Where/how To Test A Child For A Learning Disability

[cmsoulbrother]

I have a niece who despite being very clever, has struggled academically for years. My sister, who just visited and who works as an occupational therapist for kids with problems back in Canada, thought that the girl might have an undiagnosed LD and suggested getting her tested.

Has anyone had any experience with this sort of thing? I think that typically education psychologists perform these types of tests, but I'm not sure where to find any of these professionals here.

Any advice or info would be welcomed.

Thanks,

John

[aliena]

I have a niece who despite being very clever, has struggled academically for years. My sister, who just visited and who works as an occupational therapist for kids with problems back in Canada, thought that the girl might have an undiagnosed LD and suggested getting her tested.

Has anyone had any experience with this sort of thing? I think that typically education psychologists perform these types of tests, but I'm not sure where to find any of these professionals here.

Any advice or info would be welcomed.

Thanks,

John

I have been looking for someone who could diagnotised me with LD for ages here in CM but haven't found yet so I gave up my search, figured out I'll do a diagnosis back in my country. However, the best hospital here in CM where they are more chance of founding someone who knows his job would be Chiangmai University! Maybe go there to check it out, asking around! PS: please don't go to chiangmai RAM hospital for a psychologist or specialist, they are the worst doctors I have seen in my life. The so called 'sleep specialist' when I asked him for a sleep test he said that sleep test was only for snoring and sleep apnea!

Also I am not sure if it's very known here in Thailand, I asked my thai teacher who used to teach kids with ADHD about places here in thailand but she said they aren't many and she doesn't know any here in CM. .

Wish the best

[PeaceBlondie]

When I taught at one of the largest matayom schools in northern Thailand, a former exchange student returned and mentioned that she had always had dyslexia. The ajarns there had not heard of dyslexia. Maybe one of the international schools has a trained psychologist or educational psychometrist. I have met several neurologists at Sripat, including a sleep disorder specialist, but I know of no learning disability specialist.

Try to get more info from your sister from Canada as to what prompted her suspicion of the learning disability. If she suspects ADD, at least one doctor at Sripat prescribves Rubifen (Ritalin), but that is a controversial drug and is sometimes mis-prescribed or mis-diagnosed.

[jaideeguy]

We have a couple of tutors that come for a couple of hours a week to give our children an extra little help. The wife first noticed that our 8 yr old daughter was just not makeing the connection between the written word and the spoken word and her grades were suffering.

One of the tutors had a daytime job with the mental health hospital and some background in psychology and she suggested that our daughter had a LD [learning disability].

I immediately googled it and found several online sites that had 'quick tests' with general symptoms and sure enough, our daughter seemed to have a for of dislexia and the websites offered several English courses for big $'s to cure it.

On the advise of the tutor, we just persisted with the tutoring and drilled her in Thai reading and writing skills and eventually her grades improved.

I learned that dislexia is not really curable, but the person can and does compensate for it in other ways and is sometimes more intelegent than others. many famous and successful people have it and succede in life.

A good overview of dislexia can be found on wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dislexia along with a list of famous people who have had it

Louise Arnold, English author.[1]

Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood actor.[2]

Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian and satirist.[3]

Orlando Bloom, actor[4]

Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player[5]

Richard Branson, entrepreneur[6]

Erin Brockovich, legal clerk.[7]

Octavia Butler,science fiction author[8]

Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden[9]

Stephen J. Cannell, creator of shows such as The A-Team[10]

Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist [11]

John Chambers, CEO of Cisco [12]

Cher, singer and actress, and her daughter, Chastity Bono[13]

Anderson Cooper, American journalist[14]

Tom Cruise, actor[15]

John de Lancie, actor[16]

Samuel R. Delany, science fiction author and literary critic[17]

Patrick Dempsey, actor[18]

Andrew Dornenburg, author and chef[19]

Michael Dudikoff, actor[20]

Fannie Flagg, comedienne and author [21]

Joseph Fiennes, actor [22]

Richard Ford, author[23]

Noel Gallagher, musician[24]

Whoopi Goldberg, actress and comedienne[25]

Mike Gravel, former United States Senator[26]

Susan Hampshire, actress[27]

Anthony Hopkins, actor[28]

John Irving, novelist[29]

Bruce Jenner, athlete[30]

Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA[31]

Keira Knightley, actress[32]

Jay Leno, talk show host and comedian[33]

Kenny Logan, rugby player[34]

Katharine McPhee, singer [35]

Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland [36]

Shlomo Moussaieff, Jewelry businessman and Bible expert [36]

Paul Oakenfold, a record producer and one of the best-known Trance DJs worldwide [37]

Jamie Oliver, chef and television host [38]

Paul Orfalea, founder of FedEx Kinko's[39]

Ozzy Osbourne, musician[40]

Scott Quinnell, Rugby player[41]

Daniel Powter, singer and songwriter[42]

Guy Ritchie, film director[43]

Bryan Singer, film director[44]

Charles Schwab, founder of U.S. brokerage firm[45]

Jo Self, Artist [46]

Suzanne Somers, actress [47]

Jackie Stewart, racing driver[48]

Joss Stone, singer [49]

Helen B. Taussig cardiologist[50]

Lindsay Wagner, actress[51]

Ben Way, entrepreneur[52]

Bob Weir, guitarist[53]

Henry Winkler, actor, spokesman for the Dyslexia Foundation[54]

to name a few......

