Kyle was dx'd with it when he was in 2nd grade but could have been earlier. He was given the dx at the same time as his ASD dx by a developemental pediatrician.
Hi, my Aspie dd now 14 couldn't write to save her life. She scored low on the district writing assessments & in language arts for many years. Her writing was illegible, she had poor fine motor coordination & her grip was wrong. Her sentences had no structure and she couldn't put ideas together to make a paragraph. This was a big concern for us ALL through elementary school & it was a goal on her IEP. In gr. 7 her resource teacher REALLY worked w/ her in her language arts & her writing started to come together. It took a year of intense work & I'm not sure what she did to help her but Thank God for Special Ed teachers & what they do to help our kids! If you have an IEP make sure the teachers help your child in this area because dysgraphia is very common w/ ASD's. Take Care~ Mary Ann
Hi! Sam (7, AS, 2nd grade) was dx with dyslexia by a Neuropsych. last spring with no official dysgraphia dx at all, but we've been treating him as such. His SpEd teacher says he's dysgraphic and gives him accomodations during tests for reversals and an alphabet chart to help him learn to pick them out on his own and make corrections (he's gotten very good at this.)
He's had OT since just before his 5th bday and it's really just this year that it seems to have clicked despite special writing programs and exercises at home. He's really enjoying drawing and his letter spacing and formations are much better. He still reverses some letters/numbers but can pick them out to correct them.
The best thing for Sam was just time and increased confidence. I also think that his starting meds for attention helped him this year too. He's able to slow down and is less impulsive. I'm sure all the OT stuff helped too, it just took some time to see results.
Kyle was dx'd with it when he was in 2nd grade but could have been earlier. He was given the dx at the same time as his ASD dx by a developemental pediatrician.
Samantha
Thank you both for your responses.
Hi! Sam (7, AS, 2nd grade) was dx with dyslexia by a Neuropsych. last spring with no official dysgraphia dx at all, but we've been treating him as such. His SpEd teacher says he's dysgraphic and gives him accomodations during tests for reversals and an alphabet chart to help him learn to pick them out on his own and make corrections (he's gotten very good at this.)
He's had OT since just before his 5th bday and it's really just this year that it seems to have clicked despite special writing programs and exercises at home. He's really enjoying drawing and his letter spacing and formations are much better. He still reverses some letters/numbers but can pick them out to correct them.
The best thing for Sam was just time and increased confidence. I also think that his starting meds for attention helped him this year too. He's able to slow down and is less impulsive. I'm sure all the OT stuff helped too, it just took some time to see results.
G/L
Chrystee