Comments for The Sensory Show http://thesensoryshow.com with Kelli Arnone Tue, 25 May 2010 02:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Sensory Show 006: Dyspraxia, Praxis & Motor Planning by Kelli Arnone http://thesensoryshow.com/episodes/19/the-sensory-show-006-dyspraxia-praxis-motor-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-4035 Kelli Arnone Tue, 25 May 2010 02:42:10 +0000 http://thesensoryshow.com/?p=19#comment-4035 Hi Maria, These are great questions. I would start by having an updated meeting with his school IEP team, as their job is to come up with solutions to help him be successful in school- including providing accommodations when needed. If he is not performing up to his expectation, then they may allow him to type on a computer, respond to some assignments by talking or telling a teacher versus having to write his answers out, allowing him to work at a different pace, or cutting back the strict grading criteria that seems to be causing him excessive stress. Your local therapist may be able to give you some insight on how things work at his particular school, or you may want to contact someone who works with him and knows him already in his school that you trust, to ask them to guide you through the in's and out's of your school system, in his best interest. Best of luck and never give up when one professional can not get him to progress any further in any given area. There are plenty of professionals that are always learning new ways to break kids out of the mold others place them in. The brain is very powerful and adaptable! Hi Maria,

These are great questions. I would start by having an updated meeting with his school IEP team, as their job is to come up with solutions to help him be successful in school- including providing accommodations when needed. If he is not performing up to his expectation, then they may allow him to type on a computer, respond to some assignments by talking or telling a teacher versus having to write his answers out, allowing him to work at a different pace, or cutting back the strict grading criteria that seems to be causing him excessive stress.

Your local therapist may be able to give you some insight on how things work at his particular school, or you may want to contact someone who works with him and knows him already in his school that you trust, to ask them to guide you through the in’s and out’s of your school system, in his best interest.

Best of luck and never give up when one professional can not get him to progress any further in any given area. There are plenty of professionals that are always learning new ways to break kids out of the mold others place them in. The brain is very powerful and adaptable!

]]> Comment on The Sensory Show 006: Dyspraxia, Praxis & Motor Planning by Maria howard samples http://thesensoryshow.com/episodes/19/the-sensory-show-006-dyspraxia-praxis-motor-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Maria howard samples Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:35:53 +0000 http://thesensoryshow.com/?p=19#comment-2533 I am trying to get some accommodations for my son at school. My son is 10 he is in 4th grade and has a diagnosis of Dyspraxia, and sensory integration disorder. he has taken the WISC IQ test an he scored 129. We have worked with him and he has achieved great success and continues to try really hard. His grades this year are all A's in Math, Science and reading which is something to say considering he was almost below grade level in 2nd grade due to undiagnosed ADHD and undiagnosed learning disabilities. He currently takes medication for ADHD and receives OT once a week privately. He has an IEP and received their services till last year when he met his goals. He still has an IEP on a consultative basis only. The problem is that even though he practices writing every night he has not been able to keep up with the writing required in 4th grade due to his dyspraxia and dysgraphia. My son was given a C in writing this quarter, and he is really disappointed because even though he has an A in everything else this C will keep him from qualifying for Gifted services and pull out programs,which he really wants. I was told by his therapist that she figured that at some point he would reach a plateau with his writing abilities and then he would not be able to get much better, and as the work got more complicated he would really struggle with written expression, no matter how much he practiced writing at home. I was told he would need to ask for accommodations in the field of writing and written expression. I don't know what to ask for and what would make things more even for him . He is quite bright and has a great imagination, but now he is afraid to write his long and involved fantastic stories because he will make too many mistakes that he will not be aware of, so now he just writes a very short story because he can not take a chance on making too many mistakes and getting a bad grade. Please help us determine what accommodations would help my son the most. maria I am trying to get some accommodations for my son at school.
My son is 10 he is in 4th grade and has a diagnosis of Dyspraxia, and sensory integration disorder. he has taken the WISC IQ test an he scored 129. We have worked with him and he has achieved great success and continues to try really hard.
His grades this year are all A’s in Math, Science and reading which is something to say considering he was almost below grade level in 2nd grade due to undiagnosed ADHD and undiagnosed learning disabilities.
He currently takes medication for ADHD and receives OT once a week privately. He has an IEP and received their services till last year when he met his goals. He still has an IEP on a consultative basis only. The problem is that even though he practices writing every night he has not been able to keep up with the writing required in 4th grade due to his dyspraxia and dysgraphia.
My son was given a C in writing this quarter, and he is really disappointed because even though he has an A in everything else this C will keep him from qualifying for Gifted services and pull out programs,which he really wants.
I was told by his therapist that she figured that at some point he would reach a plateau with his writing abilities and then he would not be able to get much better, and as the work got more complicated he would really struggle with written expression, no matter how much he practiced writing at home.
I was told he would need to ask for accommodations in the field of writing and written expression.

I don’t know what to ask for and what would make things more even for him . He is quite bright and has a great imagination, but now he is afraid to write his long and involved fantastic stories because he will make too many mistakes that he will not be aware of, so now he just writes a very short story because he can not take a chance on making too many mistakes and getting a bad grade. Please help us determine what accommodations would help my son the most.
maria

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