a dyslexia case

july 31, 2007
today, i interviewed a 30-year old british construction manager. he admitted to me during the interview that he had dyslexia as a child, when asked about his weakness. he said that when he was 6-7 years old, his teacher suspected him to be dyslexic and referred him to a specialist who diagnosed him to be so and was given special tutorials. he was able to be independent of these specials lessons on how to read by age 10-11.
he told me that as a dyslexic, he processes reading materials differently from others and was taught techniques to cope accordingly. he had to practice reading and writing more than his classmates.
the effect on him up to now is being SLOW TO READ compared to others, like going over the long psychological tests i gave him. i also noticed that most of his writing on the information sheet were written in printed form rather than script and looked a bit crude.
when growing up, he realized math was just easier and more understandable to him than literature. thus, he became a construction manager.

reflection:
i cited this case here because i and my psychologist wife have been wondering whether our youngest son, angel, has dyslexia. he doesn't like writing, is one of the last to finish copying from the board, and even doesn't like going to school. not wanting to go to school and being left without a companion can be part of separation anxiety (childhood anxiety disorder, which is another possible diagnosis). my wife, who has 6 units of special education in the doctoral level, has been trying her best to assist him cope. she has also given him a standarized IQ test and came out average. however, i still insist on referring him to specialists for a more objective assessment. we are in the process of doing that.