Thanks for the responses. It was fine. It came up a few times but it seems the collective opinion of the family is that dyslexia is "real" and should be either diagnosed early or ruled out. I think the OT for "sensory issues" is the one everyone thinks we are wasting money on. Whatever.
Now, the new question. DS can get on the Eide wait list with an appointment in Oct. 2013. Since we are local, he could be in earlier if there is a cancellation. It is pricey and there is a long wait but they are experts in gifted dyslexics. We could probably get him in to see someone else earlier and pay less for the assessment. Setting the issue of cost aside, would you get an earlier appointment with a regular doctor or a later one with an expert?
I am inclined to wait. He is in early K. If diagnosed next fall it would still be early. He will have just turned six.
I am interested in hearing from anyone who might have had a diagnosis missed early with a regular doctor only to have it discovered later.
If anyone has had a good or bad experience with the Eides, I would like to hear about that too.
