to Elaine

[Guest guest]

My 14 yo son also seems to have this non-verbal learning disability. We

also have struck out with 504 and IEP because of his good grades, also

thanks to hours of homework and mom's involvement with the writing. Can

you give me the URL of one of these websites on the disorder?

Judy

DnEBrock@... wrote:

>

> Dear Vicki,

>

> I am way behind in my mail so if what I write has already been

> covered

> please forgive me. My son has OCD and Trichotillomania (pulls out his

>

> eyelashes) but his main dx is Non-Verbal Learning Disability. One of

> his

> major symptoms with this disability is the inability to express

> himself on

> paper. Like your son, my boy is above average in intelligence, not a

> smart

> aleck, very funny, and determined to do well in school in spite of

> what

> seemed to be baffling (before diagnosis at the end of 5th grade)

> problems.

> He tells me that the knowledge is in his head, he just can't seem to

> get it

> down on paper. He is 14 now, and as I am sure you understand, the

> demand for

> him to write has just skyrocketed. We are in the process of having

> him

> " officially " recognized by the school district as L.D. Up to this

> point his

> grades have been " too good " thanks to hours and hours devoted to

> homework and

> help by mom ala that dictation accomodation you mentioned. I am not

> saying

> your son has Non Verbal Learning Disability. I know enough to know

> not to

> generalize like that. In fact my son's third grade teacher thought he

> had

> ADD for sure. I am just saying you might want to check into the

> several web

> sites devoted to this disability in order to " compare notes " . My best

> wishes

> to you and your boy.

>

> Elaine

>

>