Dyslexia Observation Paper

The patient who has dyslexia had a history of seizures as well as a astigmatism in her right eye.She was overall a very healthy child and did not have any significant health problems except for common childhood illnesses. The patient does not have any family members that have dyslexia besides herself. At around age five when the patient was in kindergarten her teachers and parents started to notice that she had trouble reading. She could not get the hang of it and it began to become a concern. Her teachers were the first ones to notice the problem as they were teaching her how to read and then her parents also noticed the problem at home when they were helping with their child’s homework. The patient was given a dyslexia screening test to assess how severe her dyslexia was. She was also …show more content…
Eventually the tutor opened her own tutoring practice so the patient changed from having lessons at home to having lessons at the tutors own practice. When the lessons where at the patient's home the tutor and patient worked at the patient's dining room table and the tutor would bring her supplies with her. When the lessons eventually changed to the tutors practice the setting was more of a learning setting as there were many educational posters and learning tools. The change in setting did not seem to have a strong impact on the patient. The patient's family was very supportive of the patients dyslexia. The mother was the one who made all the appointments to get the patient tested as well as made the call to the tutor. The parents would help the patient in any they could and they were very patient with her. The patient originally went to a private school but was asked to leave in the second grade due to her dyslexia as they said they were not the right fit for her. The mother did everything in her power to fight their decision but they were