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That's a good question. Since she was diagnosed as dyslexic that's where my focus has been. Initially she had trouble reading at her grade level. She had a hard time recognizing letters, and wrote letters and words backwards. She has a hard time with spelling and she hates writing anything. She also is easily frustrated and many of the things on Ladybird's dad's list I I've always shrugged off for one reason or another. When she was small she hated trying to tie her shoes, so we took the easy way out and got her slip ons. Hard time telling time; well most of the clocks in our house were clock radios and they're digital (which she can read). Poor co-ordination in P.E? Hey she does not come from a long line of jocks, that's for sure, so I just figured that she took after me. Trouble in tap class? When I mentioned it to the teacher, she said she'd had other students with dyslexia that had trouble too.
I guess I would describe her as dyslexic with dyspraxic tendencies. But I wonder if she hadn't had the symptoms of dyslexia would anyone ever notice that she might be dyspraxic or would it continue to be shrugged off? And now that I'm aware that it, I need to look into helping her with coping strategies for it as well.
Jeanne

Breanna, I think it's very likely that she does have dyspraxia. I'm not sure if they even test for it here in the U.S. so I'm not sure I could have her tested for it. And right now, they are the problems that are harder to deal with. I went back over the list and I'd have to add three more traits,. She's very sensitive to sounds. If we go somewhere that is noisy (restaurant etc.), her behavior gradually gets more out of control. We noticed this back when she was a toddler. Her social skills aren't the greatest. This one I'm not so sure about, because we've moved from one state (Louisiana) to another (New York). In Louisiana, she seemed to fit in and have friends. Here she's having a hard time fitting in. Is it truly dyspraxia causing it or just being in a new place. The third one is immature behavior, which is probably part of her problem with making friends. Like Louise said, how do you improve the dyspraxic problems?

I also think that different symptoms will cause more trouble at different times. Right now, her school isn't too hard on her about spelling. But in the future, she will be writing more things like term papers, where spelling and punctuation will be a big factor (and spell checkers only help a certain amount). Right now, not throwing a ball well in P.E. is a big thing, but later on it might not be so important.

Jeanne