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The writers of this letter have been Australian citizens for many years and of Czech origin. The family is significant in that that there are a lot of academically competent people and dyslexia within the family.
We were always confident in the fact that every civilized country recognises and protects dyslexic people, only to learn later from Parliament of New South Wales that Dyslexics are discriminated against in Australia.
Our good fortune led us to dyslexia specialist Dawn Matthews at Dyslexia Centre Australia.
Our only child Elizabeth was born in Australia in August 2006 and in May 2010 we took her to Dawn, because we suspected that she was dyslexic like her father. We wanted Dawn to make recommendations.
Dawn worked out a personal teaching program for Betty and also helped her father who was never given a proper eye specialist examination. Dawn returned the dying mother to life.
We will always respect and love Dawn. We see that she is the defender of good and justice. Betty’s grandfather, who is an engineer, and prior to retirement was the director of main government roads, bridges and railways in the Czech Republic, has the same regards for Dawn.
Dawn has referred Elizabeth to a specialist developmental optometrist for testing because she suspected that Betty tends to pay more attention to distant things rather than close ups and she was right. Now both father and daughter are wearing reading glasses.
Also after only a few weeks of Dawn’s teaching method Elizabeth is, for the very first time, properly pronouncing the words she hears.
Dawn we do thank you very much, you have changed many lives for the good. My husband Thomas is saying that ”you are the light in the tunnel in the mountain where we live”.
Our warmest regards
Vladana and Thomas Kubat
We were always confident in the fact that every civilized country recognises and protects dyslexic people, only to learn later from Parliament of New South Wales that Dyslexics are discriminated against in Australia.
Our good fortune led us to dyslexia specialist Dawn Matthews at Dyslexia Centre Australia.
Our only child Elizabeth was born in Australia in August 2006 and in May 2010 we took her to Dawn, because we suspected that she was dyslexic like her father. We wanted Dawn to make recommendations.
Dawn worked out a personal teaching program for Betty and also helped her father who was never given a proper eye specialist examination. Dawn returned the dying mother to life.
We will always respect and love Dawn. We see that she is the defender of good and justice. Betty’s grandfather, who is an engineer, and prior to retirement was the director of main government roads, bridges and railways in the Czech Republic, has the same regards for Dawn.
Dawn has referred Elizabeth to a specialist developmental optometrist for testing because she suspected that Betty tends to pay more attention to distant things rather than close ups and she was right. Now both father and daughter are wearing reading glasses.
Also after only a few weeks of Dawn’s teaching method Elizabeth is, for the very first time, properly pronouncing the words she hears.
Dawn we do thank you very much, you have changed many lives for the good. My husband Thomas is saying that ”you are the light in the tunnel in the mountain where we live”.
Our warmest regards
Vladana and Thomas Kubat
hi dawn
as i was reading my Daughter’s report you wrote i got teary because i now know what it is like for rose, i could always see it but when ever i tried to talk to some one about it they always said that there was nothing that could be done and now there is, i know now that roses schooling and her learning is going to improve. thank you so much. i havent contacted you because i can’t think of anything that i have missed out when i spoke to you on skype.
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as i was reading my Daughter’s report you wrote i got teary because i now know what it is like for rose, i could always see it but when ever i tried to talk to some one about it they always said that there was nothing that could be done and now there is, i know now that roses schooling and her learning is going to improve. thank you so much. i havent contacted you because i can’t think of anything that i have missed out when i spoke to you on skype.
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My son Max attended a public school in WA for most of his life. All through the years in school, he could pass his science based subjects and mathematics. English however was a disaster. His exam results were consistently in the range which is sub 20%. I have been called in to school time and time again, with teachers putting it down to “he doesn’t put in any effort”, “he’s lazy”, “he’s easily distracted” , he doesn’t read enough, etc. By the time he was 15, the school had said, he’s not going to succeed academically, we’d suggest you look at alternatives such as taking Max out of school and do an apprenticeship or work. Max however said he wanted to go to university and he wants to continue so for Years 11 and years 12, still no improvement in his English although i got private tutoring. Anyway because his English was so bad, the school insisted he resat year 12. The end result was, his ATAR was high enough to get him into any university for a BSc but because he failed his English he could not be accepted. His tutor mentioned, then he could be dyslexic and a friend in Singapore mentioned I think you should get your child tested. That was how I found Dawn. I sent Max for evaluation and on getting Dawn’s report, I cried. Max whom everyone said was lazy with no initiative, was very dyslexic and also suffers from dyspraxia and Irlen syndrome. He would have had to try so much harder then any normal child in school to get by. He could hardly read words typed in black against white paper. He had basically relied on memory and lip reading for 12 years. Max was infact very intelligent to be able to achieve what he has done in the past 12 years. Dawn then referred Max to a special optometrist and now he has glasses to help him read. He is now doing a bridging course in University because of his English. Dawn taught Max (six lessons so far, and I am encouraging him to go for more). In this bridging course for his English finals, Max has achieved a score of 62% for his verbal presentation on aternative energy and 51% for written work. He has finally passed an English exam and because he now understands how to handle himself better, his science exams scores have also improved. Max used to be able to only write a few sentences down for essay and then that was it. He struggles to think and write. Now after Dawn’s coaching, he is able to write 300 words in 30 minutes. I can’t thank Dawn enough for her help. She has been terrific. I now live in Singapore due to work and my son chose to stay in Australia, so Dawn calls me to provide updates on his progress. She is fantastic. Anywone who has their child with symptoms of dyslexia, don’t give up. There is hope..one is called Dawn.
Hi my daughter has alot of symptoms for Dyspraxia and i was woundering how i can get her tested?
