Dyslexic children vs. children with dyslexia, I don’t know which is the best way to say it, but people have some strong opinions on it. My son thinks the debate is a waste of time and since he’s a dyslexic child or child with dyslexia, I’m going with what he feels comfortable with and will refer to him most of the time as Payne but when necessary will refer to him as my creative, intelligent, dyslexic child who takes beautiful photographs. It’s irksome when I see what I consider some helpful information on dyslexia and someone will start commenting on the correct way to address dyslexics or persons with dyslexia and the helpful information I was getting turns into a battle of who’s right. Feel free not to school me on it because it doesn’t matter to me how many initials you have or don't have behind your name, I’ll just continue to use whatever makes my son comfortable because his opinion matters more.
Speaking of professionals with a lot of initials behind their names, congratulations on your achievements. I worked two jobs while earning my one degree, so I take my hat off to all those initials because I know the amount of time and effort it took me so I can only imagine the time and dedication it must have taken you. I understand the need for letting others in your profession know your credentials and even parents looking for a specific type of professional but I do have a suggestion from a parent’s point of view. If in your profession you work with parents and they come to you in desperation looking for help for their child, maybe forget sharing all those initials and focus on what the parents are telling you because most likely they don’t care which initials are behind your name they just want to be able to relate to someone who seems to know what they are doing and who is interested in helping their child. I received an email not too long ago and the person’s signature contained at least six achievements/certifications and I was thinking what in the world would possess someone to put all those in their signature? I didn't even know what some of them meant and it just seems to make the person a little less approachable. I don’t know, maybe it really knocks the socks off of some, but it just kind of makes me go, “blah.” Of course, that’s just sharing from my parent point of view.
This was my final rambling of the year.
Happy holidays and wishing you a wonderful new year,
Penny Wagner-Auchmuty, MOM, P.L. (Pizza Lover), H.D.O. (Happy Dog Owner), C.M. (Cookie Maker), T.P.O.T (Tired Parent of Teenagers)
Speaking of professionals with a lot of initials behind their names, congratulations on your achievements. I worked two jobs while earning my one degree, so I take my hat off to all those initials because I know the amount of time and effort it took me so I can only imagine the time and dedication it must have taken you. I understand the need for letting others in your profession know your credentials and even parents looking for a specific type of professional but I do have a suggestion from a parent’s point of view. If in your profession you work with parents and they come to you in desperation looking for help for their child, maybe forget sharing all those initials and focus on what the parents are telling you because most likely they don’t care which initials are behind your name they just want to be able to relate to someone who seems to know what they are doing and who is interested in helping their child. I received an email not too long ago and the person’s signature contained at least six achievements/certifications and I was thinking what in the world would possess someone to put all those in their signature? I didn't even know what some of them meant and it just seems to make the person a little less approachable. I don’t know, maybe it really knocks the socks off of some, but it just kind of makes me go, “blah.” Of course, that’s just sharing from my parent point of view.
This was my final rambling of the year.
Happy holidays and wishing you a wonderful new year,
Penny Wagner-Auchmuty, MOM, P.L. (Pizza Lover), H.D.O. (Happy Dog Owner), C.M. (Cookie Maker), T.P.O.T (Tired Parent of Teenagers)