Writing skills

[Guest guest]

Hi

 

We have had a problem for years with our second son.. he complains that his arm hurts and when we test how strong his grip on his pen is, it is easy to pull the pen out of his hand.

 

Earlier this year we were lucky to have him seen by an occupational therapist... she quickly diagnosed the problem as hypermobile hands... His hands are so flexible that he cannot put any force on the pen to form a good tripod grip...  she suggested we get some grotto grips for him to put on the pens...

 

These are designed to create the perfect grip... from only being able to write half a page in an hour... he managed over 4 with the grotto grips... They are available in this country

 

http://www.specialdirect.com/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR821512 & rid=182 & cid=19

 

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Tracey

 

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

Hi

 

We have had a problem for years with our second son.. he complains that his arm hurts and when we test how strong his grip on his pen is, it is easy to pull the pen out of his hand.

 

Earlier this year we were lucky to have him seen by an occupational therapist... she quickly diagnosed the problem as hypermobile hands... His hands are so flexible that he cannot put any force on the pen to form a good tripod grip...  she suggested we get some grotto grips for him to put on the pens...

 

These are designed to create the perfect grip... from only being able to write half a page in an hour... he managed over 4 with the grotto grips... They are available in this country

 

http://www.specialdirect.com/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR821512 & rid=182 & cid=19

 

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Tracey

 

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

Hi

 

We have had a problem for years with our second son.. he complains that his arm hurts and when we test how strong his grip on his pen is, it is easy to pull the pen out of his hand.

 

Earlier this year we were lucky to have him seen by an occupational therapist... she quickly diagnosed the problem as hypermobile hands... His hands are so flexible that he cannot put any force on the pen to form a good tripod grip...  she suggested we get some grotto grips for him to put on the pens...

 

These are designed to create the perfect grip... from only being able to write half a page in an hour... he managed over 4 with the grotto grips... They are available in this country

 

http://www.specialdirect.com/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR821512 & rid=182 & cid=19

 

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Tracey

 

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

PS we often find co-ordination and fine motor skills get worse during growth periods... it takes a while for them to be fine tuned in a bigger and longer body!!

 

Tracey

Hi

 

We have had a problem for years with our second son.. he complains that his arm hurts and when we test how strong his grip on his pen is, it is easy to pull the pen out of his hand.

 

Earlier this year we were lucky to have him seen by an occupational therapist... she quickly diagnosed the problem as hypermobile hands... His hands are so flexible that he cannot put any force on the pen to form a good tripod grip...  she suggested we get some grotto grips for him to put on the pens...

 

These are designed to create the perfect grip... from only being able to write half a page in an hour... he managed over 4 with the grotto grips... They are available in this country

 

http://www.specialdirect.com/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR821512 & rid=182 & cid=19

 

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Tracey

 

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

PS we often find co-ordination and fine motor skills get worse during growth periods... it takes a while for them to be fine tuned in a bigger and longer body!!

 

Tracey

Hi

 

We have had a problem for years with our second son.. he complains that his arm hurts and when we test how strong his grip on his pen is, it is easy to pull the pen out of his hand.

 

Earlier this year we were lucky to have him seen by an occupational therapist... she quickly diagnosed the problem as hypermobile hands... His hands are so flexible that he cannot put any force on the pen to form a good tripod grip...  she suggested we get some grotto grips for him to put on the pens...

 

These are designed to create the perfect grip... from only being able to write half a page in an hour... he managed over 4 with the grotto grips... They are available in this country

 

http://www.specialdirect.com/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR821512 & rid=182 & cid=19

 

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Tracey

 

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

PS we often find co-ordination and fine motor skills get worse during growth periods... it takes a while for them to be fine tuned in a bigger and longer body!!

 

Tracey

Hi

 

We have had a problem for years with our second son.. he complains that his arm hurts and when we test how strong his grip on his pen is, it is easy to pull the pen out of his hand.

