Hi,
I am brand new to this so forgive me. I decided to start this for my own sanity and also in the hopes of helping others even if its simply by sharing our stories.
When my son was young he was the happiest boy you could ever meet. His laugh was so infectious you would start laughing. He was secure in himself and he was such an easy going child that people loved being around him.
It breaks my heart every day to know that he no longer feels that way. It all started when school got hard for him but I am getting ahead of myself here.
He has just turned 9 and is in grade 3. He is dyslexic and ADD. I have the ADD diagnosed but am struggling to get him diagnosed by the school with dyslexia. There is no doubt he has dyslexia, I keep a list of symptoms and it is long. I have seen some people in the field and they agree completely. However I cannot afford to get him diagnosed and tutored privately. Sadly there is no other way than to get the school to test him, which they are supposed to do...as long as the principal requires it. One person holds the key to a child's welfare!
The frustrations of a principal who will not help for no apparent reason, the pain of seeing my beautiful child suffer and hear how little he things of himself has turned my world completely upside down and caused me stress like I never felt before. Just the complete exhaustion physically and emotionally from dealing with the emotional and behavior aspects of dyslexia and ADD have left me feeling like I'm on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
So I have been talking to every person I meet about my son hoping that it will help me and my son. That is when I decided to start a blog. Somewhere I can go to vent, others can just share their feelings. Sometimes that little bit helps.
Who knows, maybe I can start gathering information and post it to help parents or dyslexics or people who believe they have a learning disablity.
I know for me it has been overwhelming trying to get the information I need for my son. To add to it all it is urgent, the longer he struggles the worse it gets!
Later I will post further details of my story. Feel free to contact me at any time! My only request is no judgements please. Whether someone is severe, mildly, or moderately dyslexic or learning disabled/whether they are badly failing in school or managing okay they all need the help and deserve it.
Claire
