School labelled him “lazy”
Sandra and Mike Milliner always knew their son Alex was struggling to develop. They recognised typical symptoms of both dyslexia and dyspraxia in his behaviour. “He would trip over a matchstick,” recalls Sandra. “In fact between the ages of 4 and 13 there wasn’t a single year he didn’t have a broken bone.”
It was Alex’s dyslexia that became the major problem, though. Highly advanced verbally, he still ended up – like many kids with learning difficulties – with a ‘lazy child’ label.
When they were told ten-year-old Alex would not be able to sit his SAT exams, Sandra and Mike decided enough was enough. They needed a solution to Alex’s problems, and eventually enrolled him on the Dore programme.
Now he’s writing essays
“Alex is thriving in his nursing degree and has recently completed an essay of 4500 words, which would have been inconceivable before Dore,” beams Mike. “Since completing the programme Alex’s confidence and independence have grown to the point where he now stands up for himself and deals with organising his own life.”
Alex now reads with ease, studying complex medical text books and working entirely independently with great success.
Looking to Alex’s future
Because of the help the Dore Centre has given him, he is now able to achieve his dream
“The programme seems to have given Alex a chance to go far beyond what was predicted for him in his early school years,” says mum Sandra. “Alex has always enjoyed helping others and becoming a nurse was his dearest wish. Because of the help the Dore Centre has given him, he is now able to achieve his dream”.