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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 408547" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Also ask them for an assistive technology evaluation and an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Occupational Therapist (OT) (occupational therapy) will identify sensory issues (can cause HUGE problems but can also be helped and cause dramatic improvement) and problems with physical tasks that impact school and life. School willhave Occupational Therapist (OT)'s but will only evaluation for how Occupational Therapist (OT) issues impact academic life - not her entire life. So a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation is an excellent tool. Assistive tech means looking for ways technology can help her with her problems. If she has problems with writing etc... school can provide a specialized laptop for her to use - at no charge to you. Many kids do much better with one and they make special laptops that the kids cannot load games, etc... on and that are super durable. Alphasmart was the brand my difficult child used and it was a godsend. the improvement of his school work was unbelievable (writing was very painful for him so he wrote less than the bare minimum). You can google alphasmart to see the current versions.</p><p> </p><p>These are things that can help your other children as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 408547, member: 1233"] Also ask them for an assistive technology evaluation and an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Occupational Therapist (OT) (occupational therapy) will identify sensory issues (can cause HUGE problems but can also be helped and cause dramatic improvement) and problems with physical tasks that impact school and life. School willhave Occupational Therapist (OT)'s but will only evaluation for how Occupational Therapist (OT) issues impact academic life - not her entire life. So a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation is an excellent tool. Assistive tech means looking for ways technology can help her with her problems. If she has problems with writing etc... school can provide a specialized laptop for her to use - at no charge to you. Many kids do much better with one and they make special laptops that the kids cannot load games, etc... on and that are super durable. Alphasmart was the brand my difficult child used and it was a godsend. the improvement of his school work was unbelievable (writing was very painful for him so he wrote less than the bare minimum). You can google alphasmart to see the current versions. These are things that can help your other children as well. [/QUOTE]
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