia etc. I also work with dyslexics doing a one on one intensive program. My website is http://www.focusonlearning.com.au

  Please feel free to contact me. I am very happy to talk or to arrange assessments.

• 3. Renee Barnett  |  March 10th, 2008 at 7:18 pm

  I have recently arrived in Sydney NSW from Singapore and finding it very hard to get any private tutoring for my 8 year old son who was diagnosed a year ago with moderate dyslexia. Please can you help point me in the right direction. He had a brilliant tutor back in Singapore who took him for one hour twice a week and it made such a difference. They don’t seem to have any backup or contacts at the schools here.

• 4. Melia Payne  |  April 17th, 2008 at 1:18 am

  Thank you so much.This site has given me soooooo much info, I am so blessed to have found it. I now am sure that not one but both my sons are dyspraxix. I just wish I could get them assessed soon instead of having to wait up to 12 months on waiting lists! If you have any tips to help with sleep routines, behaviour managment and speech strategies please E mail me, my sons are 3 and 8.God Bless you all, you are doing a truly great job at helping inform people. Thanks.

• 5. Emma Jane Murphy  |  February 5th, 2009 at 10:35 pm

  Hi, I am 29 Years old, very creative and have only found out three years ago that I struggled in High School because I had dyslexia, my parents always said I had a “learning problem” but as I got older I was still struggling and have to use spell check just for this one paragraph, But when they said , Oh Emma you just had dyslexia, like it went away! But now I’m looking for full time work again, I feel I am much worse and anxious about filing out forms and even feel my CV has mistakes. Can you be of assitance to me or is it to late because I am older?

  From Emma.

• 6. Dawn Matthews  |  February 11th, 2009 at 8:01 am

  Hi Emma
  Thanks for your email. I am also dyslexic and have to use a spellchecker for everything. There are a lot of practical tips for adult dyslexics in the book Dyslexia – How to Win, as well as teaching tips and strategies. Its never too late to learn the spell better but please do not just concentrate on spelling, rather concentrate on your strengths. I suggest you either get voice over, lots of them available free in line, and get it to read back everything that you have written and then you will notice mistakes much more easily, or get a non dyslexic friend to check important stuff. Thats what partners are for!

  And i am just checking this email and i have made spelling mistakes! And I have written 8 books this way.

  cheers
  Dawn

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