Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hi , I feel for you and I understand what you are going through. My daughter starting going downhill in 6th grade, only to get worse in 7th and 8th. Now better in 9th. In school, there was always an aide in the academic classes available for her, as well as some others. But by seventh grade, she basically had one available all the time. She was pulled out of classes because she couldn't write also. Lots of one on one, sometimes more successful than other times. We had a tutor at home also. It was so exhausting for all of us because sometimes, even with all the help, she couldn't get work done. There were so many accomodations made at school. She had trouble with writing, washing too much and even walking. The aide went with her on her school's Washington, DC trip. It wasn't embarrassing because my daughter didn't know that she went only to watch over her. As far as the aide in school,it was a relief. My daughter's words are, " Isn't it nice that they help me so much! " Over time, she came to know that she needed the help and couldn't do the work without help. We emphasize how lucky she is to live in a time when help is available. My husband has ADD and when he was young he got no help at all. My daughter also has ADD and TS, now. (so getting her the aide was no problem at all) In middle school, the aide took care of all her books, because if she did, she would hide the ones in remote places around the school - the homework that she didn't want to do. They made it as stress-free as possible. However, it was hard in middle school because the curriculum was so set. In high school now, there is so much more flexibility. My daughter wants to be very social, so for her, keeping her in the school was a good thing. I guess she suffered in silence. We tried a class at a special school last summer.....she didn't like it much. She prefers to try to fit in with her regular peers. I hope that you can find something that works well for your son! It is so hard!!! Hope this helps a little. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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