By BILL ZEEBLE, KERA News
Melissa was eventually diagnosed with autism and auditory processing disorder. This high-functioning autistic girl started improving in online learning. “This is a platform and technology that makes sense to them,” explains autism expert Tandra Allen with the University of Texas at Dallas. Then there’s Melissa’s brother, William, who’s 22, diagnosed as a youngster with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Those disabilities impair reading and writing, even though he tested in the genius range, according to his mother. William tried online school like his sister. “I was able to pay attention, and didn’t have to deal with people yelling, screaming, using bad grammar,” William said. “Most of the time I was in the living room with my headphones on listening to music.” For students like William, music isn’t a distraction, it’s an aid.
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