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, Have you tried an Alpha smart??? My son is 10 years old and in 5th grade. His teacher allows him to use an alpha smart because he cannot write as quickly as his classmates can. It seems to work pretty well..... and he is able to keep up with his class. in Lancaster, Cawillgsmom98 <thegotts@...> wrote: Hello to all ! I'm new to this group. I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD. I'm also a regular ed teacher who currently teaches Kindergarten. Will attends the school where I teach. He is in a regular 1st grade classroom with a full time aide. He can do what the other children are doing except write. We have tried everything with hand-over-hand to "handwriting without tears" to using different

textures to write on---you name it and we've tried it !!! He gets private OT as well as OT at school. Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never used to play with toys or do immagitative play or speak and he's doing all of those things ---and a lot ! So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with writing and then did eventually write ???Appreciate any advice. (Mom to Will 7 ASD)

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willgsmom98 wrote:

> I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD.[snip!] He can

> do what the other children are doing except write. [snip snip!]

> Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never

> [snip!]So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with

> writing and then did eventually write ???

Hi! I'm Annie, mom to Louie, almost 26 and dx'ed at 2 and a half as

HFA/AS. He stopped speaking at 2 and didn't start again until he was

almost 6, right around the time he potty trained (he doesn't mind my

talking about this, BTW). And he didn't write well at all when he was

your guy's age; he had trouble with fine motor control, which the OT

addressed starting when he was around 5. He still has horrible

handwriting (he never conquered script), but then, so does his NT

dad....and his dr. LOL Nowadays, he has a part-time job as an

assistand church janitor (which just went to three days a week), another

as a yardman for a small apartment complex twice a month, and two

volunteer gigs: one filling bird feeders and suet stations at a wildlife

nature park through the pass from us (we live in Albuquerque), and a new

one at a horse ranch, in his words, " shoveling poo. " LOL But he

likes it; he likes horses. He's been in assisted living for going on 5

years now, and lives in a restored hacienda across town from us near Old

Town (we live in the foothills of the mountains on the east side) with

three roomies (all autistic) and a full staff...including a personal

aide. He has a 3 room suite, bedroom, what he calls his sitting room,

and a full bath (all done in blue Spanish tile). The house is really

old, and really beautiful. Someone donated a condo in Taos to the

agency that runs his house (and several others), so sometimes they all

go up there for the weekend and do stuff. He's very happy, and very busy.

My point is, don't give up on your son's handwriting. If nothing else,

try teaching him to type and get him a laptop. Our son is a quick

one-finger typist on my iMac. And don't believe all the stuff the

drs. tell you until you check it out yourself. We were told, when Louie

was dx'ed, that we should put him in a home, visit him on weekends, and

get on with our lives. That he would likely never speak or be able to

care for himself. Obviously, doctors are not fortune tellers! LOL I

wish they could have seen him in his new suit, the one he picked out and

bought himself with his own money, yesterday.

Welcome in, my dear! And to fully introduce myself, I'm almost 58 and

have an M.A. in English Lit (n concentration) that I got when I

was 53 (I think). I've been married since '74 to the World's Greatest

Husband , Ron. He was Louie's advocate and trouble-shooter while I

was in college. And can he cook! Louie has a big sis, Kris, who

lives outside Seattle and is adult-dx ADD and bipolar. She'll be 37 at

the end of this month. And that's us!

Glad to know you!

Annie, who loves ya annie@...

--

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about

him? ~ Anon of Ibid

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They allowed to My son to use an AlphaSmart. He disassembled it. Evidently, something in it wasn't working properly, so he took it apart to see what was wrong. Hmm. When he put it back together...it wouldn't work at all. Beautiful! : ) Joy M Strahlendorf <pgnsht@...> wrote: , Have you tried an Alpha smart??? My son is 10 years old and in 5th grade. His teacher allows him to use an alpha smart because he cannot write as quickly as his classmates can. It seems to work pretty well..... and he is able to keep up with his class. in Lancaster, Cawillgsmom98 <thegotts@...> wrote: Hello to all ! I'm new to this group. I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD. I'm also a regular ed teacher who currently teaches Kindergarten. Will attends the school where I teach. He is in a regular 1st grade classroom with a full time aide. He can do what the other children are doing except write. We have tried everything with hand-over-hand to "handwriting without tears" to using different textures to write on---you name it and we've tried it !!! He gets private OT as well as OT at school. Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never used to play with toys or do immagitative play or speak and he's doing all of those things ---and a lot ! So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with writing and then did eventually write ???Appreciate any advice. (Mom to Will 7

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They allowed to My son to use an AlphaSmart. He disassembled it. Evidently, something in it wasn't working properly, so he took it apart to see what was wrong. Hmm. When he put it back together...it wouldn't work at all. Beautiful! : ) Joy M Strahlendorf <pgnsht@...> wrote: , Have you tried an Alpha smart??? My son is 10 years old and in 5th grade. His teacher allows him to use an alpha smart because he cannot write as quickly as his classmates can. It seems to work pretty well..... and he is able to keep up with his class. in Lancaster, Cawillgsmom98 <thegotts@...> wrote: Hello to all ! I'm new to this group. I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD. I'm also a regular ed teacher who currently teaches Kindergarten. Will attends the school where I teach. He is in a regular 1st grade classroom with a full time aide. He can do what the other children are doing except write. We have tried everything with hand-over-hand to "handwriting without tears" to using different textures to write on---you name it and we've tried it !!! He gets private OT as well as OT at school. Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never used to play with toys or do immagitative play or speak and he's doing all of those things ---and a lot ! So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with writing and then did eventually write ???Appreciate any advice. (Mom to Will 7

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Annie, thank you for the wonderful encouragement ! It so helps me to hear how our kids do once they reach adulthood. I'm not going to give up on the writing ...but I am thinking about getting him a laptop. Will's OT thinks he must be a two hand typist first to be sufficient on a laptop...and I agree with you that he could be a one finger typist and that can work just fine too !

