Nursery World - Case study: Megan

Mother of three Sarah Waterfield fought for four years to find help for her distressed, anxious and tense little daughter Megan. But after turning to Sensorium it took just a fortnight for Megan to begin to regain the self-confidence that had evaporated the day she started school. Sarah recalls that, up until the time Megan started school, she was a happy, cheerful child. 'Both myself and my husband John were dyslexic, and when Megan started in primary she started doing things which are traditionally viewed as dyslexic - writing letters backwards and so on.'

Sarah recalls that, up until the time Megan started school, she was a happy, cheerful child. 'Both myself and my husband John were dyslexic, and when Megan started in primary she started doing things which are traditionally viewed as dyslexic - writing letters backwards and so on.'

Sarah is grateful to the school for the learning support Megan did receive and accepts the argument that it may be inappropriate to label children with overly-specific diagnoses in their early years. But she says her own experience meant that both she and her husband were certain there was a real issue to be addressed. 'We recognised the signs, but it took until Primary 4 before the school would assess her.'

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