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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 465478" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>My gut feel is that you are dealing with multiple issues, many of which are not "severe" but taken together become "huge" for the kid involved.</p><p></p><p>For example - motor skills. If the only problem was writing, then I probably wouldn't be looking at motor skills at all... but he had problems with tieing shoes, too - but not with buttons and such. Likely, some fine motor skills component to the picture, but not the "driving" diagnosis. There may also be some dysgraphia involved - not enough info yet to even guess at that.</p><p></p><p>Recent turmoil will be a factor. Including the move. We tend to forget that moving is among the most stressful life-events. It can be enough to drive an otherwise-well-balanced kid over the edge. I'm supposing that you already know that grade 4 is one of the worst possible times to be moving.</p><p> </p><p>Possibly some discrepancy between academic capability and performance? Can be various reasons for that, too.</p><p></p><p>This is probably going to be a "layers" case. Find some stuff, deal with it, go find more stuff.</p><p>Is there any way you can get some basic testing done through the school?</p><p>Even WISC and WYATT (sp?) would help - basic "where is this kid at" testing, including IQ.</p><p>Its unlikely that dislexia or dyscalcula would be involved... doesn't rule out dysgraphia.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 465478, member: 11791"] My gut feel is that you are dealing with multiple issues, many of which are not "severe" but taken together become "huge" for the kid involved. For example - motor skills. If the only problem was writing, then I probably wouldn't be looking at motor skills at all... but he had problems with tieing shoes, too - but not with buttons and such. Likely, some fine motor skills component to the picture, but not the "driving" diagnosis. There may also be some dysgraphia involved - not enough info yet to even guess at that. Recent turmoil will be a factor. Including the move. We tend to forget that moving is among the most stressful life-events. It can be enough to drive an otherwise-well-balanced kid over the edge. I'm supposing that you already know that grade 4 is one of the worst possible times to be moving. Possibly some discrepancy between academic capability and performance? Can be various reasons for that, too. This is probably going to be a "layers" case. Find some stuff, deal with it, go find more stuff. Is there any way you can get some basic testing done through the school? Even WISC and WYATT (sp?) would help - basic "where is this kid at" testing, including IQ. Its unlikely that dislexia or dyscalcula would be involved... doesn't rule out dysgraphia. [/QUOTE]
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