Ananda's selective mutism was mostly separate from her dyslexia, and a reaction to trauma. So getting her counseling and art therapy, and working with her at home to help her feel safe, really helped with that part a lot.

For the dyslexia, it was much more trial and error. Some things were like hitting my head against a wall. She still has absolutely terrible handwriting and spelling for her age, but her sentence structure and ability to express herself with language have come so far that she still writes amazing essays. I just have to transcribe them for anyone else to know what she's saying ;) She's almost 13 now...