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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 608019" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Thanks for the word of warning, Little Dudes Mum. I think we've got more in place now, more constructively, than J has ever had - ironically in Morocco where there is even less understanding and knowledge of ADHD generallly than there is in France... </p><p>Every alternate Tuesday we are going to an alternative school outside of Marrakech where I am teaching English and J is spending time with the other kids and teacher. We went today for the first time and it seemed to go quite well. The teacher had prepared for our arrival by talking about J, his hyperactivity and about differences in general. I probably have mixed feelings about that - when we first arrived, the children kept laughing (not unkindly) at everything J did and said, but as the teacher pointed out in the general group conversation we began with, that froze J into a clown role that would just make him play to it more and more and which limited his real possibilities. The value of Jacob going occasionally to this school, for me, is precisely that it will help him talk about feelings, relationships with others, etc. This is the way the teacher works, as much as she teaches intellectually.</p><p>He has also twice seen the psychomotricienne who is great.... you can see she really gets kids like J and understands how to reach them on their level. Last time we went they were playing some loud racing game that was teaching him how to wait and pause a little. Tomorrow I have to ring the child psychiatrist here who is the Marrakech ADHD specialist and try to get an early appointment.</p><p>I can see that J is learning social skills, slowly, in the sense that he does try to put into practice a couple of things we've talked about... It's very slow, and it's very small, but to me it's significant change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 608019, member: 11227"] Thanks for the word of warning, Little Dudes Mum. I think we've got more in place now, more constructively, than J has ever had - ironically in Morocco where there is even less understanding and knowledge of ADHD generallly than there is in France... Every alternate Tuesday we are going to an alternative school outside of Marrakech where I am teaching English and J is spending time with the other kids and teacher. We went today for the first time and it seemed to go quite well. The teacher had prepared for our arrival by talking about J, his hyperactivity and about differences in general. I probably have mixed feelings about that - when we first arrived, the children kept laughing (not unkindly) at everything J did and said, but as the teacher pointed out in the general group conversation we began with, that froze J into a clown role that would just make him play to it more and more and which limited his real possibilities. The value of Jacob going occasionally to this school, for me, is precisely that it will help him talk about feelings, relationships with others, etc. This is the way the teacher works, as much as she teaches intellectually. He has also twice seen the psychomotricienne who is great.... you can see she really gets kids like J and understands how to reach them on their level. Last time we went they were playing some loud racing game that was teaching him how to wait and pause a little. Tomorrow I have to ring the child psychiatrist here who is the Marrakech ADHD specialist and try to get an early appointment. I can see that J is learning social skills, slowly, in the sense that he does try to put into practice a couple of things we've talked about... It's very slow, and it's very small, but to me it's significant change. [/QUOTE]
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