 

Earlier this year we were lucky to have him seen by an occupational therapist... she quickly diagnosed the problem as hypermobile hands... His hands are so flexible that he cannot put any force on the pen to form a good tripod grip...  she suggested we get some grotto grips for him to put on the pens...

 

These are designed to create the perfect grip... from only being able to write half a page in an hour... he managed over 4 with the grotto grips... They are available in this country

 

http://www.specialdirect.com/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR821512 & rid=182 & cid=19

 

 

 

Best Wishes

 

 

Tracey

 

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

Maybe this has something to do with depth perception? Moria on the AM list often talked about trying to walk downstairs. She couldn't seem to gauge where to put her foot on the next step down. I think she said this improved with chelation....this is going back at least 7 years when it was discussed in a thread. Come to think of it I have this problem too sometimes:-((

I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......But we seem to be back to square one.I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

[Guest guest]

I agree that a good OT (and to be honest there aren't many of these around) can help with this. If he's struggling to put weight on the pen, it's often due to low tone in the hands.You can get very expensive weighted pens in the UK here:http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/section.asp?bid=GDSI-1046518 & sectionId=574 & area=461 - do you think it's worth getting one of these? I haven't done so yet because of the price but am considering it.You should also be working on hand strength - squeezing putty or foam balls, hiding things in playdoh that they have to take out, putting up an exercise bar for hanging on (this is great) or playing on monkey bars at the park, or carrying heavy items (you need to make this one fun!). We were told by our excellent OT to stop trying to get my son to write as he just physically isn't ready yet and to concentrate more on getting his strength up first. He's six.Ultimately it's the mercury that's causing the problem so you should really consider Cutler protocol chelation.Best wishesTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: claire_downey@...Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:24:06 +0000Subject: Re: writing skills

We found that a decent OT helped on handwriting skills. She helped with seating position, neuro development, hand positioning and grip. You do need an decent OT to assess the particular problem the child has, as an amateur it was impossible for us to pin down exactly the problem.

HTH

PS the OT was provided by the council through education but it might be that a GP referral is enough.

>

>

> Â

>

>

>

> I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....

> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

>

>

> We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......

> But we seem to be back to square one.

>

> I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

>

> Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?

>

> We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

>

[Guest guest]

I agree that a good OT (and to be honest there aren't many of these around) can help with this. If he's struggling to put weight on the pen, it's often due to low tone in the hands.You can get very expensive weighted pens in the UK here:http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/section.asp?bid=GDSI-1046518 & sectionId=574 & area=461 - do you think it's worth getting one of these? I haven't done so yet because of the price but am considering it.You should also be working on hand strength - squeezing putty or foam balls, hiding things in playdoh that they have to take out, putting up an exercise bar for hanging on (this is great) or playing on monkey bars at the park, or carrying heavy items (you need to make this one fun!). We were told by our excellent OT to stop trying to get my son to write as he just physically isn't ready yet and to concentrate more on getting his strength up first. He's six.Ultimately it's the mercury that's causing the problem so you should really consider Cutler protocol chelation.Best wishesTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: claire_downey@...Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:24:06 +0000Subject: Re: writing skills

We found that a decent OT helped on handwriting skills. She helped with seating position, neuro development, hand positioning and grip. You do need an decent OT to assess the particular problem the child has, as an amateur it was impossible for us to pin down exactly the problem.

HTH

PS the OT was provided by the council through education but it might be that a GP referral is enough.

>

>

> Â

>

>

>

> I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....

> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

>

>

> We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......

> But we seem to be back to square one.

>

> I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

>

> Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?

>

> We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

>

[Guest guest]

THere is an interesting page of comments from OTs here which give a cheap alternative to the weighted pencil.using washers and small nuts instead.. total cost estimate of less than one pound...

 

I think I am going to personalise a pen with these washers and nuts and see if this makes a difference and then consider forking out such a lot of money..

 

, http://www.sbac.edu/~werned/DATA/Handwriting/Weighted%20Pencils%20-%20%20Cammaroto.pdf

 

Tracey

 

I agree that a good OT (and to be honest there aren't many of these around) can help with this.  If he's struggling to put weight on the pen, it's often due to low tone in the hands.

