The thing is with the Peter situation is that she didn't even say it to Peter (not his real name, btw!) Ds said that Peter was a few desks away and didn't even hear her... She said it specifically to DS, apparently to motivate DS to not use a scribe. Ds also reports that Peter also must have some sort of writing disorder like himself b/c Peter's writing is also horrible and he also uses special pencils and paper, etc. and also needs help with writing at times. I have no idea if Peter has a diagnosis or not but what it sounds to me and what DS's take on was that that aid was trying to encourage my DS not use his scribe - to push himself more like Peter does. Basically, I think it's pretty clear that, like you said, she was pointing out to DS that Peter does his own writing, even though it's hard for him, and my DS does not (he takes the easy way out I guess. That was the message my DS got from her. She was intending to make him feel badly for accessing his accommodations, imo.


Last edited by marytheres; 03/15/13 11:42 AM.