ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a solid platform for planning a holistic treatment for children with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In particular, conversations with several parents of those with ADHD brought up feelings of complete desperation. As their children went from childhood to adolescence to young adulthood, these parents often experienced prolonged disappointment in the children’s abilities to manage a range of experiences that come up during this time, including relationships, money, alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs, or school or employment. In many places in the world, professionals with knowledge of dyslexia or dysgraphia, such as clinical or educational psychologists, are few, non-existent, or unaffordable for many families. In particular, as many parents stressed in interviews, dyslexia implies particular difficulties in word decoding, which involves symbol processing. Those with dyslexia can have clear strengths in broader projects involving designing, creating, and carrying out any and all assignments.
