Hi Maryann1,
He is being challenged in school. He's possibly the youngest in his class (boy with a summer birthday in a private school with a lot of red-shirted kids). He gets almost all A's in all the academic subjects (mostly B's in art and general music), but he has to work for them. It's become a bit easier since he started Adderall, but his biggest issue is still how much time it takes to complete work (hours) and the "careless" mistakes he makes, particularly in math. Interestingly, the testing showed math concepts to be a strength, whereas computation was a weakness. Story recall was at college-level and comprehension was two grade levels ahead, while phonics and coding and working memory were weaknesses. Reading outloud is painful for everyone involved, but he always seems to do well when reading to himself. There have been mixed thoughts on the necessity of reading aloud from his teachers, though. We try to just let him read to himself since he enjoys reading when he does. It's good to know, though, Maryann1, that you are a well-functioning adult even though you weren't great at phonics as a kid!
Anyway, just curious if anybody had seen a drop in IQ as a result of dyslexia that perhaps improved when treated? What types of techniques are used to help people with dyslexia?
