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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 456077" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I know ins. says more testing is not indicated... but what if there were grounds for more testing through the school?</p><p>Its so easy to get caught up in "the behavior is the problem" and miss subtle underlying problems - and I mean <u>subtle</u> - that drive these kids crazy. been there done that.</p><p>1) ADD - we'll assume for now that the diagnosis is accurate... are medications well adjusted? or is she even on medications? (I don't remember if you said something earlier)</p><p></p><p>2) To get this far in school and not get Learning Disability (LD) labels means these are not so likely. BUT... she could have:</p><p>- an auditory processing problem - not language processing (that usually gets caught earlier), but issues with auditory focus, auditory filtering, etc. - this makes learning in a classroom exhausting and difficult - they perform worse than expected... turns out, they really don't know what is expected because they don't get the highly-verbal instruction that is part of school. </p><p>- minor motor skills problems - if fine motor skills are affected but not gross skills, its not so obvious (kids with gross skills problems are "clumsy"). And its possible to be "reasonably able" to accomplish the task, but not in a timely manner nor repeatedly - so, for example, writing is either "low output", OR it gets done... but the kid is so brain-dead fromt he effort, that coping becomes difficult.</p><p>- dysgraphia is one Learning Disability (LD) often NOT caught - they catch dyslexia because it affects both reading and writing, but dysgraphia affects only writing - and many teachers assume that if they can read, they can write.</p><p></p><p>Other issues that you can work with at home... and/or with existing resources:</p><p>- sleep issues (quality of sleep) - ADD kids are often affected, need (but hate) realy solid sleep routines</p><p>- getting enough physical exercise - the answer is NOT team sports, but rather... activities tailored to the kid. </p><p>- finding success... find something she loves and shows talent at, and support her in pursiing this... music, art, swimming, cooking, SOMETHING. Anything that helps her re-label herself as "successful" at something. It REALLY helps their attitude!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 456077, member: 11791"] I know ins. says more testing is not indicated... but what if there were grounds for more testing through the school? Its so easy to get caught up in "the behavior is the problem" and miss subtle underlying problems - and I mean [U]subtle[/U] - that drive these kids crazy. been there done that. 1) ADD - we'll assume for now that the diagnosis is accurate... are medications well adjusted? or is she even on medications? (I don't remember if you said something earlier) 2) To get this far in school and not get Learning Disability (LD) labels means these are not so likely. BUT... she could have: - an auditory processing problem - not language processing (that usually gets caught earlier), but issues with auditory focus, auditory filtering, etc. - this makes learning in a classroom exhausting and difficult - they perform worse than expected... turns out, they really don't know what is expected because they don't get the highly-verbal instruction that is part of school. - minor motor skills problems - if fine motor skills are affected but not gross skills, its not so obvious (kids with gross skills problems are "clumsy"). And its possible to be "reasonably able" to accomplish the task, but not in a timely manner nor repeatedly - so, for example, writing is either "low output", OR it gets done... but the kid is so brain-dead fromt he effort, that coping becomes difficult. - dysgraphia is one Learning Disability (LD) often NOT caught - they catch dyslexia because it affects both reading and writing, but dysgraphia affects only writing - and many teachers assume that if they can read, they can write. Other issues that you can work with at home... and/or with existing resources: - sleep issues (quality of sleep) - ADD kids are often affected, need (but hate) realy solid sleep routines - getting enough physical exercise - the answer is NOT team sports, but rather... activities tailored to the kid. - finding success... find something she loves and shows talent at, and support her in pursiing this... music, art, swimming, cooking, SOMETHING. Anything that helps her re-label herself as "successful" at something. It REALLY helps their attitude! [/QUOTE]
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