Dyslexia

PurpleDragon · Dyslexia

As some of you know, my son has mild dyslexia.

What you don't know is that I used to work for Dr David Horrobin, who was the boss of the company that invented Efamol.

Now, apparently EFAs are very good as supplements in combating learning disorders (along with many psychiatric disorders - schizophrenia is one, for example), including dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders.

I have been reading some of Dr Horrobin's papers again this morning, along with some other learned Drs and professors, and decided that I had nothing to lose in giving Son omega-3 and omega-6 supplements.

WHen I was discussing this with the phamacist, she was commenting on first hand experience of 3&6 supplementation with a dyslexic child, and noted tremendous improvement.

Anyway - I shall keep you all posted. It is a 12 week heavy dosage, followed by standard dosages, so don't expect immediate updates.

jaydee67

I'd be interested to hear how you get on. I am a ASN auxiliary in a primary school working with children with dyslexia, ASD and possible ADHD.

PurpleDragon

You should do a search on google for dyslexia + horrobin. The papers you will find are not just his .. lots of folk are/have done studies as well. It is interesting reading, and although it is not conclusive, when I used to talk with Dr Horrobin's wife about it, she said her sons were both helping in a major way by the Omega 3+6.

wildgarlic

Sounds very interesting - I look forward to your updates.

fluffywelshsheep

is this good for adults or just babies/children?

baldowrie

I have been giving my son omega 3 fish oils for 6 years now, he is best at 1000mg 3 times a day and sometimes a boost. If he fails to take just one his behaviour becomes extreme. So I think you will be pleasantly pleased with the effects

fluffywelshsheep

that sounds good

so it working then i'll have investigation on it.
Linz

baldowrie

just corrected my post a bit...and you think your spelling is bad

PurpleDragon

Sorry to report that I found no appreciable effect on him with either his schoolwork or his behaviour.

I would be very interested, Baldowrie, on the brand of O3/6 you are using with your son. I have asked another friend of mine as she uses one for her son that has a difference with him, but I haven't heard back yet, and I am wondering if brand makes a difference. I was using Efalex, which is supposed to be specifically for dyslexia.

baldowrie

first they don't always work

secondly you yourself have to discover the correct dose that suits.

I started off by using Eye Q but it's very expensive I now buy the capsules from Ebay, and have done for some time. He has also had the Tesco's own brand 1000mg ones, 3 times a day, and they have been find.

I think basically you need to try a very high dose and see if that makes any difference then reduce the dose until he is stable. If you see no difference on the high dose they are not going to work. This is basically what Eye Q recommend...something like 6 - 8 doses for the first 8 weeks.

PurpleDragon

Thnks, I will have a look about

fluffywelshsheep

does a higher than needed dose do any harm?

baldowrie

as far as I am aware any excess is passed out harmlessly by the body

fluffywelshsheep

just a query

IainC

My wife found the coloured glasses helped her with her dyslexia. You get different colours, some help some don't and it's different for everyone I believe.

You've maybe tried it already, but just in case you hadn't I thought I'd post about it, AFAIK most optitions should know about it, if not I think it was the one of the ones in Buckie that she went to.

Sassinak

I am in no way underestimating the impact of dislexia because I know how dreadful it can be to cope with, but thought I would give you all a wee smile.
David that I used to work for is dislexic and so had cultivated the most dreadful handwriting so that people couldn't see all the spelling mistakes.
If he was alone in the workshop without me or his wife to write the invoices, people used to go home with a list of jewellery that they had bought and with absolutely no idea what it said. They would spend ages trying to match the squiggles to the items to find out the trade price on things.
Unfortunately he was born before it was actually recognised as anything other than stupidity. But all credit to him as he is one of the few people I know who has read the Stephen Hawking book (I can't remember the title - something about black holes I think) and understood it LOL

Edited to add its A Brief History of Time

baldowrie

and Stephen Hawkins was considered to be stupid and just a shell until technology unlocked things for him......just goes to show that everyone is good at something, you just have to find it. No one is stupid!

Smooth Hound

i c andrew opticians in banff have a good understanding of dislexia a coloured glasses etc, he was one of the guys that researched it in the beginning at some university complex. he gave us alot of backing when turriff school refused to acknowledge its existence some 12 yrs or so again, unfortunately the kids all laughed at my son and were encouraged by the teachers, most of them anyway, in the end i took my son out of school. i understand their attitude towards dyslexia has changed some now

PurpleDragon

I have heard about the coloured spex thing. I will have another look at it - I had completely forgotten - thanks for reminding me.

Incidentally, Sass - one of the common symptoms of dyslexia is poor handwriting - the dyslexic cannot make the hand form the letter in the proper manner. You wil often see a right handed dyslexic curling their arm over the top of their paper, much like a left handed writer does, in an attempt to form the letters properly.

fluffywelshsheep

hehe
I think i was born left handed but most of my family is right hand so i think i adopted that way but i can write backwards with my left hand its frecky
i just form the letters backwards lol

PurpleDragon

I have trouble with my handedness. I can't for the life of me work a knife and fork as a rigt handed person, even though I am right handed for everything else. I just can't do it - not even awkwardly.

Also, I didn't learn until a couple of years ago how to tie shoelaces. Mum had to teach me 'another way'

wildgarlic

I'm left handed for writing but most other things I do right handed. I can write with my right hand but it's not that neat.