Re: Reading & Learning (Re: new/ anyone in similar situation?)

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Hi Steph,

My 8 year old son, an avid reader had severe problems with re-reading when his

OCD began.

And it was for the same reasons you mention. He felt like he was not remembering

every word and do may not understand what he was reading. He also felt like his

accent, pause etc was incorrect when he read it and so would re-read. This

happened less when he read out loud but wasn't really fixing the problem. He

would either reread a senetence or begin from the start of a paragraph!

His doc suggested that he cover the parts he read with paper and not reread the

covered parts. Guess it is some kind of ERP. He was so motivated to read that he

tried it and it worked. He now is able to read like before without any problems.

However the problem does come back when picks up a book that is beyond his

ability to comprehend..

AR

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On Jul 2, 2011, at 12:12 PM, " momto3feistykids "

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> This post caught my attention. My 17 y/o daughter (with OCD, Asperger's, NVLD)

is homeschooled, and she has a major problem with reading and learning, even

though she has a high I.Q. (She is very knowledgeable about her area of

interest, which is movies (a trademark of Asperger's)) To further complicate

things she has a history of developmental vision problems (she couldn't track a

line of text with her eyes and needed vision therapy).

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> It's gotten to the point where she practically refuses to learn anything,

academically, and she becomes extremely anxious if I ask her to read or try to

read aloud to her, even if it's only a few pages. She does read things online,

or reads things she's written (she writes fiction), but when faced with a book

she becomes really anxious and resistant, even if it's something she really

wants to read. And she definitely feels completing high school is beyond her

reach. :-(

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> There was one stage, years ago, when she tried to read, or have me read aloud,

but she was obsessed with the idea that she wasn't " reading it well enough " --

she seemed to think she needed to memorize every word that she read or it wasn't

worth doing. We would re-read the same line again, and again, and again. We also

spent a LOT of time discussing what reading comprehension is -- it's not

memorization or perfect recall. It's absorbing the main ideas. She is perfectly

capable of understanding and doing this, but her OCD ruined it for her.

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> Now when I read aloud, she doesn't seem to absorb any of it. I don't know how

much of this is the distraction of her intrusive thoughts, how much is the

sedating effect of her medications, and how much is just disinterest and

resistance to anything she doesn't feel like doing.

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> Obviously, this is a complicated mix of issues, but I was wondering whether

any of this sounds familiar to anyone on this list. Do you have children with

high academic ability and OCD-related learning problems or literate kids, like

my daughter, who " can't " read?

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> Thanks,

> Steph (Virginia)

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> > P.S. Meant to add that 's OCD has affected him with his reading again

too. I think it sparks " bad thoughts " or something. So partly why he avoided

reading homework/studying.

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