Re: Medic Alert Bands - TJ and Others and School statistics - Jill

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

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>She is now taking a keyboarding class. She is getting yelled at

>every day because she can't sit the way the teacher wants her to.

>She says it hurts too much.

PT's today often say that the positions you feel are the best ones

for you, are exactly that....

>

>Especially, she say, with writing. She can only write for a few

>minutes before her hands cramp up. I remember this happening to me

>when I was in school, from a very young age.

Me too!!!! I had so much problems with hand pain and cramping...

>I heard somwhere that she may be able to get the school to issue her

>a lap top, so she won't have to write anything. That would be very

>helpful.

A laptop is of tremendous help. She should learn how to type using

the touch method... They should be able to help her with that, plus

the other things I mentioned...

>It's funny, how she doesn't tell me things. I knew her writing was

>messy, no matter how hard she tries to make it neet. But, I didn't

>know it was because her hands cramp up when she writes.

Typical teenager, he-he... I also used to have lots of different

styles of hand writing, varying all the time to help with the pain...

>But, I can't be too upset at the teacher, cause just started

>with her, and she doesn't know.

She might just appreciate a nice and informing letter from you

explaining these things...

Aase Marit