Re: Apraxia and writing skills

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son has a problem with writing his letters numbers and name

and the school OT had said " he has fine motor delays " . Then we ended

up getting his vision checked and guess what. He is so farsighted it

is not even funny. He was a plus 4, if that tells you anything No

one knew he had vision problems, because there were no symptoms. Has

your son seen an eye doctor and had his vision checked ? Just a

thought for you, cause that is some of 's problem. We are

awaiting glasses to help....

Sincerely, Crystal..

> My son has been in a Learning and Language Disabilities class

since

> Sept. He gets individual speech therapy 2x week and OT in a pair

2x week.

> The clearness of his speech is improving slowly but the volume of

his

> vocabulary has improved a lot!

>

> My problem is with the OT and his ability to write letters and

numbers.

> Does anyone have any insight to this? I am wondering if he has

limb apraxia

> and if so, will he need a specialized OT like he needs specialized

speech

> for the verbal apraxia?

>

> He gets so frustrated and his frustration reminds me of when he was

3 and

> hadn't started talking yet and would throw tantrums.

>

> Help!

> Your comments are appreciated.

>

> Mikosz

> East Brunswick, NJ

[Guest guest]

He has had his vision checked and apart from a slight astigmatism (sp?) he

has better vision than most 5 yr olds!

Thanks for the imput! Personally, I think that the teachers in his

classroom are showing him one way and the OT is showing him another and he

isn't successful either way and gets mad.

Thanks again,

Mikosz

[ ] Re: Apraxia and writing skills

Hi ,

My son has a problem with writing his letters numbers and name

and the school OT had said " he has fine motor delays " . Then we ended

up getting his vision checked and guess what. He is so farsighted it

is not even funny. He was a plus 4, if that tells you anything No

one knew he had vision problems, because there were no symptoms. Has

your son seen an eye doctor and had his vision checked ? Just a

thought for you, cause that is some of 's problem. We are

awaiting glasses to help....

Sincerely, Crystal..

> My son has been in a Learning and Language Disabilities class

since

> Sept. He gets individual speech therapy 2x week and OT in a pair

2x week.

> The clearness of his speech is improving slowly but the volume of

his

> vocabulary has improved a lot!

>

> My problem is with the OT and his ability to write letters and

numbers.

> Does anyone have any insight to this? I am wondering if he has

limb apraxia

> and if so, will he need a specialized OT like he needs specialized

speech

> for the verbal apraxia?

>

> He gets so frustrated and his frustration reminds me of when he was

3 and

> hadn't started talking yet and would throw tantrums.

>

> Help!

> Your comments are appreciated.

>

> Mikosz

> East Brunswick, NJ

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[Guest guest]

Hi !

Is having trouble with pencil grip? If so try putting a

band-aid wrapped around a target point on the pencil where it is a

comfortable place for him to hold my OT said to elavate or slant by putting

like a binder or something under the paper to make it easier for Steve. I

think it gets better with age- Steve's did.

Your neighbor down the street on Winslow

Kerry