Kevin might not be great at school but his BS detector is on point.(Okay, okay, it’s not actually BS, this is stuff that will actually help him unlike most homework, but I get where he’s coming from.)
Many years ago my Mom thought that I had a problem reading. She sent me to an eye doctor in Montreal who diagnosed me with an eye block. I would read only part of a sentence and would have to go back to re-read it. What he prescribed was interesting. It was an apparatus that you looked down through the sight, and had a picture clipped on the side and a piece of paper on the bottom. You were to draw the picture on the paper. The first one was a basic scooter. Let’s just say that the scooter looked like it was hit by a vehicle. The base and wheels were in one spot and the handle bars were in another. After months of retraining my eyes, it worked.
Kevin from one dyslexic to another, unfortunately you will have to sit down after school with a tutor and do more work to overcome your problem. I also was diagnosed with mild dyslexia in the 1980s in First Grade. Overcame it for the most part so if treated early there is hope.
I’ve been reading this comic for awhile, but I had to make an account on here just to express how much this particular story line is warming my heart. My bro has dyslexia and as soon as Kevin mentioned to Miles how he was seeing words I was like I know what this is! I can’t wait to see this story play out more!
No No! Why give more of the same thing a kid can’t do in school? Extra homework is NOT helpful without teaching the child how to decode the words, how to comprehend the text, and make sense of reading using learning strategies. THEN practice at home.
It is called CBT or Cognitive Behavior Therapy. They are skills you can use to manage neural conditions. I use it for my ADHD and they help me get through the days, especially when ADHD meds are more or less rationed because of shortages.
Imagine about 2 months ago
Call it magic instead.
McColl34 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Well, yes.
But, if it works, (and it almost certainly will) you’ll find it lessens many problems! You might even find you will enjoy school.
Okay, that last one is kind of a long shot, but you never know!
diazch408 about 2 months ago
Probably, which means you’re already on the ball, Kevin.
ratton8 about 2 months ago
Kevin might not be great at school but his BS detector is on point.(Okay, okay, it’s not actually BS, this is stuff that will actually help him unlike most homework, but I get where he’s coming from.)
Ida No about 2 months ago
“Yup!”
mccollunsky about 2 months ago
Extra, but actually useful homework.
kaffekup about 2 months ago
“Is there a pill I could take?”
LawrenceS about 2 months ago
“Well, yes. But these assignments will make the rest of your homework much easier.”
“I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it.” (E. B. White, 1928)
markkahler52 about 2 months ago
Maybe some astigmatism, too…
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 2 months ago
Extra work, all the time, everywhere.
Ellis97 about 2 months ago
No Kevin, it just means you’ll need some assistance.
Legolas about 2 months ago
I have Dyslexia
SquidGamerGal about 2 months ago
We’re not gonna sugarcoat it… Yes! Say goodbye to what little free time you have left, kiddo!
LadyPeterW about 2 months ago
Nope. Not so! But, he could end up with more classes.
phileaux about 2 months ago
Not extra homework, more like extended batting practice. You will see yourself getting better.
herdocow about 2 months ago
What? Not hardly working?
well-i-never about 2 months ago
“Tools and tricks” might be a good way to put it to interest him. Kind of like telling him he’ll have a secret code of his own!
sarah413 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Many years ago my Mom thought that I had a problem reading. She sent me to an eye doctor in Montreal who diagnosed me with an eye block. I would read only part of a sentence and would have to go back to re-read it. What he prescribed was interesting. It was an apparatus that you looked down through the sight, and had a picture clipped on the side and a piece of paper on the bottom. You were to draw the picture on the paper. The first one was a basic scooter. Let’s just say that the scooter looked like it was hit by a vehicle. The base and wheels were in one spot and the handle bars were in another. After months of retraining my eyes, it worked.
_buddy about 2 months ago
No kid at that age would say “be straight with me, doc”. Most would probably cuss him out. Or their teacher. Oof.
EMGULS79 about 2 months ago
Do you even have to bother asking?
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 months ago
There have been great strides in diagnosis and treatment of these disorders to help the kids suffering from them.
Kellbone about 2 months ago
I hope they don’t put him on meds…
kinich79 about 2 months ago
Kevin from one dyslexic to another, unfortunately you will have to sit down after school with a tutor and do more work to overcome your problem. I also was diagnosed with mild dyslexia in the 1980s in First Grade. Overcame it for the most part so if treated early there is hope.
Nix about 2 months ago
I’ve been reading this comic for awhile, but I had to make an account on here just to express how much this particular story line is warming my heart. My bro has dyslexia and as soon as Kevin mentioned to Miles how he was seeing words I was like I know what this is! I can’t wait to see this story play out more!
Drbarb71 Premium Member about 2 months ago
No No! Why give more of the same thing a kid can’t do in school? Extra homework is NOT helpful without teaching the child how to decode the words, how to comprehend the text, and make sense of reading using learning strategies. THEN practice at home.
6turtle9 about 2 months ago
The kids got street smarts, I’ll give him that.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Unfortunatly Yes.
baraktorvan about 2 months ago
It is called CBT or Cognitive Behavior Therapy. They are skills you can use to manage neural conditions. I use it for my ADHD and they help me get through the days, especially when ADHD meds are more or less rationed because of shortages.
baskate_2000 about 2 months ago
in a way …. but more helpful than normal homework.
Strawberry King about 2 months ago
Sadly, yes.