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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 423980" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I of course am coming from a different background, so some of my ideas will be different. But it sounds like it would be a good idea to get something from out of the square!</p><p></p><p>First - what does Jumper want to do, as a career in life? What are her long-term aspirations? Playing basketball is not a long-term plan, although I do see that in the US it can help get her into a course that can give her a qualification. But what? </p><p></p><p>Second - if the various colleges/universities have good support staff, then call one campus now and talk to them. It is in the interests of the campus to promote itself and tout for more students, so even though she's just 15, they will be very likely to help with good advice. Ring around, talk to a few of them. Or email them.</p><p></p><p>Third - depending on what she eventually wants to do, an apprenticeship might be worth considering. If she's so thoroughly into sport, maybe she can get a job now, coaching a team of little kids? Even a volunteer position, or even starting her own team, could get her some valuable experience.</p><p></p><p>One final suggestion on a different front - her description of how the letters/numbers look on the page sounds a lot like the kind of dyslexia that over here in Australia, they prescribe coloured glasses for. The pioneer of this is Helen Irlen, if you Google Irlen glasses you might find some useful information. Some practitioners of this can charge hefty fees but you might be able to fudge something by taking Jumper to an optometrist who has a wide range of samples of coloured lenses, and seeing which shade of which colour seems to settle the characters down for her. I remember that is what my sister did with her son (they couldn't even get in to see Helen Irlen; waiting list a mile long) and he ended up with dark grey lenses, he was so severe.</p><p></p><p>The theory is, that some frequencies of light aggravate the problem and filtering those out from the brain helps the brain cope with what is left. If you know someone who works in the theatre and can get their hands on some gels (those cellophane thingies they use in front of spots) it might be interesting for Jumper to see how the page looks through a gel.</p><p></p><p>You know me - I'm a fan of "If you can't afford the expert or even get access to one, try to do it yourself."</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 423980, member: 1991"] I of course am coming from a different background, so some of my ideas will be different. But it sounds like it would be a good idea to get something from out of the square! First - what does Jumper want to do, as a career in life? What are her long-term aspirations? Playing basketball is not a long-term plan, although I do see that in the US it can help get her into a course that can give her a qualification. But what? Second - if the various colleges/universities have good support staff, then call one campus now and talk to them. It is in the interests of the campus to promote itself and tout for more students, so even though she's just 15, they will be very likely to help with good advice. Ring around, talk to a few of them. Or email them. Third - depending on what she eventually wants to do, an apprenticeship might be worth considering. If she's so thoroughly into sport, maybe she can get a job now, coaching a team of little kids? Even a volunteer position, or even starting her own team, could get her some valuable experience. One final suggestion on a different front - her description of how the letters/numbers look on the page sounds a lot like the kind of dyslexia that over here in Australia, they prescribe coloured glasses for. The pioneer of this is Helen Irlen, if you Google Irlen glasses you might find some useful information. Some practitioners of this can charge hefty fees but you might be able to fudge something by taking Jumper to an optometrist who has a wide range of samples of coloured lenses, and seeing which shade of which colour seems to settle the characters down for her. I remember that is what my sister did with her son (they couldn't even get in to see Helen Irlen; waiting list a mile long) and he ended up with dark grey lenses, he was so severe. The theory is, that some frequencies of light aggravate the problem and filtering those out from the brain helps the brain cope with what is left. If you know someone who works in the theatre and can get their hands on some gels (those cellophane thingies they use in front of spots) it might be interesting for Jumper to see how the page looks through a gel. You know me - I'm a fan of "If you can't afford the expert or even get access to one, try to do it yourself." Marg [/QUOTE]
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