You can get very expensive weighted pens in the UK here:

http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/section.asp?bid=GDSI-1046518 & sectionId=574 & area=461

- do you think it's worth getting one of these? I haven't done so yet because of the price but am considering it.

You should also be working on hand strength - squeezing putty or foam balls, hiding things in playdoh that they have to take out, putting up an exercise bar for hanging on (this is great) or playing on monkey bars at the park, or carrying heavy items (you need to make this one fun!).  We were told by our excellent OT to stop trying to get my son to write as he just physically isn't ready yet and to concentrate more on getting his strength up first.  He's six.

Ultimately it's the mercury that's causing the problem so you should really consider Cutler protocol chelation.

Best wishes

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: claire_downey@...

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:24:06 +0000Subject: Re: writing skills 

We found that a decent OT helped on handwriting skills. She helped with seating position, neuro development, hand positioning and grip. You do need an decent OT to assess the particular problem the child has, as an amateur it was impossible for us to pin down exactly the problem.

HTHPS the OT was provided by the council through education but it might be that a GP referral is enough. > > >  

> > > > I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

> > > We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......> But we seem to be back to square one.> > I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

> > Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?> > We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!>

[Guest guest]

THere is an interesting page of comments from OTs here which give a cheap alternative to the weighted pencil.using washers and small nuts instead.. total cost estimate of less than one pound...

 

I think I am going to personalise a pen with these washers and nuts and see if this makes a difference and then consider forking out such a lot of money..

 

, http://www.sbac.edu/~werned/DATA/Handwriting/Weighted%20Pencils%20-%20%20Cammaroto.pdf

 

Tracey

 

I agree that a good OT (and to be honest there aren't many of these around) can help with this.  If he's struggling to put weight on the pen, it's often due to low tone in the hands.

You can get very expensive weighted pens in the UK here:

http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/section.asp?bid=GDSI-1046518 & sectionId=574 & area=461

- do you think it's worth getting one of these? I haven't done so yet because of the price but am considering it.

You should also be working on hand strength - squeezing putty or foam balls, hiding things in playdoh that they have to take out, putting up an exercise bar for hanging on (this is great) or playing on monkey bars at the park, or carrying heavy items (you need to make this one fun!).  We were told by our excellent OT to stop trying to get my son to write as he just physically isn't ready yet and to concentrate more on getting his strength up first.  He's six.

Ultimately it's the mercury that's causing the problem so you should really consider Cutler protocol chelation.

Best wishes

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: claire_downey@...

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:24:06 +0000Subject: Re: writing skills 

We found that a decent OT helped on handwriting skills. She helped with seating position, neuro development, hand positioning and grip. You do need an decent OT to assess the particular problem the child has, as an amateur it was impossible for us to pin down exactly the problem.

HTHPS the OT was provided by the council through education but it might be that a GP referral is enough. > > >  

> > > > I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his pencil will not touch the paper at all.

> > > We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......> But we seem to be back to square one.> > I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

> > Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?> > We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!>

[Guest guest]

hi catherine is there a website for this as my son has this issue with

propreception and fine motor skills..most ot stuff I see on line doesnt seem

much use for writing.. many thanks Isobel

>

>

>  

>

>

>

> I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....

> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to

paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his

pencil will not touch the paper at all.

>

>

> We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including

tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......

> But we seem to be back to square one.

>

> I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

>

> Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?

>

> We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

>

[Guest guest]

hi catherine is there a website for this as my son has this issue with

propreception and fine motor skills..most ot stuff I see on line doesnt seem

much use for writing.. many thanks Isobel

>

>

>  

>

>

>

> I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....

> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to

paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his

pencil will not touch the paper at all.

>

>

> We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including

tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......

> But we seem to be back to square one.

>

> I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

>

> Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?

