A dyslexic child's newfound happiness | Dr. Patrick Quercia

Father of a dyslexic child, Dr. Patrick Quercia, Ophthalmologist in Beaune, knows well the reality surrounding this disability. He is interested in the work of a team of Portuguese doctors who are working on proprioception, this incredible sense that can be modified from the eyes, mouth, feet and thanks to an action on the muscles themselves.

In this book, he tells the story of the proprioceptive treatment of Lilou, a young dyslexic desperate because of her school results and the image she gives of herself to her friends and parents.

• Numerous rehabilitation sessions of all kinds, which end up being exhausting for the child and the professionals,
• Endless check-ups that don't change much, once the diagnosis has been made,
• New pedagogical adaptations that flourish with each assessment but remain very difficult to implement,
• Nightmarish family home evenings spent learning lessons of which very little will remain,
• Research almost exclusively focused on neuropsychological aspects and producing a lot of foam and few waves...

This is what life today offers to dyslexic children!
To put it this way is brief and very harsh, but apart from a few exceptions, it is the daily reality of the 10% of children in school whose lives are disrupted by dyslexia.

Each of the book's 15 chapters contains two parts.

• In the first part, accessible to all, the reader will witness the progress of the examinations and the implementation of the treatment throughout a year.
• In the second, intended for those whose scientific culture makes them want to go further, the curious will find more complex notions.
• Finally, a summary of the research work is available at the end of the book.