| Probably one of the biggest challenges kids with | | | | and that is because they are. In some instances |
| dyslexia face isn't actually reading or writing. Kids with | | | | children who have been diagnosed as having dyslexia |
| dyslexia often feel isolated, discouraged and alone. | | | | are put into "special education" classes which do not |
| Imagine wanting something so badly in your life and no | | | | meet their needs and further alienate and frustrate |
| matter how hard you work for it, you can't get it. | | | | them. |
| What's worse is that no one else seems to be able to | | | | People who have made it through their scholastic |
| help you. | | | | career refer to dyslexia as a "gift." That might not be |
| Kids with dyslexia do not have lower IQs than kids | | | | as trite a concept as it appears; kids with dyslexia who |
| without it. To think otherwise is a falsehood. A child can | | | | manage to make adjustments to the way they learn |
| have above average intelligence but still fall short of | | | | (through help or on their own) often excel in life. Some |
| their expected reading, writing or math level. A kid with | | | | even thrive. Notable people who have or had dyslexia |
| dyslexia could be a straight "A" student in every | | | | of one sort or another are Tom Cruise, Gen. George |
| subject but still be reading on level two or three grades | | | | Patton and inventor Thomas Edison. Edison was |
| below where they actually are. This doesn't make | | | | actually thrown out of school and thought to be stupid |
| them stupid or even mean they have a learning | | | | by his teachers. We can all be thankful that his mother |
| disability; their other scores do not reflect that at all. | | | | saw her son's brilliance and continued to encourage |
| What it means is that they have a unique challenge | | | | him. |
| that needs to be overcome. | | | | Encouragement and how to give that encouragement |
| It has been noted by psychologists that kids with | | | | are huge factors in the equation of success for these |
| dyslexia often exhibit negative behavior. There are | | | | kids. It has been estimated that as many as 1 of every |
| often issues with anger and an anti-establishment | | | | 5 school-age children have dyslexia in one form or |
| attitude. In a way, for a child who has undiagnosed | | | | another and in varying degrees. In a startling statistic |
| dyslexia, it is justified. The establishment has let them | | | | released in 2007 it was stated that 27% of children |
| down in their minds—why should they live up to | | | | with learning disabilities drop out of school or never |
| those standards? What is the payoff for them? | | | | complete their high school education. We can do better |
| Kids with dyslexia often suffer from feelings | | | | by our kids as parents, individuals and as a global |
| inadequacy, loss of interest in even non-school related | | | | community. Awareness and understanding of what |
| activities and feel as if they are completely alone. | | | | they are going through is the first step. |
| They feel they are different from their classmates, | | | | |