Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 In a message dated 11/12/2006 8:27:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sismidngt@... writes: My little guy handles testing well, but is starting to fray around the edges. Any suggestions on how to make testing easier for a kid when they are getting upset they aren't like " other " kids? Any feedback is appreciated.. - Poor little guy! How old is your son? What type of tests will be done (medical or academic)? I don't know much about the neurological stuff.... so sorry if that's a dumb question! LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 In a message dated 11/12/2006 8:27:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sismidngt@... writes: My little guy handles testing well, but is starting to fray around the edges. Any suggestions on how to make testing easier for a kid when they are getting upset they aren't like " other " kids? Any feedback is appreciated.. - Poor little guy! How old is your son? What type of tests will be done (medical or academic)? I don't know much about the neurological stuff.... so sorry if that's a dumb question! LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I know I lurk more then post on here.. and I apologise for that.. it takes me days to even check my email with the scedule I have. Anyway.. I just wanted to share with the group that I finally found a psychiatrist that will work with my son (easier said then done in rural maine). She is terrific, and doesn't beleve in zombifying a child on medication. She is starting my son out at the lowest dosage of luvox and going from there. I am so excited I found one that listens to me, and doesn't preach to me as if I do not know what I am talking about (I am a mental health worker myself.) I did get some bad news though from the school. Apparently my son is showing some neurological problems and has to go through a bunch of new tests to determine what is causing them. My little guy handles testing well, but is starting to fray around the edges. Any suggestions on how to make testing easier for a kid when they are getting upset they aren't like " other " kids? Any feedback is appreciated.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Hi , don't apologize for mostly just lurking. I do that in other groups! Glad you have found a psych you like and that works well with you (and listens!). As to the testing...well, with I worried about that too when I was having the school test him. I just sort of " comforted " him that it'd be over " soon " and just hang in there, it'd soon be behind him. But that the tests were needed. They didn't do it all in one day, he'd get pulled out of class different days. Sorry, no great solution, just comfort him, maybe give him some type relaxation tips, a few deep breaths or something before he tests, he's putting another one behind him.... If you don't mind saying, what is the school noticing? Just wondering if his writing skills are involved? > > I know I lurk more then post on here.. and I apologise for that.. it > takes me days to even check my email with the scedule I have. > > Anyway.. I just wanted to share with the group that I finally found a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Hi Lurker Hope you have a better day today. Things have been rough around here lately & wil prob be again tomorrow but I feel ok tonight -gotta enjoy the times we arent feeling stressed out & although at the mo it isnt often i dont feel anxious, it does happen, so hang on in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Well mostly neurological things.. what one hand does, the other hand does the exact same thing, he can't do more then one thing at a time (such as moving his arms and legs in a marching style), his mouth won't form certain word structures, and so on... He has quite a bit of neurological problems that we allready know about..and we are working on them bit by bit.. but it just seems that the more we work on things the more they are finding. These things show up on his report card, which is frustrating, because the kid tests genius level in so many things, but the problem is what is in his head cannot get down to paper or out of his mouth due to wiring in the brain that is just not quite right. The prognosis on him from all the reports is that he will constantly have issues in school and will fail to thrive because of these. So far the kiddo is proving them wrong. (as we all know our kiddos are amazing little people that find ways to work around their issues) Sorry if the frustration is oozing out of this letter, it has been a long day with many anxiety attacks with my darling little boy. I work all day in the mental health field doing the same thing I do all night when I get home with my little one. Just is hitting me hard tonight. Thanks for the feedback and making me feel better about being a " lurker " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re-read your e-mail and yes, my son has dysgraphia (I think that is how it is spelled). He also has a grip of a two year old, and will bear down on the pencil so hard it will snap. He is a true ambidextrious child and seems not to be able to cross midline without switching hands. right now they are trying to work on getting him to be able to speak sentances (severe speech articulation problem also) and be able to write anything down. They plan on working on his grip once the further tests are given to see if they can pinpoint some of the neurological problems. Fried, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Thanks for the well wishes, hope you have a better one too. *checks to see if the moon is full* nope.. well that counts out one theory on why the little ones are being their not-so-nice selves.. > > Hi Lurker > Hope you have a better day today. Things have been rough around here lately > & wil prob be again tomorrow but I feel ok tonight -gotta enjoy the times we > arent feeling stressed out & although at the mo it isnt often i dont feel > anxious, it does happen, so hang on in there > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 , Sounds like ! Wish I had more time now, but hope to comment tomorrow on the skills/similarity. Will probably directly email you since this isn't OCD related (dysgraphia, etc.) Later, > > > Re-read your e-mail and yes, my son has dysgraphia (I think that is how it > is spelled). He also has a grip of a two year old, and will bear down on the > pencil so hard it will snap. He is a true ambidextrious child and seems not > to be able to cross midline without switching hands. right now they are > trying to work on getting him to be able to speak sentances (severe speech > articulation problem also) and be able to write anything down. They plan on > working on his grip once the further tests are given to see if they can > pinpoint some of the neurological problems. > > Fried, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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