My 8 yr old, 2nd grader reads beautifully, 5th grade level, has huge vocabulary and reading comprehension, cannot write. Entire sentance becomes one word with many letter reversal. He had to write his numbers 1-30 for math. Every number is written in reverse (mirror image) or if they are written correctly it’s 61, 71, 81, instead of 16,17,18.
Stuggles w/gross motor skills. No bicycles,etc. little hand eye coordination, there for not interested in sports. Fine motor skills, legos, etc.. great.
Big baby.. crawled at 1 yr, walked 2 yrs. Very sweet, bright, temper not good because frustrates easily. We are beginning to have some testing done, but i can’t find anything that really fits what i see. He can’t get info from his head to paper. Thanks, tmac
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Well, I can safely say it is not dyslexia. Letter and number reversals in and of themselves are not a dyslexia indicator, and especially when the reading level is above grade level. The problems seem to be motor-related, and maybe visual-motor. The likely diagnosis would be dysgraphia. But you’d have to have an evaluation by someone who diagnoses disorders of written expression/dysgraphia.
I highly recommend reading Mel Levine’s chapters on neuromotor function in his book, A Mind at a Time.
[Modified by: Janis on October 03, 2006 12:01 PM]
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In addition, I’d recommend reading the chapter on neuromotor function in Mel Levine’s book, A Mind at a Time.
(I tried to add this as an edit to my first post, but it wouldn’t work.)
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My son has this problem from a young age. He is very visual however and learns best with visuals. This is a diability but I am not sure what. Def is not dyslexia because of the reading level demonstrated. I had professionals test him thoroughly ( 1 week out of school) and they found he had an expressive/receptive language disorder only. I know it can be frustrating because you feel alone in the world but there are answers somewhere.
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You might want to research the term nonverbal learning disability. That might be what you are working with.
Anita learntoreadnow
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you sure need to have him tested by professionals
You may want to search more info about NVLD (non verbal learning disability). It may sound like a non verbal child with learning disability, but in fact it means a child with a learning disability in non verbal areas.
Some of the characteristics of NVLD:
Language:
• Early speech and language development.
• Excellent decoding and spelling skills ( can read beyond his grade level).
• Poor comprehension ( he can read but will not understand what he just read).
Memory:
• Excellent rote memory.
• Recording like memory.
• Very poor visual memory.
Math:
• Difficulty in problem solving.
• Difficulty with geometry, patterning and any thing require visual-spatial ability.
Physical:
• Poor fine motor skills.
• Difficulty to keep organized.
• Difficulty with visual organization.
• Difficulty finding their way around.
• Some have gross motor skills problem.
Social:
• Difficulty understand non verbal communication( facial, body cues).
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I have the same situation, differnt kid. He has differnt struggles, but I just want a diagnosis. Like you, they said, no, it’s not dyslexia. So, I wanted to know, then what is it? Well, I am not sure if he is going to fall under one specific title. The more I learn about LD’s, the more I realize that it can be a combination of things without a real title.
This past month, we started taking my son to a Occupational Therapist. His pediatrician recommended it. At first I wasn’t sure why, because he is athletic, had good gross motor and fine motor skills. Well, little did I know, soooo many things can effect a child and their learning. For example, when they tested his trunk (upper body) strength, it was very weak. This effects his writing because it takes much more effort for him to hold himself upright when sitting at a table. When rolled down a ramp seated on a wide skate board, he fell off and rolled to the right every time. This shows this left brain is effected somehow and that is the side the controls reading, writing, etc…. and these are his problem areas.
Maybe this is something you can look into. We still don’t have an actual diagnosis, but we are learning more about how he “ticks”. It makes me feel better knowing we can find specific ways to help him.
It looks like he may have several LDs at work. The reversals can be caused by Dyslexia, the difficulty writing can be caused by Dysgraphia and the gross motor issues could be caused by something else. A thorough evaluation by a neuropsychologist may give you more answers as to what is going on.