Guest guest Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hi, I'd like to try a punch bag as well! Don't know if I should buy a big one for my six-year-old. Hannah. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are OT involved Steph, had this dealt with very well when he > > was > > > > > about 5yrs old, lots of exercises that are easy to do at home, he is > > > > still a > > > > > bit clumsy but nothing that would stand out of the ordinary. Do the > > boys > > > > > do much sport, both mine do a lot of swimming and trampolining, plus > > > > > does circuit training and muscle training. > > > > > Vicky > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 26/06/2010 19:57:22 GMT Daylight Time, > > > > > mark.grabiec@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger > > bro > > > > does > > > > > too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - > > what > > > > > > > > > would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp > > trapp > > > > > chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > > > > > > > > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a > > fantastic > > > > > > > > > memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much > > less > > > > > > > > > what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year > > level > > > > for > > > > > maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. > > So > > > > > two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one > > > > dopey > > > > > mother with very little time. > > > > > > > > > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I > > can > > > > > > > > > do to bring them both on? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > > > > > Steph x > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Dore is based on the learning breakthrough program. I believe the LBP is cheaper and better: http://www.learningbreakthrough.com/dore-comparison We got our set used on ebay for £40, there is another one just now for £100: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Learning-Breakthrough-Program-Special-Needs-Dyslexia-/1805\ 23697376?cmd=ViewItem & pt=UK_Toys_Creative_Educational_RL & hash=item2a080d04e0 We are going to start it during the holiday too. Kasia > > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on? > > Many thanks > > Steph x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 There is also an excellent program inside Developmental Dyspraxia book by Madeleine Portwood. Good luck, Kasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 On 26 June 2010 19:55, <mark.grabiec@...> wrote: > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on? ** i fall over less with a weighted blanket at night to sleep under. Fish oils improved my coordination as did gf. -- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 On 26 June 2010 20:32, Sara Moroza- <Moroza-@...> wrote: Fish oils - BIG doses Look into DORE HAndle? Good luck Sara xDORE institute was shut down i thought? But you can still get books on the subject.-- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I would buy a good brain gym book and do lots of fun cross patterning exercises with them..along with the free standing punch bag- up to 5 minutes at a time- during the day. My son's poor co-ordination has improved by having a tiny piece of bluetack in his hand and he constantly rolls and moulds it into little shapes with one hand.. Today he writes his last GCSE.. and I noticed as I dropped him off at school that he has a piece in his hand... it helps him concentrate too! Another exercise I have heard of is using a see through pot/ bowl of mixed dried beans or something like that and getting them to put their hands in and pull out one at a time.. play by getting them to use both hands and then one at a time. Playing combat sort of games like crawling through a tunnel on their tummies is also good- again it does the cross patterning and exercises across the diaphragm. Best wishes Tracey On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:04 AM, is <alexis.atrekkie22@...> wrote: On 26 June 2010 19:55, <mark.grabiec@...> wrote:> I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. >> Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. >> I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on?** i fall over less with a weighted blanket at night to sleep under.Fish oils improved my coordination as did gf. -- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 AIT? x > > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. > > > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on? > > > ** i fall over less with a weighted blanket at night to sleep under. > Fish oils improved my coordination as did gf. > > -- > is > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 My son's Dyspraxia has definitely improved + a daily Neuro Developmental home programme from our OT. He had hypotonia too which needs to be tackled at same time. Also lots of work on getting him to feel the different parts of his body. Weight is v. good for this for some: weighted - belts, lap pads, jackets, pencil weights, blankets, balls, wilbarger brushing also helps + core hypotonia and of course lots of fish oils and L-carnitine. > > > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > > > > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. > > > > > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on? > > > > > > ** i fall over less with a weighted blanket at night to sleep under. > > Fish oils improved my coordination as did gf. > > > > -- > > is > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 My son's Dyspraxia has definitely improved + a daily Neuro Developmental home programme from our OT. He had hypotonia too which needs to be tackled at same time. Also lots of work on getting him to feel the different parts of his body. Weight is v. good for this for some: weighted - belts, lap pads, jackets, pencil weights, blankets, balls, wilbarger brushing also helps + core hypotonia and of course lots of fish oils and L-carnitine. > > > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > > > > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. > > > > > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on? > > > > > > ** i fall over less