Can a non-verbal 11-year-old be tested for dyslexia? She has almost no expressive language at this time, but her receptive language is close to normal. She is reading at about a 4–5th grade level, though her comprehension/retention is lower. She communicates primarily through writing questions and answers, but her handwriting is frequently hard to read. I am from Texas. If she can be successfully tested, can you recommend a testing location?

My nephew was diagnosed by a psychologist with rapid recall as well as rapid naming deficiencies. I was hoping to provide his parents with some resources to help them and him become more independent. He is 12, he can read and is quite gifted in other areas. He does suffer from ADD, for which he is medicated. It seems as though, from an outsider's perspective, his parents are pulling him out of activities and making excuses for him if he doesn't excel at something such as playing a musical instrument or speaking French.

Our son is 11 years old and attending middle school as a 6th grader. We live in Michigan. We have suspected for the past couple of years he suffers from dyslexia. He can read and comprehend written expression very well. In fact, he enjoys reading and many times he chooses to read on his own. His issues are not in reading or comprehension; but in spelling and writing. He spells phonetically, and his handwriting is almost unreadable. Many of his teachers have recognized the fact that he spells phonetically, and, at times, reverses letters. However, he is to the point now in his school career that he feels that he is a failure and has very low self-esteem. Where can we go from here to get him the help he so disparately needs in order to develop strategies that will help him overcome this disability?

We have a 7th grader with dyslexia and ADHD. We live in Tulsa where resources for remediation and assistance are so scarce. He goes to a private school which has helped but I feel that he is getting more stressed and more behind as he gets older with the more reading that he will have. We are already members of Bookshare (which he doesn't use as often as he should since it requires sitting and listening). I am really stuck here. He's really smart but with 7th grade we have had a wall with the load of work. He dictates a lot of work to me but I feel that there should be ways to accommodate him so that he can do the work himself and feel as if he has ownership. Is he just going to have to find ways of compensating? I am looking at your app list right now.

I’m looking for guidance on the special education dispute process for my 7th-grade daughter in Wisconsin. She was diagnosed with dyslexia and a processing disorder in 3rd grade and had been making good progress with an IEP and support, especially after we sent her to Lindamood-Bell for intensive instruction. However, once she entered middle school and was assigned a new case manager, her IEP goals were ignored, and she started to struggle again. Despite my concerns and an outside evaluation confirming ongoing difficulties, the school dismissed her from special education and denied additional support. I’ve filed an IDEA complaint and am trying to understand what steps to take next.

We came across your Facebook page and have been very impressed with the wealth of information that you provide! We have two sons ages 14 and 11 that are both dyslexic and one also has processing issues. We are trying to find tutors that could help with homework, study skills, etc. and was wondering if you could help? We live in Michigan. Thank you in advance for any assistance that you may be able to provide.

My 12-year-old daughter was just diagnosed with a learning disability yesterday in the IEP meeting at my daughter’s school. My daughter is very bright and very self confident with the things she does. I really just need some information on tutoring and self motivated programs that will assist my child in becoming better In her school curriculum and a life changing aspect for herself along with her parents’ moral support. If you can help me with any type of information regarding my Child’s learning disability, I will really appreciate the support. Thank you.

My oldest daughter is 12 and in sixth grade. She has dyslexia but until this fall her reading level was close to grade level. She has an IEP and gets Barton tutoring weekly. Recently, she seems to be struggling more with reading, particularly reading out loud. She reads words from all over the page and makes more sight word mistakes. We don't know why this is happening. Can you suggest any articles or legitimate websites that may help us with this? Is there any research that shows a link between puberty and a decrease in reading fluency?

We have a 7th grader with dyslexia and ADHD. We live in Oklahoma where resources for remediation and assistance are so scarce. He goes to a private school which has helped but I feel that he is getting more stressed and more behind as he gets older with the more reading that he will have. We are already members of Bookshare (which he doesn't use as often as he should since it requires sitting and listening). Is he just going to have to find ways of compensating?