The Alphabet War

I've recently rediscovered (self diagnosed) that I have dyslexia and was trying to do research about it--thinking also that my son might have it too and wanting to help him as much as I can not struggle through elementary school like I did.

The Alphabet War is about a little boy who has dyslexia and some of the struggles he had while discovering that he had dyslexia. The common ideas of "I'm stupid" "I can't do this" and then becoming a bad kid because he'd "fake it 'til he made it" or start daydreaming instead of reading the confusing, jumbled up letters.

This one is a good story for those whose kids might have it and some of the beginning steps on how to address the coming situations of tutors, special help, or diagnosing dyslexia. A way to help those kids not feel as worried about their abnormal situation. It is a book that is probably best read to the children. It's not the most fun or exciting read, but it's a good one for information.

I remember doing it. It's not easy. Adam, in the story, was able to be diagnosed and got tutors to help him out, which is the case for many people. Others, like myself, self-diagnosed themselves years later (for me it was at the end of my college career). Giving kids the tools they need early to help them is very important and so then they can use them as they get older too. So then we don't have to struggle on our own, feeling alone, and feeling stupid and dumb as we walk blindly on.