What Should Families Actually Spend Their Money On? A Guide to Prioritizing Support for Dyslexic Children

A family sits across from me with a recommendation from a neuropsychologist: get a comprehensive audiology evaluation. Over the years, I've seen other families arrive with different recommendations — pursue elaborate visual processing testing, consider genetic testing, dig through medical histories looking for evidence of ear infections or adenoid issues that might have contributed to their child's dyslexia. And then one family explained their budget constraint: ten thousand dollars for the next several months. That's all they have for dyslexia-related concerns. So the question became urgent and practical: given limited resources, what will provide the most effective, immediate, and long-lasting benefit?