Accept a diagnoses for a foreign language learning disability to address my poor Spanish grades?

bjkmom
Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:22:54 +0000

What he said was that he had an “opportunity” to “get a diagnosis.” Not that he was concerned about his lack of progress, but that Spanish “screwed up (his) gpa” and he was applying to competitive schools. And that “getting diagnosed allows you to receive extra time and free tutoring.”

That’s a million miles from my daughter needing extra support for her auditory processing issues, or from someone with dyslexia getting support. Your example of your daughter backs up the first of the quotes I cited.

But you’re right, it was a leap and for that I apologize. But I still stand by the tiny bit of research I did before responding, that casts doubt on the possibility of FLLD.

Getting tested to help someone who needs it is the right idea. “Getting a diagnosis” to get extra time, free tutoring, and a gpa boost sounds like someone trying to play the system. And, if the way I’m reading it is the way it’s intended, it takes time away from my daughter and your child and every other kid who has a legitimate need for those services.

If it was a matter of the OP simply phrasing his situation in a way that mis-represented his intentions, then once again I apologize for taking his words at face value.