it often goes un-diagnosed. i was lucky, my grandmother taught me to work around it before kindergarten, and i was not diagnosed till i was 18. my oldest daughter made it to 11 before we noticed it, and the school never did anything about it. the family helped her to learn how to cope with it and read. phonix will help, and there are other tricks that help as well. hopefully your councillor will be able to refer him for testing. good luck