I have a 14 year old dyslexic daughter. We have been through Vision Concepts (eye tracking) and Irlen. It has helped a tiny bit but not greatly. She is...
Leslie, Here after reading your comments here are some links that you might find interesting both about the curable nature of dyslexia and how physical...
... second year of study. My interest is in how dyslexia effects people in their physical activities. I also have dyslexia along with my father and brother. ...
... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/21/60II/main579220.shtml The International Dyslexia Association has issued a press release about DDAT: - ...
I have followed the DDAT stuff for some time and I have to say I am not impressed with the claim for a cure to dyslexia I have seen no evidence of this, and I...
See the below article, I tend to agree with what Lidsy Peer formerly of the BDA says, its far to early, i have concerns over anyone who claims this is a...
THis may also be of intrest, there is a lot of information out there. Reports about the DDAT from the Times Educational Supplement Julie Henry 08/02/2002 Row...
I am an adult dyslexic with a daughter who is dyslexic. My daughter is 10 and she is suffering in school right now because she feels so different than other...
Hi all, I'm new to this club, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Heather and I'm 19-year-old college student. I've never been diagnosised (I'm a bad...
Hello to everyone, I'm a teacher looking for insights and suggestions on how I can help my students, who have dyslexic tendancies, learn strategies to overcome...
Kiki, here is a good book. This sounds like what you are looking for Title: The gift of Dyslexia: Why some of the smartest people can't read and how they can...
Hi Heather, Where do you live? I am sure there are palces you can get tested where ever you are, but if you tell us where you are from i am sure someone will...
I'd like to add that there is also a website www.dylexia.com that supports the book. You can find facilitators who do the Davis program they talk about in the...
Heather, There is a distance test you can buy in which you do the tests then send it in and trained professionals evaluate it and send you a report back. The...
My son is dyslexic. He has taken the Slingerland Test for Dyslexia and that has given us a lot of insight into his difficulty. He now goes to a school that...
hello hello. ok heres the deal, low IQ scores, bad SAT ratings, you name it, ive flunked it. the written drivers test is a good example, three times failed....
Hi, As a parent of a recently diagnosed child, yes I felt some relief. Although I still cried for her b/c she still doesn't know what she is up against for...
Yes!!!! - ducttapedominic <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:hello hello. ok heres the deal, low IQ scores, bad SAT ratings, you name it, ive flunked it. the...
Thanks for the welcome. =) Sorry I didn't mention this before. I'm from Oregon about 30 minutes from Eugene. What kinds of places would someone go for...
Thanks for that URL. Yeah, I heard that a lot of the tests where *really* expensive. That's just not gonna work on my budget since I'm in school and have no...
Sorry to be so naive here, but what is the Slingerland Test? Is that one you can get online? It is horribly expensive? I didn't even know there were schools...
I read Davis' book and I am going to start my daughter in the program as soon as we can save enough money to do it (going to be eating a lot of rice and bread...
Hi, If my memory serves me right the Slingerland test is an american test for dyslexia created by Beth Slingerland. I am not sure but there may also be a...
Thanks for the info. I am an American, so I'll look into that test. --Heather http://scarlettsweb.iwarp.com ... hehe ... as, ... it, ... learning/mental ... I ...
Sorry if this was already covered...but I am only halfway through the lists of previous postings. Has anyone had any luck with ViaVoice the voice recognition...
Hi, Wow half way through not bad going there is quite a lot of post in the archive, any way, i am not up on via voice but i use draggon naturally speaking 6...
This site has been a great discovery for me. Everytime I read the postings I get a new resource, or learn a little bit more about dyslexia. Thanks to...
Check this out!!! ... Fortune has a number of different articles (I havent read them yet) but they seem to track the progress of the people in the original...
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