Wrapping It Up

After digging through the resources, and assimilating new information with old, it is as though I have just given myself a gift. It is the gift of understanding.

Oh, do not misconstrue my meaning. I do not believe for a moment I have a complete understanding, just a much broader understanding than before.

I have torn away the paper and pushed the beautiful bow to the side, and now, the gift of a new understanding is mine forever more. Here are a few items I wrapped up in the box as a gift for myself.

• My son is unique: "Like the negative side of dyslexia, where no two people have the same disability, the gift of dyslexia is different for each person." (Davis) Because of this, the only way I can truly understand Aiden's dyslexia, is to continually involve him in my research. He is the key to understanding.
• All research lead back to multisensory. Nothing indicates that something is "broken" everything is just working at the same time, which leads to a lot of information at once. This can cause disorientation.
• Orton-Gillingham method seems to focus on memorizing what is not easily understood. This method, although proven effective in many cases, does not seem to match up with my personal beliefs of education, nor does it seem to coincide with past experiences I have had with Aiden. Obviously my knowledge of the program is very limited, and I may choose to revisit the method at a later date; but for now I am choosing to set this method aside.
• Brain Gym, has a connection to "treatment" of Dyslexia.
• Ritalin has not been recommended by Davis or O-G, and is highly discouraged by Ann Farris.
• Aiden reads pictures, and words he cannot picture can cause disorientation.
• Davis Orientation Counseling teaches a technique for turning off disorientation.
• Daydreaming is not only a good thing; it is a sign of genius. It is also a way for persons with dyslexia to process all the information coming from multiple sensories. This is information the average person would probably not even process on a subliminal level.
• "The eventual gift of dyslexia will be the gift of mastery. The dyslexic will be able to master many skills faster than the average person could comprehend or understand them." (Davis)
• The Davis Method seems to have a direct correlation to my understanding of my son's dyslexia.
• I have a lot more to learn about Dyslexia.