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thereis a great book called the spatail learner. can't remember who it's by.... but it's hard to find and i think out of print.

really discribes visual spacial / dyslexic very well

Soup - Yes I think the writer was trying to go down the path you are talking about - visual spatial/dyslexia, pros not just cons, etc. - maybe I didn't quote enough. I believe the author covers the subject in other places in the book as well.
I guess completely out of context it might not be clear that Edison Trait = SMART, EXTRA AMAZINGLY CREATIVE.

The book used to be called the Edison Trait - you might be familiar with it under that name. I should have mentioned the other title...(I thought my post was long enough!! )

I am fascinated by that fact that some of these disorders are more 'differences' which we sometimes appreciate the plus side of , but often do not. I liked this book for giving a really positive take on these differences.

I just got that book, haven't read it yet. I know now where that person is coming from....

There is this whole group of people that say that this thing... that people call dyslexia, is not actually a disorder but a different way of thinking.

Well, from my side of it, it's a little from both. Being dyslexic had cut me off from a lot of career paths, but it also led me to art. And I have grown to love making art.

Kriston & Soup - I am glad it is on your lists

Here is a thread on that book, too.
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB/ubbthreads.php/topics/35248/1

I majored in printmaking/art in school.
I enjoy making art as well, but don't find the time too often anymore with a diff. kind of job + kids. I content myself with photography and some crafy costume/card making from time to time. Maybe after the two year old is less "terrible-2"...
- I can sort of see the light at the end of the tunnel

Kriston - what's the status on your dyslexia issue? Does anyone have anything more to add? New discoveries on how to diagnose and when?

I haven't read all the links already provided - and I will - but as of last night, I'm starting to think DS6 may have dyslexia or a very visual spatial learning method also. Other than taking of his glasses and rubbing his eyes during his Singapore Math test ..(we are going to use color filters this week to see if that helps any) - he also drew the Egyptian hieroglyph for the Red King backwards this week. If anyone else is doing History of the World - you know how complicated a symbol that is to draw the right way around if you're 6 especially!!

Suddnely it occurs to me, that I have no idea how one even diagnoses dyslexia for certain - other than it just keeps on appearing when the write or in other ways?

I'm still holding, Ironmom. Thanks for asking.

I confess that I swing wildly between worrying a lot about it and thinking I'm making something out of nothing. So usually I fret like mad for a while, post something and get everyone worried for me, only to decide that I'm overreacting. Then I back off. It's utterly ridiculous.

For as hard as it has been to have an HG+ first child, having one who may be 2E, may be ND, may be VS, may be something else (etc., etc., etc....) is SO MUCH HARDER! At least with DS8, I was sure that something was up. With DS5, I simply don't have the courage of my (alleged) convictions. I don't know what's up--if anything!--or what to do about it. So I'm waiting for testing, and we have an appointment with the vision specialist again.

*sigh*

Hi. I am new here. My dd (now 6) always exhibited several issues that we thought could be related to dyslexia. There is dyslexia in both sides of the family, including her dad. She had things that just didn't check, and at 4 I seriously considered it.

She had difficulty with sequencing (at 2 and 3 able to memorize long songs, but not the ABC song), difficulty with tasks that involved working with both sides of the body (late pedaling).

However, we have now completely ruled it out. Her reading took off extremely fast once she started at 4.2, she has good spelling, can read text dense books, etc. Yes, she has careless mistakes in reading sometimes, but I don't think they add up.

I read the book recommended by Dottie (Mislabeled Child). The Eide's have a clinic and they do NOT consider evaluating children for dyslexia under a certain age (I think 4). You can check their website. I especially love their description of what they call "stealth dyslexia", the unique characteristics that dyslexia would present in gifted children. You can read about it here (http://mislabeledchild.com/html/Library/DyslexiaReading/Stealth_dyslexia.htm ). Their website also has a ton of other articles on dyslexia.

Thanks for the link. It does explain that this is a larger issue beyond reading - and as DS6 can read amazingly well for his age and always has - I will need to start looking for the other clues that link to his other behaviors and lack of attention/organization.

Sorry, I got a typo. I think they would not even consider testing for dyslexia before 6.

Just ahd my son(5th grade) tested by a private ed. psy. Turns out he is gt, add, ld. He said he has a written expression and a coding learning disability. We had done two years of vision therapy at the schools behest(k5 and 1st). Is a coding learning disability cosidered dyslexia?