Janet Ruth Heller urges parents to have their children tested for learning differences in the article “A Decision of Whether to Be Diagnosed or Not,” now live at https://www.learningsuccesssystem.com/tips/decision-whether-be-diagnosed-or-not
This essay was posted on February 25, 2018 on the website Learning Success.
Here is some of my advice:
I feel strongly that all children should be tested for learning differences like dyslexia before they enter school. If a child has a valid dyslexia diagnosis, the family can request that the child get extra time for tests, be able to use a computer for tests, etc. The dyslexia diagnosis can also help teachers and professors to understand and work more effectively with an individual child. Without knowing whether or not a child has dyslexia, a teacher does not understand the cause of spelling problems or reading problems. Children with dyslexia are not lazy, sloppy writers or readers: these children’s mistakes result from the unique way that their brains process information.
