All in good time

Our youngest is dyslexic and we have been through the pain that most families go through as they try to find the root cause of the ‘challenges’ and then lay plans to meet them. D, diagnosed at 6 ½ years old, is a great example of the sometimes painstakingly slow but measured progress which can be made. He has just finished his first year at high school and he is now using his handy expressions such as: ‘thingymyjig’, ‘wotsit’ and ‘you know what I mean,’ less and less. Just this week he used three what I call ‘significant words’ in the correct context. He asked for a ‘substantial snack’! He declared that his was a ‘valid reason!’ And he told us about a ‘dilemma’ he was facing! Tears of joy (and possibly just a little relief) are dripping onto my keyboard.