Edie age 8, diagnosed with:
Dyslexia: a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). It affects areas of the brain that process language. Dyslexia has no relationship to intelligence.
ADHD: According to the CDC boys are far more likely to receive a diagnosis of ADHD—not necessarily because girls are less prone to the disorder but because in girls ADHD presents differently. The symptoms are often more subtle, and they don’t fit the stereotype. Some symptoms are: Daydreaming and in a world of her own, disorganized and messy, seems shy, problems completing tasks, verbally impulsive; blurts out and interrupts others...