The Garden Fence - help and support in tough times

pollyanna_26

Fuds Lovely to see you . Sorry DDs problem is still not addressed . Brick wall comes to mind . You luckily know your facts and are well equipped to see it to a proper solution . I understand from experience your frustration and sadness - its so unfair to see your dd not able to access proper support .
Caravan sounds wonderful - enjoy your trips .
Sorry mum is back to square one , at least you and sis are united and able to unload .

Nurse M Some lovely buys . Top sounds lovely .
SS Soon be over and we can see your pictures . Pleased paperwork arrived .
Well lappy is about to visit family IT nerd for a weekend . Will not be able to post after today . May see you all in a few days - play nice and no parties in my absence .
Take care all - I will be back !
polly

Tipsntreats

Thank -you ivyleaf. That is that problem getting sorted.
Fuds there are many kinds of dyslexia. They found that my son was better with yellow paper for writing.
At least they can try everything. There is a very large poster up in the college, that lists all the famous people that have dyslexia. I was amazed.
Tips again

milasavesmoney

Fuddle, the same thing happened with my youngest daughter but I knew the US federal rules. I think what it boiled down to was the school not wanting to spend the money to bring someone in to do the testing. The regular school diagnostician was not skilled in giving or recognizing dyslexia. Too bad because I made sure she got tested and they had to bring in a specialist.
The "she's too bright to have dyslexia" is one of the most ignorant statements I've ever heard! Intelligence has nothing to do with it as you know. All four of my children are dyslexia as in their father (the ex). He is a doctor, my oldest is a doctor and I have two others who are college graduates who are getting their Masters. When you look at the list of famous people with this disorder (as Tips pointed out) it shoots that stupid comment to pieces.
Good for you! Good for you! Good for you!!!!!! :T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

(The school ended up calling me 'that mother' in a snide sort of way. You bet I was!!)

ivyleaf

Softstuff Forgot to say earlier, thank you for the good wishes for DD :A

nursemaggie

ivyleaf best wishes to your DD.

fuddle Your DD's School is ignorant, Dyslexia usually goes with well above average intelligence.

Both my DSs have Dyslexia, My oldest was tested in infants school so I was present. He did not verbal, reasoning test with no letters or numbers.

He was only 6. He did not need the questions explaining. He did them very quickly. The examiner kept stopping him when he reached certain age levels and he kept asking for more.

He completed the exercised up to PHD level.

The examiner said, "I don't even understand the last two questions but he got them right. They are PHD level. He is very intelligent and has very severe dyslexia."

He kept his statement until he was 21. Apart from in Wales, where he had excellent support, someone came from Bangor uni two days a week and worked with him and his teacher all day, I had to fight for him to get the support he needed. After he left school he was always allowed a reader/ writer to do exams.

He has taken hundreds of Exams privately. The examining board provides someone who does not understand the subject but can follow his instructions. As he needs diagrams because he is in a technical field he has to draw them. I don't know if he is still doing exams I expect he is.

He has done well and is the Technical manager of the UK branch of a medium sized American Company. There is only one person above him and he is not his line manager he answers to the US office.

grandma247

The Gas Man Cometh - Flanders and Swann

nursemaggie

I put it in Google it is on You Tube. I think it was there best one.

Softstuff

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Softstuff no problem naming & shaming - it was Prezzo in St Anne's. We've been to the Blackpool one a few times and enjoyed it, but this one is dire!

I was wondering if it was somewhere I'd been, but no, not even familiar to me. And not about to be either!

TandT, great news about the damp, hope that goes quickly for you.

Fuddle, you really do have a battle on your hands for DD, but nobody better than you for the job. Hope you see progress soon.

We spent a few hours moving things out of the way and cleaning. Cleaning might seem futile given there's a concrete saw coming today, but I've found that if you do some each day it does actually make the final clean easier. I spemd half my time trying to protect things we own or places that are already done from the onslaught.

Which brings me to another subject, my biggest pet hate, people who have no concern for belongings. Doesn't matter if it's their own or someone elses. They treat everything as disposable, they blame the thing for being too fragile if it breaks and see no value in getting a more expensive or beautiful item instead of the cheap crap because given they don't take care of anything, none of it lasts anyway. :mad: /end of rant.

Phew, that feels better

greenbee

I'm with you on the dust softstuff... I find I survive best if I hoover/dust/mop as often as possible while they're creating the stuff.

And I'm with you on the respect for belongings. Bugs me. And tradesmen who take care over their own work but don't seem bothered that they are making a mess of someone else's finished work.

Talking of which I really do need to do some phoning/emailing tomorrow to get the rest of the snagging sorted out and book the next round of work in...

Softstuff

greenbee wrote: »

I'm with you on the dust softstuff... I find I survive best if I hoover/dust/mop as often as possible while they're creating the stuff.

And I'm with you on the respect for belongings. Bugs me. And tradesmen who take care over their own work but don't seem bothered that they are making a mess of someone else's finished work.

Talking of which I really do need to do some phoning/emailing tomorrow to get the rest of the snagging sorted out and book the next round of work in...

I'm fairly sure that the deepest pit of hell has a deafening concrete saw, a constant supply of dust and a workman screaming over the top of it "you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs". The last time one of them said that to me I replied "no, but if I make an omelette I don't smash the eggs up the side of the bowl and throw the shells on the floor".

What a morning. Is 11am too early for a stiff one?