It took a private assessment when my son was 11 to finally get a dyslexia diagnosis. Most children are assessed by age 6/7 if it's evident from the time they start primary school at age 4/5. I questioned his school teachers but was fobbed off because he was well behaved in the classroom and was pretty average in language development. Only 2 assessments are made per year apparently in the school. Most parents end up going for a private assessment which costs a fortune. Sadly he fell through the cracks at primary school and should have gotten learning support and extra resource hours to support his learning. He's now heading into 3rd year at secondary school and there is no support at all and his teachers still want him to do subjects at honours level.Usually they don’t test for dyslexia or dyscalculia until they are 7, which would have been during the time she was home schooled. There would have been huge delays in getting tested and the process to get assessed takes ages, whether you’re in a private or state school. They decided to go private, but Anna also said she’d been meaning to book the appointment for ages, so the further delay was her lack of organisation. My bet is, they wanted it doing so she’d get (much needed) extra time in her sats and for any exams/applications she’d need for the private school
We went through the primary school dental care system to have our children's teeth cared for from age 7 I think. Every year the HSE has screening for hearing, eyes and teeth depending on age and class of the pupils.Ten bucks she wouldn't have been taken for an eye exam if it wasn't required for the assessment.
Wish the teachers could come up with something to make them all go to the dentist for a check-up and to start A1 on a thumbsucking device.
Last edited: