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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 530635" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>It sounds a lot like the issues my son has. Unfortunately, I can't help you identify them specifically because for son, they were IEP'd under his Asperger's so we didn't need a separate diagnosis, but it was under the Occupational Therapist (OT) umbrella.</p><p></p><p>BUT I'll confirm for you that yes there is a problem. If the whole class is done copying and he is not. If he struggles writing out sentences (can he come up with great sentences if he doesn't have to write them, right?). The problem comes in when the words need to be translated onto paper. In son's case, he was working so hard forming the letters that he was forgetting what letter/word he needed to form next. It was just too much all at once. Once he started using a keyboard/easy child, things got better. Once things were 100X better at home than in school because he was still handwriting in school, I was able to push for a laptop in school. Keybaord doesn't work for everyone. That's where oral accommodations come in. Extended response tests or assignments are done orally - he doesn't have to write it out. Use of talk to text software. anything else anyone can think of.</p><p></p><p>Although it would be nice to have a test or diagnosis to prove this, all you really need is a general Occupational Therapist (OT) diagnosis and proof that he's got the info in his head, he just can't get it out <strong>in a timely manner </strong>via conventional methods. At the elementary level it seems like no big deal, but when he moves to middle school and HS, if he can't keep up with note taking, he's screwed.</p><p></p><p>Just an aside - son learned keyboarding the "wrong" way. When he was required to take keyboarding classes, it was a nightmare because he had his way already down pat. His last teacher backed off and told me to back off because he does 60wpm his way which is more than sufficient for office work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 530635, member: 11965"] It sounds a lot like the issues my son has. Unfortunately, I can't help you identify them specifically because for son, they were IEP'd under his Asperger's so we didn't need a separate diagnosis, but it was under the Occupational Therapist (OT) umbrella. BUT I'll confirm for you that yes there is a problem. If the whole class is done copying and he is not. If he struggles writing out sentences (can he come up with great sentences if he doesn't have to write them, right?). The problem comes in when the words need to be translated onto paper. In son's case, he was working so hard forming the letters that he was forgetting what letter/word he needed to form next. It was just too much all at once. Once he started using a keyboard/easy child, things got better. Once things were 100X better at home than in school because he was still handwriting in school, I was able to push for a laptop in school. Keybaord doesn't work for everyone. That's where oral accommodations come in. Extended response tests or assignments are done orally - he doesn't have to write it out. Use of talk to text software. anything else anyone can think of. Although it would be nice to have a test or diagnosis to prove this, all you really need is a general Occupational Therapist (OT) diagnosis and proof that he's got the info in his head, he just can't get it out [B]in a timely manner [/B]via conventional methods. At the elementary level it seems like no big deal, but when he moves to middle school and HS, if he can't keep up with note taking, he's screwed. Just an aside - son learned keyboarding the "wrong" way. When he was required to take keyboarding classes, it was a nightmare because he had his way already down pat. His last teacher backed off and told me to back off because he does 60wpm his way which is more than sufficient for office work. [/QUOTE]
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