Guest guest Posted February 18, 2001 Report Share Posted February 18, 2001 Judy, , Gail, I worked as a tutor for a ADD/HD student for the past 3 years. Its a lot of work and his parents just couldnt do it anymore. They decided it was worth it to invest in a tutor to preserve their family. Like you said, it wasnt a cheap decision, but worth it! For me, it helped pay for all the meds for my guys! When I was a full time student, not that many years ago, I set up a the kitchen table as a study room. Each of the kids had their own work, and I had mine. I think the kids were in JK, Grade 2 and Grade 5 when we started. We worked on cooperation skills, as much as anything else. My kids do not have a ADD diagnosis, and this was before major OCD and depression moved in. There were no distractions and working quietly and independantly were part of the skills they developed. The major thing that worked for us was planning ahead and being organized!! take care, wendy in canada _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 hi, Judy i am trying to call child study team to evaluat him. i also made appointment developmental pediatrican to evaluate him. 3 years ago, Dan went through psycholical testing, neulorogy and psychiatrist. at that time neurologist did not think dan has TS nor AD/HD. psychologist stated NBL, psychiatrist GAD. dan got worse when he hit 13. dan was diagnosed as OCD lasr summer and this Jan,added asperger's syndrome. i suspect TS, too. i think his mnian problems comes from OCD. if he is anxoious with something he just procrastinate. on top of that his adolescent behavior start coming out. if i am not around he will do he is not supposed to do, like watching TV before home work. can you give me tips for home work and waking him up in the morning? sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 Judy When we first thought of getting a tutor for our then 8 year old we wondered how we would ever find one. I mentioned it to someone at his school and they had a whole list of available tutors, some of them teachers at the school who want to make a little extra money. We pay $35 per hour and he sees the tutor 1 x per week. She discusses his assignments with his teacher and then focuses her attention on wherever he needs help. Since he is poor in writing skills (used to be a perfectionist that erased constantly. he still hates to write) she usually supports him while he writes, keeps him on task and reviews his work with him to help him identify improvements he could make. There have been two HUGE benefits to having a tutor that is a teacher at the school. The tutor was in touch with the special ed coordinator even tho we didn't have an IEP yet. That acted as a check on his 3rd grade teacher who was the biggest @#$%@#! I have ever seen - and I've met some bad ones in my 20+ years of dealing with people in the workplace. It also stopped the 4th grade teacher in her tracks the next year when she just didn't get what his problem was. The contact with the special ed coordinator also helped the school pinpoint exactly what accomodations he needed to be successful and between the spec. ed person, the tutor and the teacher they set achievable goals for him. In the 5th grade he now is attaining his goals regularly and taking on additional challenges. I think your son is in high school, right? Maybe they have a list of teachers who could be a tutor after school for 1 or 2 problem classes to take part of the load off of you. Maybe they have a tutor who is familiar with working with OCD or ADD kids. Just a thought for what its worth. in Morton Grove (nanf22@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 Thanks, . I'm so glad you were able to get such good results with your tutor. We had an excellent one last year, also. We also paid her $35 per hour (must be the going rate), and she came twice a week. We went to the school to see if they had anyone, but they did not. I was able to get a county-wide list from the county education department, but there was no one on it who fit the bill. Since he can't drive and we work, it had to be someone who would come to the home. And many of them would only tutor math and/or science, which he doesn't need--it is also the writing with him. And a larger number don't do high school kids, just younger. Fortunately, he is finally capable of taking more responsibility for his own homework so it isn't as serious as it was last term. Judy Re: tutor JudyWhen we first thought of getting a tutor for our then 8 year old we wondered how we would ever find one. I mentioned it to someone at his school and they had a whole list of available tutors, some of them teachers at the school who want to make a little extra money. We pay $35 per hour and he sees the tutor 1 x per week. She discusses his assignments with his teacher and then focuses her attention on wherever he needs help. Since he is poor in writing skills (used to be a perfectionist that erased constantly. he still hates to write) she usually supports him while he writes, keeps him on task and reviews his work with him to help him identify improvements he could make.There have been two HUGE benefits to having a tutor that is a teacher at the school. The tutor was in touch with the special ed coordinator even tho we didn't have an IEP yet. That acted as a check on his 3rd grade teacher who was the biggest @#$%@#! I have ever seen - and I've met some bad ones in my 20+ years of dealing with people in the workplace. It also stopped the 4th grade teacher in her tracks the next year when she just didn't get what his problem was. The contact with the special ed coordinator also helped the school pinpoint exactly what accomodations he needed to be successful and between the spec. ed person, the tutor and the teacher they set achievable goals for him. In the 5th grade he now is attaining his goals regularly and taking on additional challenges. I think your son is in high school, right? Maybe they have a list of teachers who could be a tutor after school for 1 or 2 problem classes to take part of the load off of you. Maybe they have a tutor who is familiar with working with OCD or ADD kids. Just a thought for what its worth. in Morton Grove (nanf22@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hello, Hope all is well. Peak Potential Therapy provides tutoring services that are overseen by an Intervention Specialist. All our staff are trained and experienced in working with children with ASD, Asperger's and PDD-NOS. We can provide services at our therapy center in Twinsburg -or- at your home! Plus we can do community outings to generalize those skills... i.e.: counting money in a structured setting to going to the grocery store or dollar store to do it for real! Lets use those skills in the "real world!" Learn about our year round services and summer programming. Click: http://peakpotentialtherapy.com/services.html Feel free to contact me with any questions. Have a great day. Best, Holly Reimann, MA CCC-SLP Speech-language Pathologist, Owner Peak Potential Therapy cell: 267-259-6461 office: 330-405-8776 http://PeakPotentialTherapy.com hreimann@... CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. From: yarchgirl@...Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:56:19 +0000Subject: [ ] Tutor Hi everyoneI was wondering if anyone knew of maybe a college student who tutors special needs students, or maybe an adult looking for part-time work. My son is 7 1/2, and is high-functioning. I am looking for someone who is willing to come to my home and work with him on counting money/math. Any suggestions or leads would be greatly appreciated! We live in Twinsburg...and are also willing to bring him elsewhere for the help.Thanks! Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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