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Calling other parents

episodic

episodic

Lifer
Does anyone have a kid with a learning disability?


My son has a LD with written expression.

He is in 5th grade and handwriting is awfully hard for him. He 'can' write - but I liken his writing to someone drawing. If he stops thinks and draws - he can write. It does not 'flow' though. After about 5 sentences of concentration he starts to flow - and then the writing descends into unreadble garble. After testing, and with his discrepancies - it is an official diagnosis of LD written expression.

It isn't for lack of practice - don't go there. He has also had occupational therapists help him, etc. He does not appear dyslexic, and dysgraphic is the only word the docs use for now.

He gets some mods at his school to help.

He is of above average IQ (110) and is a good reader and is great in math.

His problem really comes at times such as reading a story then writing about it.
His writing is again awful - so he will typically get low marks. If you orally quiz him, he is right on and knows everything about it.



Anyone got any ideas of other things I should do to help.

I may reply alot that we have 'done that already' - I'm searching for stuff I have not done.

Unfortuantly we are on the super low end of lower middle class - so I can't do anything like drive him across the country to see experts 🙁

So suggest with that in mind. . .
 
I have no ideas, but I am sorry to hear that your son is having this difficult time, episodic. 🙁

Hope things work out for the best. :beer:
 
I had pretty much the same problem in school. The problem might be that your son is thinking faster than he can write. I still have that problem. I have to mentally slow myself down so that my handwriting is somewhat legible. Thank god for keyboards!
 
Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
I have no ideas, but I am sorry to hear that your son is having this difficult time, episodic. 🙁

Hope things work out for the best. :beer:
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same here; i think i'd go nuts if my kid had a learning disorder and i couldn't help him

good luck to you
 
My sister is a triple certified special education teacher with a specific focus in intense mental disorders, but she'd def. know how to help as she teaches LD students currently.

I can forward any specific q's you have if you want to PM me.
 
That sucks man, hopefully things work out. I have a friend who has a really bad disease (she could die) but I don't remember what it is. It causes her to have to write really small otherwise it hurts her to write at all.
 
My son gets frustrated when writing by hand. The TAG coordinator suggested that when he's writing more than a few sentences that he type it out on the computer first, then if it's necessary to turn it in handwritten, to hand copy it from a printout of his work. She said that it's frustrating for kids with slower fine motor skills but with quick minds to have to trudge through the task of writing their thoughts out, so if they can type it out faster, they can keep up with their thoughts and won't get so distracted and off-track.

Another possibility would be for him to dictate his thoughts into a recorder, then it could be copied down afterwards.
 
My 13 year old daughter has an incredibly hard time with reading comprehension. I can teach her anything, but for her to read and understand is an enormous challenge for her.
She never did read well, and still doesn't.
Something is missing, and to date, we haven't found a way to fix it.
This may be your son's cross to bear.
It sounds like he's doing very well despite the problem. Congrats to him for making it work!!!
I hope you uncover a solution. I'm sure things would be a lot easier on my daughter if we could find a workable solution.
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Just for the hell of it, (nothing to lose, either) try using the other hand.
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That may work, but then again if it's something mentally physical (something where his brain just doesn't send stuff to his hands right) then that may not work.

Are his feet any different at all? Does he have a hard time running or anything?
 
If he has been officially "diagnosed" with this as a LD, the school is mandated by law to make accomodations for him in order for him to function. That means that he could be given extra time on tests, for instance, or could be allowed to use a laptop for notetaking/test taking, or even to test orally instead of on paper. Talk to school counselors, this shouldn't cost you a dime.
 
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