Use the diagnosis of dyslexia to increase your son’s self-understanding about how he learns and what is hard for him.
Question
My 10-year-old son has just been diagnosed as dyslexic. It does explain a lot as doing homework with him was always a bit of a torture. He was really struggling with reading and writing.
He would often come home from school totally confused about what homework to do and would not have written in his diary. I have the shared the report with his teacher and they plan to providing some additional resource hours at school.
I am also wondering how best to talk to him about dyslexia and how to help him with his homework.
Answer
Usually a diagnosis of dyslexia can come with a sense of relief for parents and children alike.
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