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The Upside-Down Kids: Helping Dyslexic Children Understand Themselves and Their Disorder

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This book made a tremendous break through in my son's ability to see his dyslexia as a medical problem. He always thought of himself dumb and stupid. His eyes filled with tears as he read about himself through the football players words. He identfied so well with the dyslexic character that since we read the book, he has never once referred to himself as dumb or stupid again. This book has given my son so much more than I could ever tell him. Every dyslexic child should read this book and hopefully they to will gain what a parent can't tell a child.

THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR KIDS,KIDS AT AT HEART,PARENTS TEACHERS,EDUCATORS(ETC) IT'S ESPECIALLY A GIFT TO THOSE LD/ADD/ADHD/DYSLEXIC INDIVIDUALS WHO ENJOY 12STEP (IE ACOA) BOOKS!! THE DRAWINGS ARE TERRIFIC,THE STORIES TOUCHING,TEAR PROVOKING AND ARE FUNNY & EMOTION FILLED!! I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO SPEAK TO ANYONE WITH QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS AS I HAVE BEEN DR L'S VERY SUCCESSFUL ADULT PATIENT SINCE 9/84-PRESENT(AND AM VERY SIMILAR TO THE "ANNA" CHARACTER IN THE BOOK!)THE BOOK ALSO IS WONDERFUL AS IS ITS SEQUEL,TURNING AROUND THE UPSIDE DOWN KIDS, IN THAT IT ALSO INCLUDES PRAISE FOR THE IRLEN COLORED TINTED FILTER EYEGLASSES IN ADDITION TO THE INNER EAR MEDICATIONS. MARSHA LAMPERT MBA ,WANTAGH NY

I have three children with dyslexia and finding a book that helps them understand their problem without the scientific jargon is hard. This is an enjoyable read and helped me understand what the kids are going through. It also shows that an understanding teacher with a heart of gold can truly make a difference to their lives. More teachers should be taking the time to read books like these and they should be more understanding of the "New" children entering their classrooms.

Congratulations Dr Levinson for a wonderful book it helped me and my children and I recommend this book to all parents that have dyslexic children.

I purchased this book to help my 7 year old son understand his dyslexia. Although the book was written in a way that children would readily understand the text, I disagree that it is for children between the ages of 4 - 8. I believe children between the ages of 9 - 13 would benefit most from it. Finally, if the child relates to one of the kids described in the book, I believe that it would be frustrating to not find any helpful strategies at the end. Maybe they are in the next book?

I have a dyslexic 10 year old son. I had to bribe him just to get him to listen to me read this! His first reaction was "not another book about this!!". But after the first chapter, he actually said "You can keep reading if you want to". This is simple read, yet addresses complex issues. I have seen my son's behavior change since we read this. I think it was a great relief to him to hear the way the kids in the book descibe themselves. He really related to the kids and opened up so much about how he feels about his dyslexia. I highly, highly recommend this book. I would pair this book with some discussions about some of the amazing people in history with dyslexia. It's good company to be in! This book was a great help.

My 10 year old son that is dyslexic hates to read, but was begging me to read him a chapter from this book each night. We had checked it out from the library and discovered it was over due before we were finished reading it. He asked me everyday to go to library and check it out so we could finish it. Books on dyslexia aren't usually written for a child. They are usually written for a parent to understand the disability. So this was a great resourse for my son. I hope Dr. L or others write more books like this directed toward children in the future.