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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 467987" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Thanks klltc - I googled ergotherapeute and my local town and there is one. So, when I have gathered the energy for another round of evalutations/testing, I will ring and make an appointment!</p><p>I may be worrying for nothing with the handwriting - that would be nice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> He seems to have very little control of making small letters - his are huge and when he writes his name it sometimes covers almost the whole breadth of the page. I am afraid, buddy, that we don't practise all these extra things at home... though it sounds a great idea. J likes drawing and painting, though his pictures tend to be very short, 1 minute affairs... As for taking it slowly to learn to read and write, I do think this is wise. There is a school of thought that children are not open to this kind of activity and skill until age 7 or so (and in the Waldorf system, writing is not taught until then). Of course it depends on the child - I kind of taught myself to read before I went to school and there are kids who are hungry to learn at a young age, but it should come from the child not be "forcefed". We are in a great hurry to do things sometimes and there is little wisdom in it - it can be counterproductive. in my humble opinion! Anyway, I have just been reading about ADHD and all the attendant learning disabilities that go with it so picked out another problem to start worrying about <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 467987, member: 11227"] Thanks klltc - I googled ergotherapeute and my local town and there is one. So, when I have gathered the energy for another round of evalutations/testing, I will ring and make an appointment! I may be worrying for nothing with the handwriting - that would be nice :) He seems to have very little control of making small letters - his are huge and when he writes his name it sometimes covers almost the whole breadth of the page. I am afraid, buddy, that we don't practise all these extra things at home... though it sounds a great idea. J likes drawing and painting, though his pictures tend to be very short, 1 minute affairs... As for taking it slowly to learn to read and write, I do think this is wise. There is a school of thought that children are not open to this kind of activity and skill until age 7 or so (and in the Waldorf system, writing is not taught until then). Of course it depends on the child - I kind of taught myself to read before I went to school and there are kids who are hungry to learn at a young age, but it should come from the child not be "forcefed". We are in a great hurry to do things sometimes and there is little wisdom in it - it can be counterproductive. in my humble opinion! Anyway, I have just been reading about ADHD and all the attendant learning disabilities that go with it so picked out another problem to start worrying about :) [/QUOTE]
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