Amber1279
08-29-2008, 02:19 PM
It is becoming more apparent to me that my DS, Anthony, has some special needs. Last year in Kinder he started in speech therapy at school, and I did see some improvement, but I think he regressed over the summer. He also seems to be stumbling over his words more often, especially when telling a story. It is almost like he can't form the words with his mouth to get them out.
Last year I expressed concern over his handwriting to his teacher and I feel as though it was almost dismissed. She just thought he was rushing thru his work and not taking his time. Nothing was put in his IEP though, and it really just got worse not better. Anthony still doesn't hold a pencil the right way and doesn't form his letters correctly. The best way to describe it is that he forms them backwards. For example to make an 'a' he first draws a circle and then puts a line next to it. Sometimes the line ends up on the circle, but other times it doesn't. It almost looks like 2 letters because there is such a gap. He does the same with almost all of his letters. At this point DD, Ellie (at 4 yrs) can write better that Anthony (at 6 yrs)
There are other things as well ... he won't snap his shorts or put a button thru a whole. He won't even attempt to tie shoelaces or a bow. He doesn't really color in the lines, it is more like scribbling. His drawings are always very basic. But verbally he can do the work. He can tell me the answer to the math problems without writing them and he can spell & sound out words ... he just won't write them.
Last year he also had a problem staying on task and this year it seems to be worse. His teacher has sent home notes a few times already and on Wednesday had to call me. He just flat out refused to work. He was just sitting at his desk and wouldn't do the writing assingment. He does it at home w/ me when I try to work with him as well. I had to ask for the after school care to do his homework with him because once we got home he would tell me he was tired and refuse to do work.
Most nights he is falling asleep by 8pm and then I still have difficulty getting him up at 7am. If he has gone to bed later it is almost impossible to get him to wake up and those mornings are the worst. He does still occasionally wet the bed at night and I am not sure if it is related to anything or not. He will go thru a period of having no accidents to nightly accidents with no clear pattern.
I did call and make an appointment with his pediatrician but I am not even sure what to ask them to do. I would really like some input on this if anyone has any.
Thanks for reading LOL
Last year I expressed concern over his handwriting to his teacher and I feel as though it was almost dismissed. She just thought he was rushing thru his work and not taking his time. Nothing was put in his IEP though, and it really just got worse not better. Anthony still doesn't hold a pencil the right way and doesn't form his letters correctly. The best way to describe it is that he forms them backwards. For example to make an 'a' he first draws a circle and then puts a line next to it. Sometimes the line ends up on the circle, but other times it doesn't. It almost looks like 2 letters because there is such a gap. He does the same with almost all of his letters. At this point DD, Ellie (at 4 yrs) can write better that Anthony (at 6 yrs)
There are other things as well ... he won't snap his shorts or put a button thru a whole. He won't even attempt to tie shoelaces or a bow. He doesn't really color in the lines, it is more like scribbling. His drawings are always very basic. But verbally he can do the work. He can tell me the answer to the math problems without writing them and he can spell & sound out words ... he just won't write them.
Last year he also had a problem staying on task and this year it seems to be worse. His teacher has sent home notes a few times already and on Wednesday had to call me. He just flat out refused to work. He was just sitting at his desk and wouldn't do the writing assingment. He does it at home w/ me when I try to work with him as well. I had to ask for the after school care to do his homework with him because once we got home he would tell me he was tired and refuse to do work.
Most nights he is falling asleep by 8pm and then I still have difficulty getting him up at 7am. If he has gone to bed later it is almost impossible to get him to wake up and those mornings are the worst. He does still occasionally wet the bed at night and I am not sure if it is related to anything or not. He will go thru a period of having no accidents to nightly accidents with no clear pattern.
I did call and make an appointment with his pediatrician but I am not even sure what to ask them to do. I would really like some input on this if anyone has any.
Thanks for reading LOL