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Not only is the magazine helpful for those involved in the lives of autistic individuals, but it also offers hints and helps for parents in general.

The July/August 2008 issue includes a story I wrote.

Autism Magazine

Dyslexia Magazine

Last week, a library patron called me for help with her eleven-year-old son who is dyslexic. He had just made the astounding discovery that large print helped him read much more easily and quickly. Her request was for large-print materials for school as well as for entertainment. Perhaps the young man is onto something?

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The friend who spits when "self esteem" is mentioned figured out a method that helped his daughtter learn to read: ebooks running on screen while the computer read aloud, so she had both visual and aural coming together.

Another friend says that her deafness at scattered frequencies made it difficult for her to hear certain parts of words when she was being taught to read. The hearing problem hasn't handicapped her in any other way (but her spelling is atrocious!).

I am aware that the term dyslexia covers a range of difficulties with reading and comprehension of words, usually – as I understand it – some sort of perceptual problem. Although we may have improved somewhat in this regard, people with dyslexia have often remained undiagnosed. Teachers tended to attribute their reading problems to lack of intelligence.

Besides having friends with dyslexic children, I am interested in this because I still have difficulty dustinguishing between students who simply have poor reading skills or background and those who have a perceptual problem such as dyslexia. A few years ago, when I discovered a disconnect between a student's very articulate speech and her almost childish writing, I was able to confirm (via testing) an undiagnosed case of dyslexia. (Such testing is no longer available at the college.) With special tutoring, the student was able to begin to deal with her condition and went on to earn an associate's degree. However, this was a lucky call in a fairly obvious case. I could help more students if I knew more precisely what I was looking for,
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Rich Turner (The Curmudgeon Himself)

Adult Dyslexia

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