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Discovered ONE reason difficult child was stalling on his homework, OMG
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 467246" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Terry - </p><p>I can't keep "history" in my mind... so not sure if this applies at all or not, but...</p><p></p><p>difficult child has both a neuromotor disability that affects his handwriting, and dysgraphia.</p><p>He kept up fairly well through grade 4, then crashed in 5. Got minimal technology access in grade 6, and really pumped out - and then crashed again in 7... </p><p>It got to the point that by grade 8, he refused to write AT ALL. 2 words max.</p><p>The problem... was that every time he mastered a writing skill, they immediately jacked up the difficulty level. So, he got tired of struggling all the time, and used every fillibuster technique in the book - and then some - to avoid having to write.</p><p></p><p>Then anxiety and/or the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may come from a subconcious need to find ways to reduce the workload, or prevent it from growing. Of course, it would be far more effective if the IEP team reduced the workload... he wouldn't get into trouble for it that way. But our difficult child kids don't necessarily trust us to get the interventions they need implemented (and they are not entirely incorrect!)... so, they just go into "survival" mode.</p><p></p><p>If any of this makes sense, let me know, and I'll give you some specific things to try...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 467246, member: 11791"] Terry - I can't keep "history" in my mind... so not sure if this applies at all or not, but... difficult child has both a neuromotor disability that affects his handwriting, and dysgraphia. He kept up fairly well through grade 4, then crashed in 5. Got minimal technology access in grade 6, and really pumped out - and then crashed again in 7... It got to the point that by grade 8, he refused to write AT ALL. 2 words max. The problem... was that every time he mastered a writing skill, they immediately jacked up the difficulty level. So, he got tired of struggling all the time, and used every fillibuster technique in the book - and then some - to avoid having to write. Then anxiety and/or the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may come from a subconcious need to find ways to reduce the workload, or prevent it from growing. Of course, it would be far more effective if the IEP team reduced the workload... he wouldn't get into trouble for it that way. But our difficult child kids don't necessarily trust us to get the interventions they need implemented (and they are not entirely incorrect!)... so, they just go into "survival" mode. If any of this makes sense, let me know, and I'll give you some specific things to try... [/QUOTE]
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