Oh, I know they are helpful, etc. And we tried a pgm that looks like it would be a good fit for Wee...a keyboarding type program that helps him spell, read, etc.
We'll probably try it, anyway.
I learned one vaulable tidbit this morning, tho. Wee's been doing "projects" recently and it has gone really well. So the SpEd teacher (who is also the in-district autism consultant) decided to make all of his work tasks related to a project of his chosing. Reading and writing will be about that subject, math will use things relevent to that subject, etc.
I wish I'd have known she wasn't doing that sort of thing sooner! Sheesh. The kid checks out encyclopedias and pours over them for hours...hello.
Anyway, I think we have a good pgm to trial. I just hope it works.