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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 500382" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I will start this by warning you that I am esp sensitive on this issue. I have dysgraphia, coordination issues and many times had teachers write/say rude things or even reduce my grades for the sheer sake of "teaching" me to be neater - even after being told by my doctors that much of the problem was the arthritis that was darn near making it impossible for me to hold a pen.</p><p></p><p>The ONLY thing her comments will accomplish is making your son not want to write. Has he had a full evaluation for an IEP and if so was the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation done only by the school Occupational Therapist (OT) or did you have a private Occupational Therapist (OT) also evaluation him? If you have not had a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation, you need to have this done. They will be MUCH more thorough and if they identify problems then the school will have to re-evaluate their "handwriting only" Occupational Therapist (OT) services. They don't get to pick and choose - they have to provide what a child needs, period.</p><p></p><p>I would tell the teacher something along the lines of what DDD said but also ask her to refrain from putting negative comments on his papers because it will only make him want to give up and stop writing all together. Offer to let her send a weekly note or email about his problems or to work to find another way for the 2 of you to communicate abotu problems like this without the constant criticism being heard by your son. Some teachers honestly believe that comments such as these will motivate a student to use neater handwriting but they are mistaken. Tell me my hard work is not good enough and I will stop and give you mediocre or no work at all. Some teachers don't understand this.</p><p></p><p>Does your son's hand hurt after he writes? OFTEN kids with handwriting problems are actually in real physical pain if they have to write a lot. What amount is a lot is different from kid to kid also. Your son may not even notice the pain because he has it so much. After he writes something, take his hand and give it some gentle massage. Ask him to focus on his hand and how it feels. Ask him to concentrate. It may sound nuts, but often kids, esp kids with sensory issues, have to concentrate to figure out where they hurt. So help by massaging and getting him to focus. If his hand hurts, the Occupational Therapist (OT) needs to have him do strengthening exercises. You can also find ways to help in the book The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Kranowitz. It is full of different activities to provide different types of sensory input. It is awesome and truly FUN.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 500382, member: 1233"] I will start this by warning you that I am esp sensitive on this issue. I have dysgraphia, coordination issues and many times had teachers write/say rude things or even reduce my grades for the sheer sake of "teaching" me to be neater - even after being told by my doctors that much of the problem was the arthritis that was darn near making it impossible for me to hold a pen. The ONLY thing her comments will accomplish is making your son not want to write. Has he had a full evaluation for an IEP and if so was the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation done only by the school Occupational Therapist (OT) or did you have a private Occupational Therapist (OT) also evaluation him? If you have not had a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation, you need to have this done. They will be MUCH more thorough and if they identify problems then the school will have to re-evaluate their "handwriting only" Occupational Therapist (OT) services. They don't get to pick and choose - they have to provide what a child needs, period. I would tell the teacher something along the lines of what DDD said but also ask her to refrain from putting negative comments on his papers because it will only make him want to give up and stop writing all together. Offer to let her send a weekly note or email about his problems or to work to find another way for the 2 of you to communicate abotu problems like this without the constant criticism being heard by your son. Some teachers honestly believe that comments such as these will motivate a student to use neater handwriting but they are mistaken. Tell me my hard work is not good enough and I will stop and give you mediocre or no work at all. Some teachers don't understand this. Does your son's hand hurt after he writes? OFTEN kids with handwriting problems are actually in real physical pain if they have to write a lot. What amount is a lot is different from kid to kid also. Your son may not even notice the pain because he has it so much. After he writes something, take his hand and give it some gentle massage. Ask him to focus on his hand and how it feels. Ask him to concentrate. It may sound nuts, but often kids, esp kids with sensory issues, have to concentrate to figure out where they hurt. So help by massaging and getting him to focus. If his hand hurts, the Occupational Therapist (OT) needs to have him do strengthening exercises. You can also find ways to help in the book The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Kranowitz. It is full of different activities to provide different types of sensory input. It is awesome and truly FUN. [/QUOTE]
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