Inspiration!

Hello, I read an inspiring article this morning that I wanted to share......my children both have dyspraxia, which is a neuro-developmental disorder that effects motor planning and the way the brain processes information coming in and going out. One of the ways it manifests in my son is horrible, laborious handwriting and spelling. When he was in public school, we had to make it a point on his iep that he was not graded on handwriting but content only! He would often get marked wrong in spelling tests even if he spelled the words correctly as the teacher couldn't read what he wrote! Thank God we are home schooling! =) Anyway, read the article below, it shows how that handwriting has nothing to do with the intelligence or potential of the person.

Bright teenager gains highest English A-level in the country despite predictions she would fail after doctors diagnosed her with dyspraxia

Frederica Drewer, 18, of Bristol, had been expecting to get a D in her exam, until she was allowed to use her laptop because she had been diagnosed with the neurological disorder.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2328391/Bright-teenager-gains-highest-English-A-level-country-despite-predictions-fail-doctors-diagnosed-dyspraxia.html

19 February 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk