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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 399062" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>You say he is doing alright cognitively. Does he have problems like dyscalculia and dysgraphia that contribute to frustration and then behavior issues? Is there a chance that assistive technology would be helpful? I am thinking about something like an alpha smart type laptop that he can do schoolwork on. Wiz was a LOT better behaved when his frustration level was lowered by using the laptop. (School pays for this, NOT YOU.). He wasn't frustrated because he could express himself with-o enduring a lot of hand cramping and aching (he would come home and sit with ice packs on his hands some days even when he had written less than 2 pages in the entire day. His hands would just get that sore from writing. Typing was a LOT easier even before he learned to type.). </p><p> </p><p>What is the cafeteria like? Here they tend to be big open rooms that are incredibly noisy. It is far worse in the older grades than in elementary school - at the middle school the principal walks around or sits on the stage in the cafeteria with a microphone barking out orders like a drill sargent but the kids are so loud that unless he screams into the microphone (ouch) no one pays any attention to him. It is truly an awful experience for all of the kids. Wiz found a teacher who let some of the kids bring their lunches into her room rather than eating in the cafeteria. She let them talk, work on projects, blow off steam, etc... and it really helped turn him around. I was very happy with it because she was one of my favorite teachers when I was in jr high. By high school they go out to lunch, so it is different then. If your son can go somewhere to destress at lunch, or after he eats, it might really help. The library, a teacher's class with a few friends, just somewhere to give him a bit of a break. I know that I HATED HATED HATED lunch every single year until high school. Not just the food, though that was a part (I am a picky picky eater) but the noise and all those people nonstop drove me nuts. </p><p> </p><p>I hope this helps give you some ideas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 399062, member: 1233"] You say he is doing alright cognitively. Does he have problems like dyscalculia and dysgraphia that contribute to frustration and then behavior issues? Is there a chance that assistive technology would be helpful? I am thinking about something like an alpha smart type laptop that he can do schoolwork on. Wiz was a LOT better behaved when his frustration level was lowered by using the laptop. (School pays for this, NOT YOU.). He wasn't frustrated because he could express himself with-o enduring a lot of hand cramping and aching (he would come home and sit with ice packs on his hands some days even when he had written less than 2 pages in the entire day. His hands would just get that sore from writing. Typing was a LOT easier even before he learned to type.). What is the cafeteria like? Here they tend to be big open rooms that are incredibly noisy. It is far worse in the older grades than in elementary school - at the middle school the principal walks around or sits on the stage in the cafeteria with a microphone barking out orders like a drill sargent but the kids are so loud that unless he screams into the microphone (ouch) no one pays any attention to him. It is truly an awful experience for all of the kids. Wiz found a teacher who let some of the kids bring their lunches into her room rather than eating in the cafeteria. She let them talk, work on projects, blow off steam, etc... and it really helped turn him around. I was very happy with it because she was one of my favorite teachers when I was in jr high. By high school they go out to lunch, so it is different then. If your son can go somewhere to destress at lunch, or after he eats, it might really help. The library, a teacher's class with a few friends, just somewhere to give him a bit of a break. I know that I HATED HATED HATED lunch every single year until high school. Not just the food, though that was a part (I am a picky picky eater) but the noise and all those people nonstop drove me nuts. I hope this helps give you some ideas. [/QUOTE]
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