dyslexia ...urgent help needed

[willow]

hi

it took a while to get some interest in my post, but i am now feeling a lot more confident that we are going down the right route. I totally agree lockstock that the MA has made a throw away comment about a "developmental paediatrician" because the diagnosis of dyslexia/understanding of it in nz is relatively new compared to the uk.

we are going ahead with our plan to see an ed psych and we will submit the report to the MA and challenge him/her if they say an ed psych is not the correct professional. I am actually a bit shocked that dyslexia is viewed as a condition that needs evidence about the "prognosis". Our son is in main stream school, he is a bright articulate child and the only people who will end up financing any help he needs in nz is us anyway!! It seems all the help for children with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia falls on parents, so why oh why are we having to provide more evidence.

chin up!

willow

[rizjunior]

Excellent post. It may not be helpful but last year India made a film on children with learning disabilities "TAREY ZAMEEN PER", I never knew dyslexia before but it was an educational specialist who had main role in film. I sincerely wish you good luck to sort this out.

[BkyMonster]

I am actually a bit shocked that dyslexia is viewed as a condition that needs evidence about the "prognosis".

This also struck me as incredibly bizarre. It seems strange it would make on the medical report TBH.
I've had quite a lot of friends with dyslexia and my mother tutors children with learning disabilities and it's awfully odd to me that it was viewed as a medical issue at all.

Good luck

[lockstock]

It is not a medical condition and should never have been referred to the MA. Someone has made a huge mistake.

[Tui2too]

I think the confusion comes from here, section B of the medical cert:

"If you are under 21 years of age,
are you in a special class or a special
school, or are you receiving special
support services or not at school
because of a disability?"

This line: "or are you receiving special support services"
A child with LD probably has an IEP, and is probably receiving some support (in a good school) this might include: extra time to do tests, a laptop with LD related software when needed, photo-copied notes, a resource teacher to turn to for extra help etc.

I keep delaying booking the medicals, the ITA has me so scared! You want to be very honest on all of it, but you don't want to raise flags where they aren't necessary. It seems to come down to interpretation..?

[Debbie]

It is not a medical condition and should never have been referred to the MA. Someone has made a huge mistake.

I haven't been on the forum for ages, but spotted this thread today and as a dyslexic person just wanted to confirm Lockstocks sentiments.
Dyslexia never came up in my medical and there is no reason why it should cause a problem with the medical. I also think it is a case of someone at NZIS not understanding the term. Hope you get this sorter ASAP without it costing you loads of money and stress.
Debbie

[willow]

we would still appreciate any personal experiences about the immigration process from parents from the uk who have emigrated with a child who has specific learning difficulties eg dyslexia. particularly in relationt to medicals and help that is available for the child in nz