Caption: handwriting sample of a boy, Xin, 8 years.
A friend's son, Xin was referred to me, for his various learning difficulties. He had problems remembering stuff, he barely scored above three out of ten in spelling, he was poor in Maths. He was also misbehaving in class.
In trying to help him, his parents put him in tuition and enrichment classes four times a week. Those didn't help. What's worse, his little pride was taking a beating and it was costing his self-esteem. (Not to mention the thousand-odd dollars a month spent on course fees.)
Yet, Xin was articulate and seemed reasonably intelligent for his age when I chatted wiPublish Postth him.
One of the complains was his 'untidy handwriting'. His handwriting was a little 'awkward' for his age. A look at his handwriting told me that he was probably dyslexic.
So I referred him for a cognitive assessment. Two months later, the psychologist's report came back affirming my suspicious. With that report, we could explain his condition to the school, the Ministry of Education and the people involved in his education and learning. Most important, we could follow up and implement an effective program tailored to help him. :-)
