how to tell if my 7 year old son is dyslexia?

Question

my son is haveing a hard time to write his # s and his name . and he can not rember things i told him 5 min ago. he also has adhd and he calls 5 s 2 s and write s his h back words i just need some help please for him befor its too late thank you

Answer 1

Talk to his teacher at school. Indicate that you think he may be dyslexic. The school provides tests for it. There are many forms of dyslexia.

The inability to remember things is more related to the ADHD. When you give him an instruction, make him repeat it back to you before you have him do it. This will teach him to think about it and concentrate on it. After a couple months it will become habit for him to repeat what he was told to himself.

Answer 2

I think your son has a minor case of dyslexia but the first think I would do would talk to your son's teacher and to see what she thinks cuz it might be that your son might have learning disabilities...but before you can determine that your son have to have an I.Q test done and they will give you all the answers you looking for especially with dyslexia and other learning problems!!!
He also might have a memory problem cuz you said he could remember what you you said five mins ago!!!

Answer 3

There is a possibility that your son is dyslexic. There are numerous tests that can be administered to determine whether he is or not. Talk to your paediatrician and the board of education, and express your concern and the reasons for that concern. And make them listen! Due to reluctance on the behalf of the doctors and the B of E, my son went undiagnosed until he was 10, and if you ask me, that is terrible. Do all you can to have the testing done, also testing for discalcula if he is having problems with numbers as you indicate. It is your son's right to have the testing done, in order to determine whether he needs specialized education in order for him to learn. It is stated that an education is everyone's legal right. How can a child learn if they have undiagnosed learning disabilities, and therefore are unable to comprehend that which is required from them? It most definitely is NOT a case of them being unwilling to learn. They are unable to without specialized help.

Answer 4

You can have the school he attends assess him for the disability. You must first discuss your concerns with your son's teacher. Ask the teacher do a report on her or his findings from an observation and skill view, within the classroom. Schedule a meeting with the teacher, principal and special education staff to discuss your concerns as a parent. Ask for the school to perform an assessment to determine any and all disabilities. The classroom teacher has the responsibility to report to you any concerns observed in the classroom setting involving his difficulties academically and socially. Your son's school is responsible to perform this assessment at NO COST TO YOU.

Answer 5

As a parent, with a kid, suffering from ADHD, dysgraphia, dyslexia, low muscle tone and visual tracking problems, go to a child psychologist that specializes in testing and evaluating children with learning problems.

According to my son's school, he was never quite far behind enough to qualify for much in the line of special services. In 4th grade, he had a 1st grade reading level and was getting 30 minutes help a day. They actually wanted to him in 5th grade like that. I paid a psychologist to evaluate, after she wrote the evaluation, I had enough to sue the school system if they did not give him the help he needed. His services went from about 30 minutes a day to 3 hours. In that year, he made almost 2 1/2 years reading progress.

They realized I was serious about getting my kid and education when I stopped listening to their psychologist.

The way I understood it, was they got x number of $$ from the state for every kid that was classified.

You are your son's advocate, take matters in to your hands.