Very interesting that your ds's handwriting got worse over the years MON but is now improving. DD's has improved with OT and practice but it is still very, very difficult. Forget difficult - writing is pure torture for her. Now that she is in the middle of 2nd grade and about to turn 8 her handwriting is probably close to what her peers were doing in kindergarten. It is still painful, though, and she definitely needs the help of her para to scribe. Keyboarding should be getting started soon now that the AT eval was completed.
I just wanted to mention something the spec ed teacher said yesterday. Last week she was working with DD on an assessment for their recent science unit. She said "I have been doing this for 38 years and have done this assessment with more kids than I can count. THIS one was a pleasure. I just read the questions to her and acted as scribe for her answers. I didn't change her words or explain anything. Her understanding was amazing! She explained the concepts so clearly. It really showed how getting these disabilities out of the way and just allowing access to the curriculum can work." I guess that's the goal in all of this isn't it? Just getting the disabilities out of their way...