If you would be interested in meeting with our tutor, then send me a pm with yor phone number and we can maybe arrange a meeting.....

good luck

[tau8]

We have a couple of tutors that come for a couple of hours a week to give our children an extra little help. The wife first noticed that our 8 yr old daughter was just not makeing the connection between the written word and the spoken word and her grades were suffering.

One of the tutors had a daytime job with the mental health hospital and some background in psychology and she suggested that our daughter had a LD [learning disability].

I immediately googled it and found several online sites that had 'quick tests' with general symptoms and sure enough, our daughter seemed to have a for of dislexia and the websites offered several English courses for big s to cure it.

On the advise of the tutor, we just persisted with the tutoring and drilled her in Thai reading and writing skills and eventually her grades improved.

I learned that dislexia is not really curable, but the person can and does compensate for it in other ways and is sometimes more intelegent than others. many famous and successful people have it and succede in life.

A good overview of dislexia can be found on wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dislexia along with a list of famous people who have had it

Louise Arnold, English author.[1]

Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood actor.[2]

Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian and satirist.[3]

Orlando Bloom, actor[4]

Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player[5]

Richard Branson, entrepreneur[6]

Erin Brockovich, legal clerk.[7]

Octavia Butler,science fiction author[8]

Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden[9]

Stephen J. Cannell, creator of shows such as The A-Team[10]

Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist [11]

John Chambers, CEO of Cisco [12]

Cher, singer and actress, and her daughter, Chastity Bono[13]

Anderson Cooper, American journalist[14]

Tom Cruise, actor[15]

John de Lancie, actor[16]

Samuel R. Delany, science fiction author and literary critic[17]

Patrick Dempsey, actor[18]

Andrew Dornenburg, author and chef[19]

Michael Dudikoff, actor[20]

Fannie Flagg, comedienne and author [21]

Joseph Fiennes, actor [22]

Richard Ford, author[23]

Noel Gallagher, musician[24]

Whoopi Goldberg, actress and comedienne[25]

Mike Gravel, former United States Senator[26]

Susan Hampshire, actress[27]

Anthony Hopkins, actor[28]

John Irving, novelist[29]

Bruce Jenner, athlete[30]

Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA[31]

Keira Knightley, actress[32]

Jay Leno, talk show host and comedian[33]

Kenny Logan, rugby player[34]

Katharine McPhee, singer [35]

Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland [36]

Shlomo Moussaieff, Jewelry businessman and Bible expert [36]

Paul Oakenfold, a record producer and one of the best-known Trance DJs worldwide [37]

Jamie Oliver, chef and television host [38]

Paul Orfalea, founder of FedEx Kinko's[39]

Ozzy Osbourne, musician[40]

Scott Quinnell, Rugby player[41]

Daniel Powter, singer and songwriter[42]

Guy Ritchie, film director[43]

Bryan Singer, film director[44]

Charles Schwab, founder of U.S. brokerage firm[45]

Jo Self, Artist [46]

Suzanne Somers, actress [47]

Jackie Stewart, racing driver[48]

Joss Stone, singer [49]

Helen B. Taussig cardiologist[50]

Lindsay Wagner, actress[51]

Ben Way, entrepreneur[52]

Bob Weir, guitarist[53]

Henry Winkler, actor, spokesman for the Dyslexia Foundation[54]

to name a few......

If you would be interested in meeting with our tutor, then send me a pm with yor phone number and we can maybe arrange a meeting.....

good luck

If you would like to make contact with Professor Alissa Pongasksri - 0896354430

I met with her last night - OT here in Chiang Mai at the Faculty of Medical Sciences - if anyone knows where to have an assessment done - this amazing woman would know. Speaks fluent English and a very knowledgeable woman. Hope this helps - PM me if you require any other information regarding services in CM related to assessment and disability issues or support services.

[cmsoulbrother]

Thank you very much to everyone who replied.

Peace Blondie - your experience with the awareness levels regarding learning disorders in schools here has matched with mine.

Alinea - thank you for your insight on Chiang Mai Ram - I had been considering a visit there.

Jaideeguy - thank you for your offer, and I have PM'd you with my contact info.

Tau8 Thank you also for your recommendation - I will give the professor a call.

[jkaskren]

Thank you very much to everyone who replied.

Peace Blondie - your experience with the awareness levels regarding learning disorders in schools here has matched with mine.

Alinea - thank you for your insight on Chiang Mai Ram - I had been considering a visit there.

Jaideeguy - thank you for your offer, and I have PM'd you with my contact info.

Tau8 Thank you also for your recommendation - I will give the professor a call.

My son is 8 and has ADHD and Dyslexia. I didn't get much help diagnosing him here but the internet was abounding with resources. Some doctors seem to think there is a link between Dyslexia and an inner ear problem, especially if the child has auditory dyslexia and trips often, (which my son does). We started giving him a Dramamine every morning along with Fish Oil, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginseng, and a Centrum. After a couple weeks we saw an amazing difference. I also highly recommend home-school for a dyslexic child for many reasons but most of all because the one on one attention can not be matched in any school or by any tutor and can keep them at their best without the astigmatism and discouragements they would get in school.