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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 462681" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Yes, this is STRESS. Anxiety. Whatever other label you want.</p><p></p><p>He's stuck in that classroom, he hasn't got a clue what is going on or what he is supposed to be doing (we'll get to that later), and he gets punished for either not knowing, or for not being able to handle it.</p><p></p><p>Your job, as the parent of course... is to support HIM.</p><p>evaluations - critical.</p><p>Just as important - start trying stuff yourself. And start asking HIM what is hard.</p><p></p><p>For example - does he understand what the teacher is saying? does he have trouble making his pencil work like the other kids? is there bullying going on? (yes, this early.)</p><p></p><p>At home - does he cooperate better and follow instructions better in a quiet setting? Does it help if you are facing him and talking directly to him, as opposed to talking over your shoulder or to his back? Does he not quite get what you're saying - even in ideal settings? All of this would point strongly to Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) or Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) or straight auditory issues. The fact that he's already in Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) means there are issues... and accommodations are called for. But... you need to figure out part of what works.</p><p></p><p>The reason I asked about whether you work or not... is that sometimes it pays to go and observe in the classroom for yourself. What is REALLY happening? I was in the kindergarten class and caught the two critical issues at that point - but it took us YEARS to get medical and school backing for these. (auditory and motor skills). It shouldn't take you as long as us - some of this, the tests didn't even exist when we needed them. But... jump on it if there's any way you can volunteer in-class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 462681, member: 11791"] Yes, this is STRESS. Anxiety. Whatever other label you want. He's stuck in that classroom, he hasn't got a clue what is going on or what he is supposed to be doing (we'll get to that later), and he gets punished for either not knowing, or for not being able to handle it. Your job, as the parent of course... is to support HIM. evaluations - critical. Just as important - start trying stuff yourself. And start asking HIM what is hard. For example - does he understand what the teacher is saying? does he have trouble making his pencil work like the other kids? is there bullying going on? (yes, this early.) At home - does he cooperate better and follow instructions better in a quiet setting? Does it help if you are facing him and talking directly to him, as opposed to talking over your shoulder or to his back? Does he not quite get what you're saying - even in ideal settings? All of this would point strongly to Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) or Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) or straight auditory issues. The fact that he's already in Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) means there are issues... and accommodations are called for. But... you need to figure out part of what works. The reason I asked about whether you work or not... is that sometimes it pays to go and observe in the classroom for yourself. What is REALLY happening? I was in the kindergarten class and caught the two critical issues at that point - but it took us YEARS to get medical and school backing for these. (auditory and motor skills). It shouldn't take you as long as us - some of this, the tests didn't even exist when we needed them. But... jump on it if there's any way you can volunteer in-class. [/QUOTE]
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