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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
Short & sweet I hope.
Both my boyâs are dyslexic & have ADHD
My oldest 28 left school at 16 with abysmal exam results, he was a little sod as a child, I couldnât take him anywhere. ADHD wasnât really known then, we and his school just thought he was lost cause. He joined the army at 16yrs 6months, spent 8 years there, towards the last part of his army career he had a thirst for knowledge and started an Open University course. He left the army and went to Bangor University, who diagnosed his ADHD and dyslexia at age 24, he graduated last year with a BSC Psychology with Clinical Psychology, he then started his masterâs, he doesnât get his results until September but apparently will pass with a distinction. He found out last week he will start a 4 year PHD studentship with pay October 2009.
Youngest aged 18 will be 19 31/07/09 diagnosed with ADHD aged 7 put on Ritolin and developed Tourettes, I took him off it and changed his diet. He left school again with atrocious grades, thought he wanted to a chef & spent 2 years at college, then decided cooking werenât for him but still passed, took another course in Media studies, passed all exams with 3 distinctions and a merit + another distinction & merit in story writing. He will be starting a Drama course September on level 3. He is also entertainments officer for the Student Union.
We are very proud of both my apparently thick boy's.
Excuse me butting my nose in this thread but that was wonderful to read about your sons.
I was never diagnosed with any thing as a kid just told by all I was thick, "this is the funny one".. stuff like that but then got to Uni in 40's as some what mature student. I was not able to finish as got diagnosed with M.E but my point is I, like your son's and so many people out there that did not fit in the box as it were, when at school, get dismissed as thick or what ever; yet if there were more talented teachers about this would be less likey to happen! Thank you for writing about your son's, I found it inspirational, you must be so so proud of them both..