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A Guide for parents and their Teenage Children

Description

Surviving School as a Dyslexic Teenager is an easy to read book looking at the coping/defence strategies used by teenagers both in and outside school.

Understanding where these coping/defence strategies have come from (home influences, primary school, peer relationships, parent’s own diagnosed/undiagnosed dyslexia) and giving help, common sense, tips, and career/college/university advice.

This book is aimed at parents, educators, and dyslexic teenagers themselves.

What makes this book so unique and something that families with teenagers with dyslexia should seek out and read? One feature that particularly appealed to me was the handy tips provided at the end of each chapter.

If you’re seeking inspiring content to help you realise the potential of a teenager with dyslexia I cannot recommend this too highly.

Reviews

'Foreword by: Angela Fawcett

Emeritus Professor, Swansea University,

Vice President, British Dyslexia Association.

It’s a very great pleasure to provide this forward to this interesting new book from an author with an unrivalled understanding of dyslexia from both his own experience and many years of providing support in the school system. This gives the author a unique perspective on both the strengths and weaknesses of dyslexia in the teenage years. Neil brings to the task a rich variety of suggestions for supporting teenagers with dyslexia whether or not they have been formally identified or diagnosed.

His use of four profiles of both diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals with dyslexia with differing personality types is particularly approachable.  

These include Sima, undiagnosed, introverted, Jasper undiagnosed, extroverted, Noah, diagnosed, introverted and Ava, diagnosed, extroverted.  The study of introverted/extroverted personality types, along with the differences in diagnosed to non-diagnosed individuals is novel and makes this book unique. The ability to access support for those who both are undiagnosed and/or reject their difference, is one of the challenges faced by educators, and this book helps to unpick this in a user-friendly way.

Topics include teenagers and dyslexia, the influence of family and primary school, classroom strategies, homework, peer relationships, dating, social media, coping with exams, careers, university, apprenticeships, working, application and interviews and skills for life.   In the supporting chapters, a range of useful information is also supplied that can address any questions families may have about navigating this potentially stressful period of life.  

What makes this book so unique and something that families with teenagers with dyslexia should seek out and read?  One feature that particularly appealed to me was the handy tips provided at the end of each chapter. As a parent of a child with dyslexia and married to an adult with dyslexia, I recognised the usefulness of many of these suggestions.  One suggestion that particularly struck me was the suggestion of an album or memory box to record aspirations and success outside the realm of academia.

I understand that this book is the first of a series on ‘lived dyslexia’, and I look forward to reading more of the series from this talented author. If you are looking for perfect spelling and punctuation, or advice on how to achieve this, this may not be the book for you but if you’re seeking inspiring content to help you realise the potential of a teenager with dyslexia I cannot recommend this too highly.

Surviving School as a Dyslexic Teenager is an easy to read book looking at the coping/defence strategies used by teenagers both in and outside school.

Understanding where these coping/defence strategies have come from (home influences, primary school, peer relationships, parent’s own diagnosed/undiagnosed dyslexia) and giving help, common sense, tips, and career/college/university advice.

This book is aimed at parents, educators, and dyslexic teenagers themselves.

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