Recent content by itsMeFred

This is such a very odd tangent. I never would have anticipated it when I started this thread... symbolipoint, I know exactly what's in his texts and classes. He's homeschooled. For that matter, it might have been a few years, but I took both Chem and Algebra 2 as a high schooler. Near as...

But most likely it's because these are both classes that aren't heavy on the reading/language (remember, high school does not require as much from the individual learner as college does), but instead on discussion, examples, auditory or hands-on inputs. :) It's not at all unusual for dyslexics...

On the contrary. Dyslexia is primarily known as a language decoding/encoding issue, though there are other working-memory deficits that usually accompany. It typically presents via reading/spelling/writing/etc. Fortunately, many (most?) people with dyslexia have no trouble with numbers and...

Honestly I'm a little worried about ANY undergrad program. Between the dyslexia and the ADD, the deck is really stacked against him. But, that's part of what we're working on with homeschooling; developing systems and routines to keep himself on track. Thanks for the python recommendation. :)

Mom, here. I have a high school freshman who's currently homeschooling (dyslexic and ADD, school was a disaster!) He's a classic Lego-kid who loves tearing apart my appliances, electronics, vehicles, etc. He's even gotten to the point where he can actually repair the above, too. He...