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Originally Posted by Wigfur  as of Monday Cyan my seven year old has been officially diagnosed.
Autism
ADHD
prominent emerging features of dysphonetic dyslexia
She is found to be about 2 years behind her age level and 3 years behind in phonics. ( she registered at 4 yrs old in pseudo word decoding (measures use of phonetic knowledge to sound out nonsense words)
She is one point below average on her iq (normal was 90-100 she is 89)
And has no working knowledge of phonics.
Where we go from here.. I'm unsure. But at least I have my second opinion, first dr said aspergers Syndrome.. and was wrong.
I start her on a patch to control the melt downs she has and to see if we can get her attention to improve before school time. though she can remain in 1st grade this year (she was held back in K) she will most likely need special education as she gets older and classes get more centered around phonics. |
Have you ever heard of the Wilson Reading program?
(
Wilson reading system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) It's a really systematic approach to teach reading. Phonics is a part of this program. It might be beneficial to see if someone in her school is certified in Wilson. It's also my understanding that you may be able to find Wilson tutors in your area who can help your daughter with this. Perhaps thay will be able to provide you with additional information. The special ed teacher I work with is certified and uses this program with her students and has gotten positive results. I'm actually going to begin the training next week so that I can become certified as well.