Whats wrong with my brother?

Question

my brother is 11 years old since he was little has never learned like the other children.He is just begging to learn how to read and can only read kindergarten books now .He cant tell time or count coins.he cant multiplay or divide.He is currently in a special education program. He speaks fine no stutter and looks and acts completly normal but he has problems focusing.Its just his learning that worries my parents and I.He has an amazing memory though and can recall events and things said no one can remember.He was tested for autism and he was found to not be autistic and the doctors and nuerologist found nothing wrong.Has anyone had an experince like this and how did it work out.

Answer 1

   Hi, I have a son that has Autism and I have worked with special

  ED, I have had many Kids with all diffrent kind of Disabilitys. At School they can do Diffrent Test to see what or if he has A disability,Like Add or If he has A small form of Mr, It seems like you care a lot for your brother. My Girls did to and they took care of him, Like it seems that you do, Have your Parents asks about it. And good luck.

Answer 2

he may have a.d.d. or he needs to be evaluated by whatever doctor in the type of field that deals with his special needs.

Answer 3

He should be evaluated by his school.  Depending on where you live, they will do it differently.  By having your parents write a letter to the school requesting an educational and cognitive evaluation, they might find more information.  This should have already been done as part of his Special Education eligibility determination.  If you're not happy with the results from the school, see if they will pay for him to be fully evaluated by a hospital and go from there.  

There are many reading programs that can help him (Wilson, LIPS, etc) also math programs (Touch Math).  See if his school offers these.

Answer 4

He may have dyslexia. Go on line and do a search using that word. You will come up with a lot of information about it. lol

Answer 5

The school is sorely lacking in their job of educating this child. Tell your parents to go to this message board, the people there are regular people with kids like your brother and they can tell you what to do to help him!!

http://www.millermom.proboards107.com/in...