ADHD misdiagnosed as dyslexic

[Charlie Girl]

www.int.iol.co.za/html/frame_babynet.php?art_id=iol1111227039530D200

Hyperactive kids misdiagnosed as dyslexic

(March 19 2005 at 08:10PM)



"Because the right side of the brain is interested in what is going on to our left and vice versa, as this alertness declines over time or with boredom, it takes some of our awareness of the left with it," he continued.

"All children lose information disproportionately from the left, but children with ADHD appear to reach this point more quickly and to a greater extent than other children unless they are given stimulant medication," he concluded. - Sapa-dpa

Link to full article is at the top

[misty]

#00interesting# I wonder if theres a way to test that on our kids? I've never noticed it with Shannon, but it bears looking closer at! Possibly that would make a LD worse as well? #33student2#

[cynthiatweedle]

This is interesting. I know my granddaughter has had a problem missing the first part of a word. Lately she seems to do better at it, but last year and the year before it was a big problem.

She also reverses b's and d's when writing and sometimes other things such as a 4. I am sure she is really dyslexic but also has ADHD. Still, I can see how the two could be confused.