Dyslexia question

[luvmyfam444]

WHen do you typically see it show up?

My dh gets numbers confused all the time as long as I've known him - I don't believe that he gets letters mixed up - never noticed any problems when he writes letters or types or anything. But he will write & read #'s all the time wrong.

I have just picked up this same behavior in my dd. I'm not sure if it's just shown up or if I'm just finally observant.

But we just argued over the # 42 doing homework - I thought I'd read the # correctly but she insited it was 24 (we were finding the factors & working independently) & when it came time to write the answer I see that I was right the # WAS 42 after all.

I'm just curious if something like this could just be showing up. Even if it would be called dyslexia or not that's the only one I know about really.

Her school grades this last 9 weeks have fallen in every subject. Not sure that there's a problem or not.

Anyone have any opinions/ideas?

 

[fimac]

With Math it is called dyscalculia. How old is your DD ? Transposition in common in the younger grades. My mother, brother and oldest son have dyslexia to varying degrees.

Fiona

 

[englishteacha]

My brother is dyslexic/dysgraphic. He reverses numbers and letters. In school he could say the correct answer but couldn't write it down in the right order. It showed up with him in about 3rd grade. He really struggled for a while until he got a great teacher. Now he's an adult he is a builder. He always measures twice!!!

 

[bbangel]

Sounds like disgraphia. Ask to have her tested in the school.

 

[Handbag Lady]

OMG, I have this and had no idea it had a name.

If I hear a phone number once, I blank and can't even tell you one of the numbers. Heaven forbid I know the order, either.

I reverse numbers all the time and when I have to use them at work, I DO ask someone to double-check my work even though I am very careful knowing how I can be with numbers.

But, I had no idea it was a condition or anything. I'm off to wiki more.

 

[luvmyfam444]

That's what I was thrown by it all 'cause she is so old - she's almost 11.

 

[janette]

Dyslexia can impact how numbers are processed, my DD had trouble with recognizing numbers and still has trouble with things like you describe. She's dyslexic so she also had issues with the alphabet & reading.

Often learning issues aren't found until 2nd / 3rd grade. You can ask that she be tested but schools tend to test only for learning disabilities and milder forms of dyslexia etc don't always qualify you for assistance from the school. If she continues to have problems you could ask the school and also see if there are some education evaluations that can be done in your area. Scottish Rite has a center here that tests for learning disabilities / dyslexia.

 

[luvmyfam444]

Would there be other issues present too? Reading verbally is fine - very fluent reader - doesn't typically stumble unless she doesn't recognize the word so I know dyslexia wouldn't be an issue,

 

[bbangel]

Other learning issues may or may not be present. There are many types and only comprehensive testing can tell you what might be going on. Many kids with learning issues are very good at coping/hiding their issues until the later grades. Even if the learning issues don't qualify for help from the school it will help you know how you can help her meet her challenges.

 

[torinsmom]

Sounds like disgraphia. Ask to have her tested in the school.

Dysgraphia is a writing disability, and has nothing to do with math(except that the number will be messy when written) My DS has dysgraphia, but his reading and math are not affected.

Lots of kids get number mixed up, but they are usually younger. I swear whoever invented our English number system was on drugs. Why do you say the second number first when you are reading teens 18 is EIGHT teen, but then you say the first number first when you get to twenty and beyond
FORTY two. Just makes for confusion if you ask me. Other languages say the first number first all the way through like dix-huit.

Marsha

 

[Bluestars]

My husband's dyslexia showed up when he was in grade school. Unfortunately nobody knew what was wrong. He struggled in school. His mother even had him tape his classes to listen to them again later at home. It wasn't until he was in high school that he finally got the diagnosis.

I didn't find out about his dyslexia until we were marred for several years. For some reason he was embarrassed about it. I knew he would reverse things sometimes, but I just figured that we all did that from time to time. I was just joking one day when we were at his parent's house and said, "What are you, dyslexic?" I was shocked when he said yes. Completely shocked because I would have never known.

He has to read something either very slowly or several times in order to comprehend it. His dyslexia has made him better at what he does because he has to try harder, and in doing so he thoroughly learns whatever it is he is reading.

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

I found my ds' dyslexia in elementary school. He was doing the classic switching of b's and d's among other things, but that stood out the most. Had trouble with the school, they said that was just him. Also they said they didn't recognize dyslexia. I insisted and they referred me to a place and they tested him. He was dyslexic and was matched up with a tutor.


You can ask the school, but I would also look into having her tested on your own.

 

[nephthys43]

i have dyscalcula. your daughter can be tested for it, if you want her to be. my problems started in 7th grade (12 y.o., i think), it may have been in 6th, i'm not entirely sure.

you can read me a list of numbers and i will mess most of them up. i have learned to be very careful with my work and triple check everything. i recite as i write or type. it helps.

 

[minnie61650]

My son was in the 2rd grade when it showed up.
He has dyslexia and dysgraphia and has a really hard time
with spelling.

He was not able to write the answers to essay questions well enough for teachers to read the answers so he was able to give the answers orally.

He is 27 now and with his oral essays and extra spelling help he got good grades in school and is now sucessful.

I also have dyslexia (did not identify it until adulthood).
I will often transpose numbers.
My dad was a math teacher and use to correct my math homehork at home and I still would get some answers wrong. Why? because I copied the problems wrong!

Also when I am posting on the DIS boards I will reread a post after I post and find out I forgot a letter in a word or a word or two in my sentence. My mind is going faster then my typing and so often if I reread my post I find I forgot a very important word like the word NOT which changes the whole meaning of the sentence. That is why so many of my posts have been edited for typos.

Good Luck with DD the earlier you catch it the better.

 

[torinsmom]

My son was in the 2rd grade when it showed up.
He has dyslexia and dysgraphia and has a really hard time
with spelling.

He was not able to write the answers to essay questions well enough for teachers to read the answers so he was able to give the answers orally.

He is 27 now and with his oral essays and extra spelling help he got good grades in school and is now sucessful.

I also have dyslexia (did not identify it until adulthood).
I will often transpose numbers.
My dad was a math teacher and use to correct my math homehork at home and I still would get some answers wrong. Why? because I copied the problems wrong!

Also when I am posting on the DIS boards I will reread a post after I post and find out I forgot a letter in a word or a word or two in my sentence. My mind is going faster then my typing and so often if I reread my post I find I forgot a very important word like the word NOT which changes the whole meaning of the sentence. That is why so many of my posts have been edited for typos.

Good Luck with DD the earlier you catch it the better.

How did you get them to let your son do oral essays? Mine gets to type many of his assignments, and get to mark in his test booklet vs. bubbling in the bubbles. It drives me crazy that his french teacher gives them nothing but worksheet packets as homework. It takes him so much longer than other kids to write that much and at 14, he doesn't really want me to write for him(dictate to scribe is another of his accommodations)

Did your son have an IEP through college? I am wondering how college will work for DS with dysgraphia and ADD. I am not going to have him tested again, because I worry her will not be eligible if he is tested. He has made great gains, but needs accommodations for the dysgraphia.

Marsha

 

[C.Ann]

DD started having problems with both numbers and letters in high school - and now (at 36) it continues to get worse.. After she and her DH were married about 3 years, he had to take over the check book and payment of the bills because she kept transposing the numbers.. And reading and spelling? It's a nightmare for her..