how did ur son get diagnosed?

it's quite terrible in msia that learning disabilities are not recognised and those with severe cases of it are subjected to ridicule and segregated.

i had some primary schoolmates (disruptive, hyperactive, low attention spans types) who were given special coaching by teachers during normal classes separately but we did overhear how the teachers scolded them "bodoh", "malas", "kontol" etc. it was quite shocking to hear those words although i can see how it can be funny to 8-10yr-olds too.
i didn't think they were mentally incapable of understanding conversations (mostly) or unable to function normally (as in, mentally incapacity to even learn fast like Down's or those level of disabilities) from my interactions with them. it was more like, they were disinterested or easily distracted. also, the lack of understanding of their conditions leads to unability to give them the proper guidance and coaching as their learning process are much much different.

rote learning is ald very taxing for the most of us. what more for children with more learning hurdles to get past! (thus, it is with much distaste and disbelief when the govt announced the plans to launch public pre-schools when the present system is in shambles)

needless to say, they didn't do very well in UPSR. but our education system still send them to secondary school after failing to equip them with basic literacy skills (reciting A-Z, stringing simple sentences, counting 1-100)

amazingly, some even managed to get past PMR then SPM. still without the ability to recite A-Z.

This post has been edited by lexiqa: Jun 12 2010, 06:57 AM