David Ater, MD, Dyslexia & ADHD Clinic

David Ater, MD, Dyslexia & ADHD Clinic The David H. Ater Dyslexia Clinic specializes in serving "Bright Children (and Adults) Who Learn Differently." Thomas--Speech & Lang.

Excellent Trained Staff:
Beverly Gray---Dyslexia Specialist
Nancy Dolan---Intervention Specialist
Susan Center--Dyslexia Specialist
Margaret P. Therapist
Portia Bougler --Intervention Specialist
Nancy Hinty--- Intervention Specialist

11/19/2016

Did you know that 60% of people who are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder are also dyslexic?

11/17/2016

Did you know that 10-15% of Americans are dyslexic?

11/10/2016

Dinner Time Can Be Learning Time for ADHD Children

Setting the table is a great opportunity to teach memory, responsibility, and planning. Assign this task to your ADHD child but use specific guidelines and structure to help him achieve success. As he progresses, take some of the aids away so he has to rely on his own memory and planning strategies.

1. Have a specific time every day when he is to set the table. Give a reminder about 10 minutes before he is to start the task.

2. Leave some space on the laminated check list to write in extras. Have him decide what he might be needed that evening. This will help him with planning. For example, tonight we are having steak. What extras do you think we'll need? Steak knives - Steak sauce - Extra napkins

3. Have a laminated check list so he can mark off items as he places them on the table.

4. Laminate the place-mats and draw with a permanent marker where items are supposed to go so he can simply place the items on the appropriate mark.

5. Set a timer to 15 minutes. The task should be completed before the timer rings.

Provide lots of positive feedback when he completes these steps successfully. Extra praise should be gives when he completes a step without one of the suggested aids.

Create a star chart to track progress. Each time he completes this task successfully, add a star to his chart. Once he earns 5 stars he gets a special surprise for a job well done.

Reprinted from the Play Attention Newsletter.

11/08/2016

Tips for Dyslexic and ADHD Students

-Have a specific place for all materials and foster the habit of returning each item to its placed when it has been used.
-Encourage good organizational skills through the use of well-divided folders and a calendar.
-Use visual cues such as an outline or schedule, to be sure that you recall everything covered. If the teacher has written one on the board, refer to this. Information learned during class will be more likely moved from short term memory to long term memory.
-Write down all assignments during class each day. Make a notation even if there is no work assigned. Before class ends, check again to make sure that everything is complete and correct.
-Write down the telephone numbers of a couple friends in your folder. If there is any doubt over homework, call and check rather than worrying or completing an incorrect assignment.
-Create a daily check list for your child to refer to each evening and encourage a daily schedule. Break tasks down into small pieces of information that can be easily remembered. This will develop self-reliance and confidence.
-If possible, ask that the child be seated near the teacher or a sympathetic classmate so your child can receive help if needed.

06/03/2015

Practice Handwriting on the iPad Share This: April-May 2015 By Dr. Cheesman’s App Chat: Practice Handwriting on the iPad Attention: parents, educators, and tutors! If your child or student spends just 10 minutes a day in a simple activity that would strengthen cognitive development and achievement i…

06/03/2015

Why Bother with Cursive? Share This: April-May 2015 By Diana Hanbury King In the first place, cursive is undeniably much faster. “Kate Gladstone, a handwriting specialist based in Albany, estimates that while a student needs to jot down 100 legible words a minute to follow a typical lecture, someone…

05/06/2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association, children lose academic skills during the summer. However, who loses and how much loss occurs is based on the children's socioeconomic status. Poor children usually lose more skills although middle class children are subject to loss as well. Summer programs can help children maintain their skills and allow them to be more prepared for the upcoming school year. This summer we have designed a reading and writing camp for children in grades 1- 8 that will increase children's knowledge and skill and give them that added edge for the upcoming school year. Why not give us a call and get more information?

05/01/2015

Here's some stats on dyslexia:
(http://dyslexiacenterofutah.org/dyslexia/statistics/)

Statistics On Dyslexia
*70-80% of people with poor reading skills, are likely dyslexic.
*One in five students, or 15-20% of the population, has a language based learning disability. Dyslexia is the most common of the language based learning disabilities.
*Nearly the same percentage of males and females have dyslexia.
*Nearly the same percentage of people from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds have dyslexia.
*Percentages of children at risk for reading failure are much higher in high poverty, language-minority populations who attend ineffective schools.
*In minority and high poverty schools, 70-80% of children have inadequate reading skills.
*According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 38% of all fourth grade students are “below basic” reading skills. They are at or below the 40th percentile for their age group.
*Nationwide 20% of the elementary school population is struggling with reading.
*National Center for Education statistics, 5% of all adults are “non-literate”.
*20-25% of all adults can only read at the lowest level.
*62% of non readers dropped out of high school.
*80% of children with an IEP have reading difficulty and 85% of those are Dyslexic.
*30% of children with Dyslexia also have at least a mild form of AD/HD.

04/30/2015

Success Stories Dyslexia Success Stories Testing shows that people with dyslexia are no more or less intelligent than the population at large. Having dyslexia makes reading, and sometimes other skills, more difficult to acquire, but having dyslexia is not necessarily a barrier to success. In fact, m…

04/30/2015

Give your children an advantage!

04/21/2015

What do you know about dyslexia? According to the National Institute of health, dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin and is characterized by several difficulties such as difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition, and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. More simply, dyslexia is an inherited condition that makes it extremely difficult to read, write, and spell in one's native language despite having at least an average intelligence.

Some indicators of dyslexia may include but are not limited to the following:
* Child is described as a lower learner, later starter, or unmotivated as reasons for reading difficulties
* Family history of dyslexia or other reading difficulties
* Terrible spelling
* Writes some letters or numbers backwards
* Trouble telling time on clock with hands
* Difficulty learning to tie shoes
* Has poor self-esteem and may be exhibiting behavioral problems
* Difficulty with organization....

Dyslexic children are bright children who learn differently and much can be done to ensure their success in school and in life. The David Ater, MD Dyslexia and ADHD Clinic provides assessment and one-on-one individualized help for children (and adults) with dyslexia.

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