Thank you so much for your encouraging words ! It sounds like Louie is so happy ...I can only hope so much for my child's future.

So happy to meet you !

(mom to Will 7, ASD)

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willgsmom98 wrote:> I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD.[snip!] He can> do what the other children are doing except write. [snip snip!]> Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never> [snip!]So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with> writing and then did eventually write ???Hi! I'm Annie, mom to Louie, almost 26 and dx'ed at 2 and a half as HFA/AS. He stopped speaking at 2 and didn't start again until he was almost 6, right around the time he potty trained (he doesn't mind my talking about this, BTW). And he didn't write well at all when he was your guy's age; he had trouble with fine motor control, which the OT addressed starting when he was around 5. He still has horrible handwriting (he never conquered script), but then, so does his NT dad....and his dr. LOL Nowadays, he has a part-time job as an assistand church janitor (which just went to three days a week), another as a yardman for a small apartment complex twice a month, and two volunteer gigs: one filling bird feeders and suet stations at a wildlife nature park through the pass from us (we live in Albuquerque), and a new one at a horse ranch, in his words, "shoveling poo." LOL But he likes it; he likes horses. He's been in assisted living for going on 5 years now, and lives in a restored hacienda across town from us near Old Town (we live in the foothills of the mountains on the east side) with three roomies (all autistic) and a full staff...including a personal aide. He has a 3 room suite, bedroom, what he calls his sitting room, and a full bath (all done in blue Spanish tile). The house is really old, and really beautiful. Someone donated a condo in Taos to the agency that runs his house (and several others), so sometimes they all go up there for the weekend and do stuff. He's very happy, and very busy.My point is, don't give up on your son's handwriting. If nothing else, try teaching him to type and get him a laptop. Our son is a quick one-finger typist on my iMac. And don't believe all the stuff the drs. tell you until you check it out yourself. We were told, when Louie was dx'ed, that we should put him in a home, visit him on weekends, and get on with our lives. That he would likely never speak or be able to care for himself. Obviously, doctors are not fortune tellers! LOL I wish they could have seen him in his new suit, the one he picked out and bought himself with his own money, yesterday. :)Welcome in, my dear! And to fully introduce myself, I'm almost 58 and have an M.A. in English Lit (n concentration) that I got when I was 53 (I think). I've been married since '74 to the World's Greatest Husband , Ron. He was Louie's advocate and trouble-shooter while I was in college. And can he cook! Louie has a big sis, Kris, who lives outside Seattle and is adult-dx ADD and bipolar. She'll be 37 at the end of this month. And that's us!Glad to know you!Annie, who loves ya annie@...-- If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song abouthim? ~ Anon of Ibid

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, I've not tried an Alpha-Smart ? I've heard about an Alpha-Smart ...but I'm not sure exactly what one is ? Could you tell me what exactly an Alpha-Smart is and where I could find one ???

Thank you so much !!!

(mom to Will 7, ASD)

Re: New to group...Hello !

,

Have you tried an Alpha smart??? My son is 10 years old and in 5th grade. His teacher allows him to use an alpha smart because he cannot write as quickly as his classmates can. It seems to work pretty well..... and he is able to keep up with his class.

in Lancaster, Cawillgsmom98 <thegotts@...> wrote:

Hello to all ! I'm new to this group. I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD. I'm also a regular ed teacher who currently teaches Kindergarten. Will attends the school where I teach. He is in a regular 1st grade classroom with a full time aide. He can do what the other children are doing except write. We have tried everything with hand-over-hand to "handwriting without tears" to using differ! ent textures to write on---you name it and we've tried it !!! He gets private OT as well as OT at school. Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never used to play with toys or do immagitative play or speak and he's doing all of those things ---and a lot ! So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with writing and then did eventually write ???Appreciate any advice. (Mom to Will 7 ASD)

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It is a handheld typing device which students can then hook up to a comp or printer and print out their work. Try Amazon.com. I have seen them on there. They dont come cheap. I have seen them for $300. My sons teacher has one in the class and lets Warren use it so we have not really needed to buy one but I am sure that as middle and high school approaches I may need to invest in one. in Lancaster, Ca Gott <thegotts@...> wrote: , I've not tried an Alpha-Smart ? I've heard about an Alpha-Smart ...but I'm not sure exactly what one is ? Could you tell me what exactly an Alpha-Smart is and where I could find one ??? Thank you so much !!! (mom to Will 7, ASD) Re: New to

group...Hello ! , Have you tried an Alpha smart??? My son is 10 years old and in 5th grade. His teacher allows him to use an alpha smart because he cannot write as quickly as his classmates can. It seems to work pretty well..... and he is able to keep up with his class. in Lancaster, Cawillgsmom98 <thegotts@...> wrote: Hello to all ! I'm new to this group. I'm mom to Will (age 7) dx at age 4 with autism or ASD. I'm also a regular ed teacher who currently teaches Kindergarten. Will attends the school where I teach. He is in a regular 1st grade classroom with a full time aide. He can do what the other children are doing except write. We have tried

everything with hand-over-hand to "handwriting without tears" to using differ! ent textures to write on---you name it and we've tried it !!! He gets private OT as well as OT at school. Should I completely give up on my child ever writing ??? He never used to play with toys or do immagitative play or speak and he's doing all of those things ---and a lot ! So can anyone tell me if their ASD child was delayed with writing and then did eventually write ???Appreciate any advice. (Mom to Will 7 ASD) DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less

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