I don't have anything to contribute other than support. When we had DS tested at almost 6 and he came out clearly gifted, the tester showed concern that DS wasn't reading based on his verbal scores. I hadn't thought about it at all to that point, but when the word 'dyslexia' got thrown around I did worry. 6 months later I still have no formal diagnosis, but I've been treating it as dyslexia and he's making improvements. The way he struggles with words I do believe there are underlying neurological weaknesses that will just take time to build. Many have told me not to worry, he's a boy, he's at grade level etc, but I recently learned there are reading difficulties in the extended family and my better judgment has led me to treat it as dyslexia.
The thread started a little while before yours may be worth looking into.
Dyslexia
