Thought I might as well move this to its own thread...
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Originally Posted By: momosam
@polarbear, I don't want to hijack this thread, but I was looking for threads where you talk specifically about the work your DS has done with the SLP. Thinking this is a route we need to explore. THANKS!

Mo


Hi momosam! Just wanted to let you know I saw this - do you have some specific questions or want to know what our SLP has worked through with our ds?

I'm on my way to a meeting this morning but will be happy to answer your questions re what we've done later this weekend - let me know what you're looking for smile

polarbear

Things aren't going as well as anyone hoped they would (504 has been in place for about a month), and while the SLP at school didn't find anything remarkable in her observation of DS, I'm thinking that we should revisit that (either through school or a private SLP).

I'm hoping that you'll be able to share some of what your SLP has done in working with your DS--I don't know enough about this to ask specific questions yet.

Whoever I next find myself talking to, I think it would be helpful if I could at least say "I've heard that working with an SLP on [specific deficit] by doing [specific exercise] can help kids like DS with their writing", or offer to share some relevant articles--admit I haven't done a pubmed search on this yet...

They've given him noise-cancelling headphones, which aren't helping. I don't think any sort of assistive technology has been introduced.

His teacher says she can't spend all of writing time working one-on-one with him (understandable!), and the next thing she's planning on trying is sending him into the kid's kitchen to work one-on-one with the assistant teacher.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like she's getting frustrated that he's not applying himself and working efficiently--I heard a lot of that last year, but this is the first time I've heard it from her.

Thanks, polarbear--I don't know anyone else IRL who is dealing with this particular learning disability. You folks on this board are it!

Mo