>

> We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, coming in late here. I've heard good reports on brain gym activities for

improving writing abilities too. One that I've seen in a presentation is using

the 'lazy eight' exercise. The idea is a child draws over and over a figure

eight that is sideways (laying down, like it is lazy). By practicing this

pattern, and then eventually practicing the patterns of the letters within the

sideways 8 pattern, we were shown remarkable evidence of improvement in their

abilities.

The idea is (if I am remembering correctly) that the midline efficacy is

improved, as well as leaving and returning to the midline. I believe brain gym

courses are offered quite often in the UK and for kids with motor issues I think

it could be quite helpful.

Anita

>

> I am struggling to make my son write for last two years.....

> He will write but only when we hold his hand down. He manages to put pencil to

paper even if I hold his hand ever so lightly, but the moment I let go his

pencil will not touch the paper at all.

>

> We have tried all steps to achieve any sensible independent writing including

tracing, joining dots, wavy lines, only circles.......

> But we seem to be back to square one.

>

> I know they can struggle with fine motor skills...

> Could continuous load of yeast in the gut be a good enough reason?

>

> We have been on quite a few antifungals..!!

>

[Guest guest]

I have a 13 year old aspergers son. He does very well academically, however he

can't write a paragraph to save his soul. It seems to me that the school does

not have any idea of how to help him learn how to write. They have tried

graphic organizers (some of which are very cool), but these do not help him at

all.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with writing strategies that have

helped aspergers kids learn how to write.

[Guest guest]

My son uses a computer at school.  His school encourages the kids to

have their own laptop.  Some of the wealthier schools supply the

kids with a school laptop.  It seems to help with writing.  We are

currently starting the process to apply for him to be able to use

his computer in exams.

On 21/05/2011 12:24 AM, ajayb165@... wrote:

 

So my son, who is 13, also really struggles with

writing.   And while he does use an Alpha Smart and

scribing as well, they still are pushing him to learn

to write...which, of course, causes behavior in

him.   

 

How do we get past this?   They are working with

him to space correctly between letters and words but

that takes a long time when the thought is in his head

NOW.  He simply cannot write as fast as he can think.

 

So for those with older students, what has been

done for note taking, etc.?    My son simply "checks

out" if the teacher is going to fast for him to

comprehend and write.  What can be done to help with

this?

 

Also, my son just got the opportunity to try the

Dragon Naturally Speaking program for the Ipad

yesterday.  But how can this help in a class where

there are other students quietly writing? 

 

Aj

 

In a message dated 5/20/2011 8:22:48 A.M. Central

Daylight Time, kootya3@... writes:

 

Hi ,

My son is nearly 12 and has struggled with

writing since day 1. We have done all sorts of

things and it's still a huge challenge,

although vision therapy did make a bit of a

difference.

Recently, his school showed him a program

called Dragon (I think?) where a person simply

dictates and the computer types it out and the

computer can be taught to get better with

time. We did get him this program a few years

ago, but the technology was just not that

great. I think there's still room for

improvement but it seems to be the way of the

future.

We are only in the beginning stages of using

this newer program so I can't really tell you

that much about it, but I thought I'd mention

it.

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for bringing up this topic! I have been following this loop very closely as my son is 9 and we are going for our first IEP meeting on Thursday. I am looking for any suggestions I can find. At what age did your kids start using keyboards effectively? My son is 9 and can't seem to grasp the keyboard. The school doesn't seem to have any other suggestions for him. They are saying a state mandated scribe wold have to be told punctuation and such. My son would forget his ideas if he has to do that and even his new principal next year doesn't expect kids to be able to begin to learn keyboarding until they are closer to 10. Thank you!KimFrom: Riley <klriley@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Fri, May 20, 2011 7:10:26 PMSubject: Re: Re: Writing skills

My son uses a computer at school. His school encourages the kids to

have their own laptop. Some of the wealthier schools supply the

kids with a school laptop. It seems to help with writing. We are

currently starting the process to apply for him to be able to use

his computer in exams.

