dyslexia & HMS?

[canadamom]

My 7yr old daughter has HMS and so many symptoms of Dyslexia. She makes many letter reversals, skips lines when reading, reverses whole words, adds letters that are not there, uses wrong words in speech, etc. Someone suggested to me that there may be a connection between visual processing problems and HMS since our eyes are controlled by ligaments which may be affected by HMS. Does this make sense? It might explain a few things if it does. (She does not formally meet the criteria for Dyslexia but the Psych says that there are many red flags and that she should probably be retested in a few years. Most children are not assessed for Dyslexia until they are atleast 8yrs old).

Do you have dyslexia & HMS? Is is common?

Thanks,
Kim

[Flora]

I don't have dyslexia but I do have dyscalculia which is basicly the same problem but with numbers and maths.

[Retro]

I don't have dyslexia but was worried about my youngest son for years. His reading and writing were a major problem but suddenly everything just "clicked" last year and he's shot to 3rd top of his class. He's almost 11 now.

Lindsey

[justme]

My son doesn't have dyslexia but has an auditory processing problem, he is is incredibly bright

[firefairy]

Thats quite high percentage as it is on this site - although it could be that a lot of dyslexics have been attracted to the post and that is why? I wonder if they are conected at all but i wouldnt know why - dyslexia being the way ur wiredupstairs n all. Maybe the propreoception probs cause us to wire up differently? It would be interesting to find out how many people with HMS of EDS III have some level of learning difficulty?

[Jenny]

Many people have suggested I have a dyslexic test. I have had an educational psychologists assessment and he has said that I am no where near dyslexic. I have problems with my motor skills which completely disempowers my interlectual skills as I cannot put what is inside my head down on paper effectively. People tend to see me as having an above average IQ and therefore my needs are ignored.

I believe this is more of a reason than dyslexia for most people. That it is their motor skills that affect their ability.

[Flora]

Jenny, have you considered dyspraxia? my other half has it, along with dyslexia and has similar problems to the ones you describe. Might be worth looking into.
flora

[Jenny]

I just put it down to my HMS and floppy joints causing me not to be quite where I think I am.

[Nightshadow]

O M G!!!! theres a NAME for "numerically dyslexic" as i have been calling it for years...i get 6's n 9's messed up....5's n 2's etc...i thought i was just lazy or daft...turns out im exactly what i thought i was...numerically dyslexic lol

[rainbowgirl]

Slightly dyslexic, very dyspraxic (or number phobic as I think of it) and HMS.

My big sister is majorily dyslexic, not easy to work around but she has a degree and a very good job.
Sorry that your daughter has to work through it.

[antimatter]

Canadamom,

Could you check out my last post in the "question please about school" thread in the "Parenting Children with HMS" forum? Does some of that sound like dyslexia to you?

I can't quite vote in the poll since I don't officially know if i have dyslexia.

...antimatter

[tigerbunny]

Actually, it's not so much the sense-making regarding ligaments in the eyes. There could be some other connection that's impaired by the lovely collagen warp, but I'm not sure where.

If it was ligaments, it would be a 'mechanical' problem, and probably correctable, by lenses or surgery. My understanding is that dyslexia is a result of mixed up neurons or nerve pathways.

I'm not reading dyslexic, but I frequently get switched up in my typing. I switch fingers for the letters I'm intending. This is very common. There's acupressure points that will help it. They call them 'brain buttons', and they're just below the pointy parts of your collarbone below your throat. There's a little indentation right under the bones. I wouldn't recommend it if I hadn't done it.

Actually, there's a great little book called 'Brain Gym' which is full of energy exercises, for anyone, but the book is specifically aimed for children. It's got things to calm them, and the brain buttons to help thinking, and stuff like that. If anyone's interested, I can hunt up the author or a link or something.

[Retro]

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TED
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Joined: 11 Feb 2007
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Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: Problems with reading

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The school head teacher has just called to tell me that Carrie is really struggling with her reading. I did notice this week whilst doing her reading homework that she just makes up any old word to put this in a sentence rather than spelling it out. She is often away in a wee world of her own and i have to give her instructions several times. She is also so chaotic and forgets her packed lunch or her jacket or whatever. Carrie is easily 9/9 on the beighton scoring system and i was wondering whether this is connected to hm. Any thoughts???

Take Care All

TED

[Retro]

Hi TED,

How old is Carrie? My son was the same until one particular term when everything just clicked into place. Try not to worry too much about it. Mark is now 12, just started secondary school and doing really well.

Lindsey

[TED]

Hi, Carrie is only 5 at the moment so the school are not keen to do anything test wise at the moment. They are going to move her to another group and see how she gets on. She apparently isnt recognising a lot of the words that have been taught over and over again.

I dont know if she is dyslexic but it really could be a possibility. Anyway we shall just wait and see how she gets on in her new group.

Thanks for your reply

take care

TED