with a weighted blanket at night to sleep under. > > Fish oils improved my coordination as did gf. > > > > -- > > is > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 My son's Dyspraxia has definitely improved + a daily Neuro Developmental home programme from our OT. He had hypotonia too which needs to be tackled at same time. Also lots of work on getting him to feel the different parts of his body. Weight is v. good for this for some: weighted - belts, lap pads, jackets, pencil weights, blankets, balls, wilbarger brushing also helps + core hypotonia and of course lots of fish oils and L-carnitine. > > > I know Tom has some form of dyspraxia and now it seems his younger bro does too. Very different in both boys. One's nearly 12, one's nearly 10 - what would anyone suggest as first intensive help? They both have tripp trapp chairs to support their feet whilst doing home work/table work. > > > > > > Tom can spot and catch a fly, Ned can't catch a ball. Tom has a fantastic memory, Ned does the tray test and can't remember seeing a tray much less what's missing. Ned is a genius at verbal reasoning and at 16 year level for maths, spelling and word recogntion and Tom, well he don't say much. So two separate cases, little support as yet for these specifics and one dopey mother with very little time. > > > > > > I have three weeks off this summer - any great suggestions for what I can do to bring them both on? > > > > > > ** i fall over less with a weighted blanket at night to sleep under. > > Fish oils improved my coordination as did gf. > > > > -- > > is > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I think DORE has been relaunched they had a fund raiser locally with a couple of famous rugby players who said they were helped enormously by DORE. > > > > > > > Fish oils - BIG doses > > Look into DORE > > HAndle? > > Good luck > > Sara x > > > > DORE institute was shut down i thought? But you can still get books on the > subject. > > -- > is > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I think DORE has been relaunched they had a fund raiser locally with a couple of famous rugby players who said they were helped enormously by DORE. > > > > > > > Fish oils - BIG doses > > Look into DORE > > HAndle? > > Good luck > > Sara x > > > > DORE institute was shut down i thought? But you can still get books on the > subject. > > -- > is > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I think DORE has been relaunched they had a fund raiser locally with a couple of famous rugby players who said they were helped enormously by DORE. > > > > > > > Fish oils - BIG doses > > Look into DORE > > HAndle? > > Good luck > > Sara x > > > > DORE institute was shut down i thought? But you can still get books on the > subject. > > -- > is > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 On 29 June 2010 09:44, Tracey Clewer <thelifechangers@...> wrote: I would buy a good brain gym book and do lots of fun cross patterning exercises with them..along with the free standing punch bag- up to 5 minutes at a time- during the day. My son's poor co-ordination has improved by having a tiny piece of bluetack in his hand and he constantly rolls and moulds it into little shapes with one hand.. Today he writes his last GCSE.. and I noticed as I dropped him off at school that he has a piece in his hand... it helps him concentrate too! What a great idea :-) Another exercise I have heard of is using a see through pot/ bowl of mixed dried beans or something like that and getting them to put their hands in and pull out one at a time.. play by getting them to use both hands and then one at a time. Playing combat sort of games like crawling through a tunnel on their tummies is also good- again it does the cross patterning and exercises across the diaphragm. Best wishes i try and use my trampoline in the good weather.-- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 On 29 June 2010 10:08, joesmum1 <charmanhome@...> wrote: > AIT? > x Auditory integration training. -- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 On 29 June 2010 16:32, catherine_castiglione <catherine_castiglione@...> wrote: > My son's Dyspraxia has definitely improved + a daily Neuro Developmental home programme from our OT. He had hypotonia too which needs to be tackled at same time. Also lots of work on getting him to feel the different parts of his body. Weight is v. good for this for some: weighted - belts, lap pads, jackets, pencil weights, blankets, balls, wilbarger brushing also helps + core hypotonia and of course lots of fish oils and L-carnitine. ** That could be adrenal related. -- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 On 29 June 2010 21:39, <claire_downey@...> wrote: > > I think DORE has been relaunched they had a fund raiser locally with a couple of famous rugby players who said they were helped enormously by DORE. *** Thats potentially good news, thanks i was sad when i heard of it's closure. -- is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi- Anyone have any success stories to report on treating children with dyspraxia? Global in this case. Thanks a million- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi Tony.Thanks. That's helpful. Sorry he discontinued. How long did you guys train for? Wish he would have continued so I could have learned more about what's possible! "There is a crack in everything and that is how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen From: tonychristie@...Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:41:52 +1300Subject: RE: Dyspraxia Hi I treated a boy for a long period with mixed results. I did a full head squash which helped with a lot of things, he was ten and got to the stage of driving the farm vehicle without crashing, speech improved by 5% in three months which is a huge improvement according to his therapist. The parents stopped bringing him and I hear he has gone backwards. Cheers Tony From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2011 3:08 a.m. Subject: Dyspraxia Hi-Anyone have any success stories to report on treating children with dyspraxia? Global in this case.Thanks a million- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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