My child has dyslexia (or dysgraphia, dyscalculia, nonverbal LD – NVLD, central auditory processing disorder – CAPD, etc.) but the school says he doesn qualify for special ed – how can this be?
The term ‘dyslexia’ describes a generalized reading disorder. Similar terms include dysgraphia (writing), dyscalculia (math), nonverbal learning disability (NVLD), central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), etc. Often these are terms used by agencies outside of the public school to describe learning and/or cognitive processing difficulties which a child may be experiencing. Unfortunately, these ‘diagnoses’ do not have any clear or consistently used criteria to identify how significant the problem may be. In contrast, special education laws provide very strict criteria for identification of various handicapping conditions such as Specific Learning Disability. Special education services are intended for only the most severely handicapped students. So it is quite possible (and really not very unusual) for a student to demonstrate symptoms of dyslexia (or other diagnosis) without meeting the eligibility requirements for special education services. When a student has such a documented ‘ha
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