Hi BlessedMommy -
It appears that my DS7 and your DS7 are carbon copies. Great job trusting your instincts!
We were agonizing over whether/how to talk to DS about his assessment results, which included PG and dyslexia/dysgraphia. That was in September, at which point he was reading at a K level. I spent the month of September asking the excellent folks here for advice, looking for specialists who could help us, and trying to line up a plan. DS and I are both of the type that likes to know "the plan."
I had a ton of trouble pulling the plan together. Come October, we finally had some concrete ideas. However, in four short weeks, DS had gone from K-level reading to 3rd grade level reading. And so he started reading the Percy Jackson books. And when I started fumbling around, trying to talk to him about how his brain works, he promptly announced that he has dyslexia! He recognized it from Percy's struggles. Ummm - wow. Ok that was easier than I thought it would be.
Sooooo - has your DS read the Percy Jackson books? Probably a great stepping off point for this conversation!
Caveat - DS also thinks he has ADHD based on Percy. He doesn't. But really, he has enough intensities, sensitivities, that the label is irrelevant. So I'm not fighting him about that one.
Good luck - and let's stay in touch about our little carbon copies,
Sue
