Guest guest Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hello all, I hope it's ok that I'm cross-posting this to a couple other groups that support girls with ASD. I have a 9 yo girl who appears to be at the high functioning end of ASD spectrum. She also has low vision due to albinism. Although has a very positive attitude towards school and grasps new concepts very easily, she is struggling with the Grade 4 curriculum. A part of the issue is that her vision needs are not being met—which I'm working on. The other thing is that the school seems to understand her ASD issues even less. She has trouble staying focused and frequently tunes out her teacher. She has very poor organizational skills. She also does everything slowly. Her current report card states " needs to demonstrate better listening skills " . I've told the teacher time and again not to expect eye contact, but it is essential to have 's attention before instructions are given. I've also said information gets lost in a long flow, so instructions should be short and distinctly separated. Beyond that, I don't know what else to say. Any advice? Thanks so much. Charlaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Is she on an IEP? This should be addressed under accomodations on her IEP: For example, if she has trouble processing verbal instructions she should be provided a written copy. If you have discussed this with the teacher with no result, it is definitely time to convene an IEP meeting, Rose ________________________________ To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women ; autism_in_girls Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:55 AM Subject: Listening Skills  Hello all, I hope it's ok that I'm cross-posting this to a couple other groups that support girls with ASD. I have a 9 yo girl who appears to be at the high functioning end of ASD spectrum. She also has low vision due to albinism. Although has a very positive attitude towards school and grasps new concepts very easily, she is struggling with the Grade 4 curriculum. A part of the issue is that her vision needs are not being met—which I'm working on. The other thing is that the school seems to understand her ASD issues even less. She has trouble staying focused and frequently tunes out her teacher. She has very poor organizational skills. She also does everything slowly. Her current report card states " needs to demonstrate better listening skills " . I've told the teacher time and again not to expect eye contact, but it is essential to have 's attention before instructions are given. I've also said information gets lost in a long flow, so instructions should be short and distinctly separated. Beyond that, I don't know what else to say. Any advice? Thanks so much. Charlaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Interesting. Her IEP makes no mention of this. Thanks for this info, Rose. > Is she on an IEP? This should be addressed under accomodations on her IEP: For example, if she has trouble processing verbal instructions she should be provided a written copy. If you have discussed this with the teacher with no result, it is definitely time to convene an IEP meeting, > Rose > > > ________________________________ > > To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women ; autism_in_girls > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:55 AM > Subject: Listening Skills > > > > > Hello all, > > I hope it's ok that I'm cross-posting this to a couple other groups that support girls with ASD. > > I have a 9 yo girl who appears to be at the high functioning end of ASD spectrum. She also has low vision due to albinism. Although has a very positive attitude towards school and grasps new concepts very easily, she is struggling with the Grade 4 curriculum. A part of the issue is that her vision needs are not being met—which I'm working on. > > The other thing is that the school seems to understand her ASD issues even less. She has trouble staying focused and frequently tunes out her teacher. She has very poor organizational skills. She also does everything slowly. > > Her current report card states " needs to demonstrate better listening skills " . I've told the teacher time and again not to expect eye contact, but it is essential to have 's attention before instructions are given. I've also said information gets lost in a long flow, so instructions should be short and distinctly separated. Beyond that, I don't know what else to say. Any advice? > > Thanks so much. > > Charlaine > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 My seven year old, Ava, sounds very, very similar. She is a special program in elementary school just for children with autism, however, she has struggled, academically, since she started Kindergarten. We tried several methods, including a tutorShe ended up being diagnosed with ADD and prescribed Intuniv (non-stimulant). I initially fought the diagnosis because it didn't make sense to me... Ava is a slow mover, not a hyper one and her academic struggles were all related to listening skills (per her teacher), not focus. But as it turns out, it was the right call and I knew very little about how broad the ADD spectrum could be. Her grades have improved ten-fold, she is able to stay on task. I'm still waiting for her speed to catch up, but I imagine it will soon.   Christie ________________________________ To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women ; autism_in_girls Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:55 PM Subject: Listening Skills  Hello all, I hope it's ok that I'm cross-posting this to a couple other groups that support girls with ASD. I have a 9 yo girl who appears to be at the high functioning end of ASD spectrum. She also has low vision due to albinism. Although has a very positive attitude towards school and grasps new concepts very easily, she is struggling with the Grade 4 curriculum. A part of the issue is that her vision needs are not being met—which I'm working on. The other thing is that the school seems to understand her ASD issues even less. She has trouble staying focused and frequently tunes out her teacher. She has very poor organizational skills. She also does everything slowly. Her current report card states " needs to demonstrate better listening skills " . I've told the teacher time and again not to expect eye contact, but it is essential to have 's attention before instructions are given. I've also said information gets lost in a long flow, so instructions should be short and distinctly separated. Beyond that, I don't know what else to say. Any advice? Thanks so much. Charlaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Actually, ADD & ADHD are two different diagnoses. For decades, girls and women were not diagnosed with attention disorders precisely because we don't evidence hyperactivity in the numbers males do. The hyperactive behavior you are describing is associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). If you daughter did not evidence hyperactivity, there is little likelihood it will develop later. Nor will the Intuniv cause a change in her speed. ADD runs in the women of my family. I have it, my cousins do, and my dd has ADD in addition to her PDDNOS. My mother used to say I had two speeds, " slow and stop " , LOL. If anything, my daughter is even worse, and her attention med never in all the years she has taken it made a change in that. She is terrible at keeping a schedule, planning anything long term, and all the other possible effected Executive Functions. Her medication has, however, almost completely dealt with her academic issues. She is an honors student in high school, and tested so high on her PSAT she is being recruited by Ivy League colleges. That was in spite of the fact that she didn't finish several of the sections of the test, because she couldn't pace herself properly and ran out of time on them! For her, quite typical. :-) Sandi (in Houston) In a message dated 2/15/2012 7:25:50 A.M. Central Standard Time, pip_23@... writes: My seven year old, Ava, sounds very, very similar. She is a special program in elementary school just for children with autism, however, she has struggled, academically, since she started Kindergarten. We tried several methods, including a tutorShe ended up being diagnosed with ADD and prescribed Intuniv (non-stimulant). I initially fought the diagnosis because it didn't make sense to me... Ava is a slow mover, not a hyper one and her academic struggles were all related to listening skills (per her teacher), not focus. But as it turns out, it was the right call and I knew very little about how broad the ADD spectrum could be. Her grades have improved ten-fold, she is able to stay on task. I'm still waiting for her speed to catch up, but I imagine it will soon. Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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