Hello @giri I am Scott and it is nice to e-meet you here on Mayo Connect! Welcome! I trust you will find this online community to be as warm and welcoming as I did when I joined some time ago. I am sorry to read of your son's learning difficulties.

Our son is now older, but his learning difficulties were brought to our attention when he was in 4th grade. He was fine in some areas, but a very astute teacher noticed his struggles in others. She suggested we get him tested for dislexia. In his case it turned out he was not dislexic but did have a very significant learning disability in his abililty with oral cognition. If the teacher wrote instructions on the board or paper he was fine, but if she just gave the instructions orally he was totally lost. We made the decision to enroll him in a local school (now known as Groves Academy) for the special teaching they offered. After three years he caught up, we understood his needs, and he moved over to mainstream schooling again. He did well until college and then he failed significantly as the school was not wiling to support his learning style. Long story, but he ended up at a community college then a large state university where he flourished and now has a solid career going!

I know every case is unique, espeically when it comes to learning disabilities and things like dislexia. Our daughter-in-law teaches at The Roberts School, which is located on the campus of Florida Southern University and focuses solely on dislexic students. They might have some information online as might Groves Academy.

Our son was tested at a community nonprofit for a very reasonable fee. Do you have anything like that in your community?

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