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Uncomplicating

When a child is school struggling, 99.9% of the time the parents get it.  They know there’s something up.  They are looking for validation. This is where it gets murky. When the parents raise the question of dyslexia with the school, typically they are told that the...

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Screens, Distractability & ADHD

"Children surrounded by fast-paced visual stimuli  at the expense of face-to-face adult modeling, interactive language, reflective problem- solving, creative play, and sustained attention may be expected to arrive at school unprepared for academic learning—and to fall...

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“Is ADHD a Valid Disorder?”

“‘I think the current diagnosis of ADHD is a mess and has been wildly overdone.  It blames a variety of symptoms entirely on the child’s brain, and ignores the child’s environment and the interaction with it."  (Dr. William B. Carey, pediatrician, researcher, and...

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Must See the Neurologist

Even though schools will tell parents that they need to see a neurologist to diagnose dyslexia, the following are essentials that must be considered in an assessment: Reading aloud from a graded word list to determine word identification skills and how automatically...

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Dyslexia: Not a Score

A number of years ago, I had the good fortune to take part on a panel during a symposium on dyslexia sponsored by the grassroots parenting group, Decoding Dyslexia: NJ.  Dr. Sally Shaywitz, the author of “Overcoming Dyslexia” was the keynote speaker. While talking...

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