Recently Coleman has been lying... sometimes telling tall tales.. and sometimes to get out of schoolwork/ studying for tests. We took swift action... taking away the things he loved the most... his golf cart and pool. When discussing the issue with Coleman, he did indicate that he was feeling a lot of pressure in school and he asked to go and see Scott again (see Davis Dyslexia post Aug 2007). He asked - it was all his idea.
I also saw the need for a follow-up because I personally had fallen off my duties in continuing to work with him in the clay and reading methods. I needed to get recommitted.
During our follow-up meeting with Scott, he explained that sometimes picture thinkers (dyslexics) have such vivid imaginations that what they see/experience becomes so real they actually think something really occured. For example, Coleman told a story about a bear approaching our camp once when he was little - which was not true -- but he was absolutely convinced that it DID happen. So, on one hand we need to understand his confusion of the facts. On the other hand, lying to get out of something is not "by accident" and most certainly should have consequences.
Coleman (and I) were reenergized by the follow-up and I have doubt it will help us get back on track.
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