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Medication, ADHD and Dyslexia – Part 1
My daughter’s kindergarten teacher diagnosed my daughter with ADHD and told me that I really should medicate her. My first reaction was explain Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID). My sensory...
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Medication, ADHD and Dyslexia – Part 2
Part 1 of this story is here. Just a quick note….. when Natasha’s first kindergarten teacher told me that my daughter had ADHD, I discussed it with her pediatrician. An ADHD diagnosis (DSM-IV...
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Medication, ADHD and Dyslexia – Part 3
Honesty time…… I didn’t want to medicate my baby with a controlled substance. So I didn’t push the doctor on the ADHD diagnosis, but after an unsuccessful kindergarten and first grade (unsuccessful...
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Medication, ADHD and Dyslexia – Part 4
So my darling daughter was 7.5 years old had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia… Now the adventure really began. And Natasha wasn’t actually diagnosed with dyslexia. She was too young according to...
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Medication, ADHD and Dyslexia – Lessons Learned
Image: www.freeimages.co.uk My daughter’s last 3 years in school has taught me much. The most important lesson that I learned was to trust myself. If I believe something is wrong, then probably...
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Overcoming Dyslexia
Picture: Natasha (my darling daughter) June 2006. Her eyes are grey. You may be thinking they are blue, but trust me. They really are grey. I recently traveled back in time with an article titled...
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Continued: Overcoming Dyslexia
Prior blog on this subject is located here. I saw an article last week, which flashed me back to November 2004 when my daughter was diagnosed with Dyslexia. I was enraged that my daughter had to...
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Symptoms of Language Based Learning Disability
I saw an article last week, which flashed me back to November 2004 when my daughter was diagnosed with Dyslexia. Blogs on my flashback are found here and here. I started looking for symptoms lists for...
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Natasha’s Symptoms of Language Based Learning Disability
Symptoms of Language Based Learning Disability are located here. This blog is about Natasha’s specific symptoms. They are seen by anyone who interacts with her on a daily basis. I have collected some...
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Will My Child Be a Happy, Productive Adult?
My darling daughter has ADHD and language based disabilities. It can take her twice as long as the “average” person to learn something new. And I wonder what her adulthood is going to be like. Will...
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