[SENco-forum] 4th percentile tosh

OK 
Before we go any further I have two underlying causes of my dyslexia,
Auditory Processing Disorder and being a Visual-Spatial Learner.
Two distinct underlying causes of the dyslexic symptoms of having problems
with reading writing(typing) and spelling. 
Unlike you I have to live with these issues problems everyday, and have come
to the conclusion that the stress and wasted time used up in proofreading my
posts is not worth the bother, as those with a real interest will read
through my typing (spelling) errors and grammatical errors and try to
understand the message as a whole. You and others like you expect those who
have disabilities like mine to make all of the effort and accommodations to
match your levels of communication achievement. Well that is the real
problem because it is you and others like you who need to make the
accommodations for those who have disabilities, so that we are equally
understood using our methods of communication. 
It is very easy for you to make clever comments at the expense of someone
with a disability. 

Back to explaining my previous post.

The present diagnostic process regarding dyslexia and the underlying causes,
is based in the education system. 
Most Education Psychologists work for the LEAs, and all they can diagnose is
dyslexia.
Dyslexia is not a medical condition, but a collection of symptoms of having
problems with a man made communications system.(PROBLEMS WITH READING,
WRITING AND SPELING)
A Diagnosis Dyslexia is a beacon that highlights the existence of one or
more underlying problems which may require clinical assessment and diagnosis
outside of the education system. 
The present system of diagnosis used inside the education system of Dyslexia
or a "specific Learning Disability" is meaningless outside of the education
system, in the world in which we live. 
Both terms are purely umbrella terms used to hide the real problems, so that
the LEA can avoid paying for the real levels of support required. 
Both terms have little or no meaning for employers when they want to
understand how to accommodate a prospective employee, and they prevent
society as a whole from having a realistic understanding of the precise
nature of many invisible disabilities, because we are not educated to
understand them or those who may have them, because of this lack of
diagnostic clarity.
To have a true diagnosis of the real problems or underlying causes, a full
clinical assessment program should be pursued. First to assess which
Invisible disabilities could be potential causing the problems, followed by
full sets of medical diagnostic processes until all of the underlying causes
and individual may have are identified. 
So those who have a visual cause of dyslexia would then begin to understand
some of the others issues their disability may cause besides dyslexia, or
those who may have motor information processing problems will understand
some of the other problems they may have. And All of these issues can be
properly explained and understood by parents, family, teachers, and
employers etc. This does not happen with our current system.

And it is probably a good thing that there is less funding for new
Educational Psychologists, may be the money would be better spent on One
Stop Assessment Centres staffed by multi-disciplined professionals who can
provide a realistic and more complete diagnosis.

Best wishes

dolfrog

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In a message dated 26/04/2007 20:06:34 GMT Standard Time,  
dolfrog at tiscali.co.uk writes:

The  diagnostic process need to be taken out of the education
system and refered  for clinical diagnosis instead. 
The present diagnostic processes have  no meaning outside of the
education system, not that many in that education  system have much
understanding of them anyway. We need a diagnostic process  that provides us
with a diagnosis we can use for life, not just for LEAs to  try and find
ways
to not provide the support we  need.

Now you have lost me.

Martin