Hey Dyslexiatesting,
I take your point, “Show me the proof!” “Show me I’m not alone!” This is the mantra of so many prospects. Every sales person should make it their top resolution for 2006 to get more testimonials about the company that they work for and testimonials about themselves.
Wishes
Hi. I previously wrote to Dawn earlier this year after hearing from a Mum in our Support Group about her. Well I knew from the moment I spoke to Dawn on the phone that I just had to go and meet her with my daughter. So last month we both flew over from Victoria to Perth to meet with Dawn. We were not disappointed. I believe it was one of the most incredibly worthwhile things I have done for my daughter thus far through out our incredibly challenging journey. Even though Ali was diagnosed with Dyspraxia (Verbal and Motor) some time ago and I believed I had a fairly good understanding of Dyspraxa. I was amazed at what I learnt during our visit. Within the first few minutes, Dawn picked up that Ali was a bit of a perfectionist and doesn’t like being wrong; was ambidextrus, and that her eyes weren’t working together. I have previously had Ali’s eyes tested on several occassions and nothing was detected. Dawn asked her to count the lines on the page that she writes on and she couldn’t track them properly. I left Dawn’s on such a high note as she really understood. Dawn had referred us to a behavioural Optometrist and we had an appointment the next day.
We went and had an assessment the next day and I started crying. It was so emotional!! Jean Pierre informed me that Ali’s eyes weren’t working together and after about 3 lines of writing, the words would appear to be moving around on the page. He also detected that she couldn’t see the first letter of a word on the left hand side of a page. He couldn’t believe that she could read at all!! It was very reassuring as I knew despite her challenges: my daughter isn’t silly. The best news was that her eyes can be corrected with glasses. WE are now awaiting on the glasses being posted to us but I believe that Ali will just thrive from here on . She has always been determined and I believe this will help her immensely.
I am glad I have had the strength to follow my Mum-Gut Feeling and feel blessed for the opportunity to meet Dawn and Jean PIerre and be part of an amazing experience. I know this is only a new beginning for us and we now have the resources to succeed further. So thank you Dawn and Jean Pierre from the bottom of my heart.
I will keep you posted on our achievements from here on in. My advice to parents would be to believe in your child and yourself. Listen to your gut feelings and don’t ever give up. Chances are you’ve probably been right all along!! Thank you Dawn and Jean Pierre. Thanks Tracey
hi, just wondering were l can get my 9 year old daughter testing done in Victoria or what would the cost be?
Hi Dawn It’s been over a a yearand a half, since I spoke to you about my son. You counselled me over the phone after seeing some of his work and providing a long distance assessment. You encouraged me to pull him out of a school that did not understand him as a learner and could not support me as a parent. You helped me with direction about the alternative school options that I was exploring, giving me the benefit of your experience with similar approaches. I settled on a democratic school and over the year he was there, I watched their approach to schooling transform his willingness to learn from reluctant to growing confidence. During the year we did not do homework but remarkably, this year he is in a place where he is even willing to do some of your dead easy phonics course with me. Wow. I never thought he would be willing to do any homework and I am hopeful of your course helping him further with his reading, spelling and writing. An understanding, accepting/supportive and happy school environment makes such a difference and it was such a slow and difficult step for me to take. It was a first step together for my son and I toward something better and now we prepare to take another step with your dead easy phonics course. Thank you so much for your understanding and belief in me as a mum and in my son as a learner and person!!! Cheers, Soula Gazis.
Hi Dawn I am having a little trouble logging in, so thought I would go this way. I can not say how greatful I am for your help. Although my 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with dyspraxia several years ago, I really didn’t understand how she saw the world or some of the funny little routines she has like being terrified of the dark. After reading your book, I now have a much better understanding. I read over some of the points in the book with my daughter and she said “That’s me, I’m not weird”. We are now using some of your strategies and things are running much smoother, particularly like giving her a little more time to do things ans say things. Hey the whole family is better organised, as we have just started a new daily routine.
Hi Raewyn.
I am so pleased that I have been able to help. She’s a great kid. keep believing in her.
Cheers
Dawn
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Thanks for all your info Dawn & time.
When you have a child that never gives up, you want to keep pushing on.
Our daughter Sarah, is an anxious child, loves being at home with her family, home body, and loves the water, beach. Sarah has ADD/ADHD, expressive language difficulties, learning difficulties, however very visual, and learns visually, Sarah is 9yrs old.
I did the Tick box assessment / for the 8-13yrs for Dyspraxia, Sarah’s score was 19.
I also did the Dyslexia late infant or early primary screening sheet Sarah’s score was 12.
I am a little dyslexic myself, so probably from my side of the family.
Sarah has had expressive speech difficulties since she started to talk, Sarah did speech therapy for 6yrs. Sarah is reading well, Sarah is doing tennis lessons at the moment and has really improved, plus we bought a trampoline, as she takes a while to try new things, and the trampoline takes her out of her comfort zone which is good, Dawn suggests the wobble board which is brilliant for balance also. Sarah is learning to surf on a surfboard, we are seeing big improvements in all area’s of her gross motor skills, all these things help her confidence, In the past I have tried Sarah on
Omega fish oil since little, taken her to occupational behavioural optometry, speech therapy, neuro psychologist, you name it.
I would like to say Dawn has up to date research and provides practical resources for children like Sarah who don’t learn the mainstream way.
I wished all states in Australia would adopt Dawn’s methods of teaching children that learn differently, our daughter is very visual and Dawn’s resources are fantastic.
Thanks again
[name withheld, Sydney Australia]
instead of doing the fast forward you can buy earobics DVD at a fraction of the cost and i have found it to be as god.
Dawn