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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 478305" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Reread this thread, and some of your others again, OvB...</p><p></p><p>Mind if I toss out one more diagnosis that they did NOT give you but that might fit?</p><p></p><p>Try Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) on for size - developmental coordination disorder.</p><p>Now, if he is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), then they may not give this as an additional diagnosis, because it can be part of the spectrum - but it is useful to see it separately. Just like ADHD often goes with the spectrum...</p><p></p><p>The reason I'm bringing it up is...</p><p>1) he hates writing</p><p>2) he hates math</p><p></p><p>If you have fine motor skills problems (one component of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)), then you get nowhere with either math or writing.</p><p>Oh, you "can" - maybe - form your letters fairly neatly. Maybe even half-ways to speed. </p><p>But you can't "think" and "write" at the same time. Or you can if its small, but wear out really fast.</p><p>And that's just writing!</p><p>Math... can't form numbers correctly - or couldn't back in grade 1 when you learned basic math. </p><p>Can't line up columns. Can't work with those tiny "manipulatives" they use as a hands-on way of learning... (nothing against the concept... they are just TOO small for kids with challenges to work with!)</p><p>Didn't get the basics mastered, and now its on to the "real" stuff that depends on knowing the basics...</p><p>Either way... the result is work refusal, and the teachers treat it as 100% "attitude".</p><p>WRONG.</p><p></p><p>Did they run the Movement ABC - 2 test? Its an Occupational Therapist (OT) test of motor skills and motor integration, if I understand it right. Would tell you alot about where he is at with motor skills. If it hasn't been done - and especially if he hasn't had an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation in the last 3 years - it would be useful.</p><p></p><p>Motor skills issues supported by Occupational Therapist (OT) at least... usually results in access to accommodations that significantly reduce writing, and if appropriate, a computer to take some of the mechanics of writing out of the equation. </p><p></p><p>One reliable source of info out there about motor skills problems including Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), is <a href="http://www.canchild.ca" target="_blank">www.canchild.ca</a>. There are others too - let me know if you want more info, and I'll look up some of the other good links. (I use canchild all the time, so don't have to look it up!)</p><p></p><p>Some stats, if you're interested... not sure what happens when Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) gets added to the mix, but.. we've been told:</p><p>- 50% of kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)</p><p>- 70% of kids with ADHD plus a Learning Disability (LD), have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 478305, member: 13003"] Reread this thread, and some of your others again, OvB... Mind if I toss out one more diagnosis that they did NOT give you but that might fit? Try Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) on for size - developmental coordination disorder. Now, if he is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), then they may not give this as an additional diagnosis, because it can be part of the spectrum - but it is useful to see it separately. Just like ADHD often goes with the spectrum... The reason I'm bringing it up is... 1) he hates writing 2) he hates math If you have fine motor skills problems (one component of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)), then you get nowhere with either math or writing. Oh, you "can" - maybe - form your letters fairly neatly. Maybe even half-ways to speed. But you can't "think" and "write" at the same time. Or you can if its small, but wear out really fast. And that's just writing! Math... can't form numbers correctly - or couldn't back in grade 1 when you learned basic math. Can't line up columns. Can't work with those tiny "manipulatives" they use as a hands-on way of learning... (nothing against the concept... they are just TOO small for kids with challenges to work with!) Didn't get the basics mastered, and now its on to the "real" stuff that depends on knowing the basics... Either way... the result is work refusal, and the teachers treat it as 100% "attitude". WRONG. Did they run the Movement ABC - 2 test? Its an Occupational Therapist (OT) test of motor skills and motor integration, if I understand it right. Would tell you alot about where he is at with motor skills. If it hasn't been done - and especially if he hasn't had an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation in the last 3 years - it would be useful. Motor skills issues supported by Occupational Therapist (OT) at least... usually results in access to accommodations that significantly reduce writing, and if appropriate, a computer to take some of the mechanics of writing out of the equation. One reliable source of info out there about motor skills problems including Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), is [URL="http://www.canchild.ca"]www.canchild.ca[/URL]. There are others too - let me know if you want more info, and I'll look up some of the other good links. (I use canchild all the time, so don't have to look it up!) Some stats, if you're interested... not sure what happens when Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) gets added to the mix, but.. we've been told: - 50% of kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - 70% of kids with ADHD plus a Learning Disability (LD), have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) [/QUOTE]
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