Originally Posted by jaggirl47
The school stated they categorize dyspraxia as a developmental delay and that it is only covered through the age of 9. After that he is on his own. We have an appointment next week for a referral to a nueropsych and behavioral psych for further review. He just had a developmental optometry appointment 2 weeks ago. That doctor said that while he technically cannot diagnose dyslexia his profile is very much in line with diagnosed dyslexics.


Bizarre--I don't see how they can legally get away with that. It's like classifying ADHD as a "developmental delay", saying kids "grow out of it".