Family beats dyslexia (From Warrington Guardian)

Family beats dyslexia

A FATHER and his twin sons have had their lives transformed by groundbreaking treatment to combat their dyslexia.

The turnaround for 41-year-old Ray Mellor and 10-year-olds Tom and Josh was sparked after they turned to a new treatment pioneered in the UK.

All three had suffered with clumsiness, problems with reading and a lack of confidence but now their reading, writing, comprehension, attention and self confidence have all improved.

Ray and his sons, of Barrows Green Lane, Widnes, had treatment at the DDAT (dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit treatment) Dore Achievement Centre in Manchester.

DDAT believes the underlying cause of dyslexia and learning difficulties is physiological and lies in the cerebellum, the co-ordinating centre of the brain, and not in the thinking brain as traditionally thought.

Its programme focuses on the use of exercises involving wobble boards, bouncy boards and bean bags to stimulate the cerebellum.

Ray said: "I'm 41 and had never been able to read or write. I had no confidence in myself and was very embarrassed about it.

"My twin sons are also dyslexic which we found out when they were about eight but since going on the DDAT programme they have come on in leaps and bounds."

"My wife Julie is completely over the moon because she has pushed us all to do the exercises on the programme and the very first time I went to DDAT I came out and said to her I felt different."