I Was Saved By One Direction

Part 11: School Trouble

"I can't do it!" I yell banging my head on the table.

"You'll get the hang of it." Liam tries comforting me. He puts a hand on my back.

"Wazz goin' onnn?" Louis asks walking in.

"We're having a little trouble with reading." Liam tells him.

"It's more than a f*cking little Liam. This is the d*nmedest subject next to math." I snap. "This stuff sucks the absolute life out of me."

"What are we trying to do?" Louis leans in to look.

"We're copying vocabulary out of the book." Liam answers for me.

"No, no, no. We're not doing anything. I can't read the stuff in the book let alone my s*it of handwriting." I swear again.

"Well, what can't you read out of it?" Louis furrows his eyebrows together.

"She keeps mixing up r's and n's, b's and d's, m's and w's, g's and j's, o's and c's, and p's and q's." Liam lists off.

"And the fact that my handwriting is unreadale and I can't settle on one hand. I keep switching." I add.

"That is a problem." Louis bites his lip.

"What are we gonna do?" I ask looking up at him.

"It's been seven years, it's natural to mix this up." Louis says.

"Ugh!" I shriek. "You don't understand! I've had paper and I have used it everyday. Yes, I didn't learn new words but seeing things now and having them be read out to me I know it hasn't gotten better, it's worse."

"There has also been struggle in the other things considering the problem with the reading. What's your plan now?" Liam sighs.

"We're back!" Three voices call out.

"We'll talk about it later when Danny is asleep." Louis offers. "Let's have a 20 minute break before science." I nod. We go out into the living room.

"Allison!" Danny shouts running over. I pick him up, a smile spreading across my face. "I had the best day ever!" He starts ranting on about everything that happened. It was nice to let off the stress while helping Dan color. I was having a good time until...

"Alright, Al has to come back and finish work." Louis tells us.

"Awww. Five more minutes?" We beg.

"I gave you five more minutes ten minutes ago." Louis chuckles.

"Let us finish this picture?" I plead.

"Nope." Louis pops the p. "You need to come do work." I cross my arms staying put on the couch. "Easy way or hard way?" I throw my leg over the over crouching into my spot. "Hard way it is." I am thrown over his shoulder. I keep my arms crossed.

"This isn't professional." I state the obvious.

"What ever told you this was a professional school?" Louis laughs.

"Considering I had to tackle Harry to make him give me my lunch and Niall and I chased each other around the room with our guitars for a forth of me lesson, I have no idea why I said that." I reply. Louis plops me in a chair at the table. "This is useless. I'm not smart enough for this."

"You are too! You know more swear words than I did when I was eighteen!" Louis exclaims.

"That's a completely different though. You didn't have them screamed at you constantly." I snap.

"Let's just try Al. If it's too stressful we can stop for today. Alright?" Louis suggests. I nod.

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*Louis' POV*

"Did you find out what is going on with Allison?" Niall questions looking over my computer screen.

"I hope. It's depressing. The poor girl is completely convinced she is going crazy." Harry replies.

"Really?" Liam raises his eyebrows.

"It's what Niall said she told him when they were talking before she fell asleep." Harry gestures towards him.

"Anyways, two answers showed up but they are kind of heart breaking." I bite down on my bottom lip, crossing my arms.

"What are they?" Niall asks.

"Dysgraphia and dyslexia." I sigh.

"You've got to be joking." Liam says. I shake my head. "What's dysgraphia?"

"The website says: Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing, which requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills. Dysgraphia makes the act of writing difficult. It can lead to problems with spelling, poor handwriting and putting thoughts on paper. People with dysgraphia can have trouble organizing letters, numbers and words on a line or page. This can result partly from: Visual-spatial difficulties: trouble processing what the eye sees. Language processing difficulty: trouble processing and making sense of what the ear hears." I explain.

"That sounds so much of what is going on with her it is almost scary." Zayn responds. I nod.

"What are we going to do about it?" Harry questions.

"There are many ways to help a person with dysgraphia achieve success. Generally strategies fall into three main categories. Accommodations: providing alternatives to written expression. Modifications: changing expectations or tasks to minimize or avoid the area of weakness. Remediation: providing instruction for improving handwriting and writing skills. Each type of strategy should be considered when planning instruction and support. A person with dysgraphia will benefit from help from both specialists and those who are closest to the person. Finding the most beneficial type of support is a process of trying different ideas and openly exchanging thoughts on what works best. Speak to them about dysgraphia and explain the challenges faced as a result of this learning disability. For teenagers it suggests stuff like...provide tape recorders to supplement note taking and to prepare for writing assignments. Create a step-by-step plan that breaks writing assignments into small tasks. When organizing writing projects, create a list of keywords that will be useful. Provide clear, constructive feedback on the quality of work, explaining both the strengths and weaknesses of the project, commenting on the structure as well as the information that is included. Use assistive technology such as voice-activated software if the mechanical aspects of writing remain a major hurdle." I read off the screen.

"So not only we are teaching the most sensitive girl in the world, we are teaching an insecure dyslexic kid." Niall states the obvious. We share worried/nervous looks with each other. We were in deep doo doo.

Just to clarify with all of you, I have absolutely NO idea what is going on. I was searching for stuff and I came across this website. I just copied and pasted. If you want to see it then this is the website:

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/what-is-dysgraphia

Thought I would clear that up before you go off saying "OMG you're so smart". I don't even know one human that could type all that off the top of their head. If you can then I am virtually shaking for hand. 

Half of this chapter was written on my phone because I was away from my computer so I'm sorry if there are any mistakes I missed.

-Melanie XOXO