On 21/05/2011 12:24 AM, ajayb165@... wrote:

So my son, who is 13, also really struggles with

writing. And while he does use an Alpha Smart and

scribing as well, they still are pushing him to learn

to write...which, of course, causes behavior in

him.

How do we get past this? They are working with

him to space correctly between letters and words but

that takes a long time when the thought is in his head

NOW. He simply cannot write as fast as he can think.

So for those with older students, what has been

done for note taking, etc.? My son simply "checks

out" if the teacher is going to fast for him to

comprehend and write. What can be done to help with

this?

Also, my son just got the opportunity to try the

Dragon Naturally Speaking program for the Ipad

yesterday. But how can this help in a class where

there are other students quietly writing?

Aj

In a message dated 5/20/2011 8:22:48 A.M. Central

Daylight Time, kootya3@... writes:

Hi ,

My son is nearly 12 and has struggled with

writing since day 1. We have done all sorts of

things and it's still a huge challenge,

although vision therapy did make a bit of a

difference.

Recently, his school showed him a program

called Dragon (I think?) where a person simply

dictates and the computer types it out and the

computer can be taught to get better with

time. We did get him this program a few years

ago, but the technology was just not that

great. I think there's still room for

improvement but it seems to be the way of the

future.

We are only in the beginning stages of using

this newer program so I can't really tell you

that much about it, but I thought I'd mention

it.

[Guest guest]

I was a "typical" whatever that means and I started learning keyboard skills in 5th and took a semester of JUST TYPING (nothing else during that class time, only typing) and by the time I was done with that class could time about 30 wpm. How about getting a computer learn how to type program and seriously spend some quality time working with it!! A half hour a day every day like he was learning a musical instrument, etc. 9 is a bit early, but I wouldn't put it past him that he could learn within the year if HE wanted to and YOU made him practice.....as easy as that sounds

From: Kim Crawford <kimela10@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Sat, May 21, 2011 8:50:23 AMSubject: Re: Re: Writing skills

Thank you so much for bringing up this topic! I have been following this loop very closely as my son is 9 and we are going for our first IEP meeting on Thursday. I am looking for any suggestions I can find. At what age did your kids start using keyboards effectively? My son is 9 and can't seem to grasp the keyboard. The school doesn't seem to have any other suggestions for him. They are saying a state mandated scribe wold have to be told punctuation and such. My son would forget his ideas if he has to do that and even his new principal next year doesn't expect kids to be able to begin to learn keyboarding until they are closer to 10. Thank you!Kim

From: Riley <klriley@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Fri, May 20, 2011 7:10:26 PMSubject: Re: Re: Writing skills

My son uses a computer at school. His school encourages the kids to have their own laptop. Some of the wealthier schools supply the kids with a school laptop. It seems to help with writing. We are currently starting the process to apply for him to be able to use his computer in exams.On 21/05/2011 12:24 AM, ajayb165@... wrote:

So my son, who is 13, also really struggles with writing. And while he does use an Alpha Smart and scribing as well, they still are pushing him to learn to write...which, of course, causes behavior in him.

How do we get past this? They are working with him to space correctly between letters and words but that takes a long time when the thought is in his head NOW. He simply cannot write as fast as he can think.

So for those with older students, what has been done for note taking, etc.? My son simply "checks out" if the teacher is going to fast for him to comprehend and write. What can be done to help with this?

Also, my son just got the opportunity to try the Dragon Naturally Speaking program for the Ipad yesterday. But how can this help in a class where there are other students quietly writing?

Aj

In a message dated 5/20/2011 8:22:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time, kootya3@... writes:

Hi ,My son is nearly 12 and has struggled with writing since day 1. We have done all sorts of things and it's still a huge challenge, although vision therapy did make a bit of a difference. Recently, his school showed him a program called Dragon (I think?) where a person simply dictates and the computer types it out and the computer can be taught to get better with time. We did get him this program a few years ago, but the technology was just not that great. I think there's still room for improvement but it seems to be the way of the future. We are only in the beginning stages of using this newer program so I can't really tell you that much about it, but I thought I'd mention it.