My Daughter …
May 12th, 2009
My daughter aged 10 has just be diagnosed with global learning difficulties can you please tell me what is the difference between that and dyslexia?
hi,
Learning difficulties fall into 2 types, specific learning difficulties and global learning difficulties.
Specific learning difficulties, include dyslexia, dyspraxia autism etc where the child has specific strengths and weaknesses. This means that the child is basically bright but has weaknesses in some abilities. Their WISC test profile has high and low scores.
Global learning difficulties is where the child is low right across the spectrum. The chid has tested as having no specific strengths.
However many, many kids are being misdiagnoses all the time. i have worked with scores of dyslexic kids who have been labelled incorrectly as having global learning difficulties.
I assume that your daughter must have been given the WISC test. If you consider this to be incorrect in your daughters case, get hold of the WISC subtest scores and send them to me or have them evaluated again at a Dyslexia Centre.
I will be pleased to help.
Cheers
Dawn
Entry Filed under: ADHD & ADD,Auditory Processing Disorder,Autism,Dysgraphia,Dyslexia,Dyspraxia,General
3 Comments Add your own
1. nadia | May 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
please help my child who is 12 years old and battles to read.I have taken out of school for she could not cope.
And the teachers only picked it up late i actually picked it up
when i sat down with her ti do homework with her she needed constant help she could not do it on her own.
I put her now in kumon twice a week its helping but slow.
I have taken for taraphy and they picked up that she is dyslaxia and boarder line please help
MRS HAFFEJEE
2. jordan | June 15th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
i also have an 11 year old boy who has dyslexia and auditry memory. Despite being a bright happy kid.
I am disappointed to say that he is currently attending a well known “private school” in Melbourne who just want to wipe their hands clean and are trying to label him as having “BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.” They refuse to take responsibily of maybe changing their perception of, this other wise delightfull young soul. I to would like to find a senior school for him as he will be entering year 7. I have exhausted my self taking him to professional psycholgist, educational psychologist, and out of school tutors. They have all commented on what a confident happy young lad he is, despite his label is getting by the teachers and senior director at this school. They also refuse to accept references from othe people in the comminity. eg.. soccer coaches, martial arts instructor and other groups he is associated with on how well behaved and good manners he has.I am also sick and tired of schooling system and the government not taking resonsiblity for the growing amount of children with these associated problems.Throwing these wonderful bright young kids like my son in the “too hard basket”. If there is anybody out there who knows of a school in Melbourne who wil embrace and nuture such children. It would be a God send.
Please help.
Ms Boi
3. Ellie | July 21st, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I have a 12 year old son who struggles in his year 5 grade. I’ve mentioned to his teacher about Dyslexia testing each year but as he is learning somewhat isn’t eligible. I did attend the RCH who carried out a WIPSI testing when he was about 6 years old. These tests did show he was at a much lower level for his age. When he started school we attended Kumon for a year or so with some good results initially but he hated it in the end so we finished up. We moved to the country & so he repeated his year 2 primary. He is now 12 & in year 5. He gets very agitated when I try to help him. I don’t know what to do except back off & let him go on his own. He says sometimes very frustratingly I can’t remember tomorow what I’ve learnt today.. I would like to help somehow but feel I have done more harm than good (frustrated & pressure). Primary schools don’t seem to say anything about him. He now goes to a tutor 1 hr per week. He doesn’t want to do any school work at home and becomes quite angry at me. I don’t know what to do. Any suggestions.
ms Lowe
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