Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi Dawn: I used the bunny through the hole trick and then tie take the bunny ears and tie them together. I made it sing songy, my Asp child learns better with music. Hope it helps, Sherri Dawn <natesmom2000@...> wrote: Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 My 9 1/2 yo ds can't/ won't tie his shoes. In fact he doesn't put them on the right feet 90% of the time. Even if you tell him which feet they go on he's lucky if he gets them on right. ( And he never has his shirt on the right way.) His OT is working on shoe tieing and tried to convince us he could do it and he almost can when he wants but not that they would stay tied and you better have an hour to spare when he is doing it so it is still on his goal list. And yes it does cause him to meltdown, even untieing them frustrates him. Suzanne -- ( ) Tieing Shoes Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 My 9 yr old can't tie his shoes either, but I'm not wokring on it at home (he doesn't qualify for OT - just barely). But I do buy the curly shoe strings (Walmart has them) and put them in tennis shoes that we buy....once they are on his feet, all he has to do is pull the tongue up and the ends of the strings to tighten. At some point I will start teaching him, right now the curly strings makes our mornings much easier to do deal with - for us, it's all about independence in getting dressed for school. laura (the lurker) Sherri G <sherriag29@...> wrote: Hi Dawn: I used the bunny through the hole trick and then tie take the bunny ears and tie them together. I made it sing songy, my Asp child learns better with music. Hope it helps, Sherri Dawn <natesmom2000@...> wrote: Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi Just another suggestion - our shoe store carries elastic laces - very thin strand of elastic that is laced up and then tied in a double knot. Then my son can pull his shoes on and off. They are not the curly ones, so are better for a 12 year old " look " . He can tie but it takes him a long time and is still frustrating. good luck Lori DH --------------------------------- 7 bucks a month. This is Huge Music Unlimited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 I don't have any tips with tieing shoes. My son can not tie his shoes either, but I have found something that works to get the shoes on the correct feet. He was taught right and left by holding up his hands and checking which index finger and thumb makes an L. The one that looks like an L is his left and the other is right. I put an " L " with a marker on the inside of his left shoe. When he puts his shoes on, he finds the shoe with the " L " and then matches it with hand that makes the " L " , then he puts the shoe on the foot that is on the same side as the hand that makes the " L " . I hope I am making sense, this is hard to explain. It really works for him. Nora Suzanne <suzannex6@...> wrote: My 9 1/2 yo ds can't/ won't tie his shoes. In fact he doesn't put them on the right feet 90% of the time. Even if you tell him which feet they go on he's lucky if he gets them on right. ( And he never has his shirt on the right way.) His OT is working on shoe tieing and tried to convince us he could do it and he almost can when he wants but not that they would stay tied and you better have an hour to spare when he is doing it so it is still on his goal list. And yes it does cause him to meltdown, even untieing them frustrates him. Suzanne -- ( ) Tieing Shoes Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Land's End and L.L. Bean make some nice slip on shoes. I just bought my younger son who is 9 a pair of Sperry Slip On Hiking/Sneakers at Stride Rite. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi, I'm a 27 yrs old woman recently diagnosed with Asperger's. I never learned to tie my shoes " normally " . I tie them with the two bows method it's the only way I know/I can tie my shoes. Have you tried that method? Nikki Lynn ( ) Tieing Shoes Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 -- Hi.................haven't checked in for a while.........my son (16) still cannot tie shoes...........well, he can but it takes forever and they don't stay tied and he hates doing it. He just keeps his shoes tied and slips them on and off...........when he was a lot younger, we bought velcro..........but they don't make them in cool styles anymore..........and don't make them in men sizes except plain white. > > Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on > teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks > in advance! > > ~ Dawn > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 I garee - You'd think with all the shoe tying issues - they'd make some stylish men's size shoes with velcro in this day and age! sara11alex77 <sara61145@...> wrote: -- Hi.................haven't checked in for a while.........my son (16) still cannot tie shoes...........well, he can but it takes forever and they don't stay tied and he hates doing it. He just keeps his shoes tied and slips them on and off...........when he was a lot younger, we bought velcro..........but they don't make them in cool styles anymore..........and don't make them in men sizes except plain white. > > Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on > teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks > in advance! > > ~ Dawn > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 My FIL has some in pure black. He's a man after my own heart. Wears tennies to church. I do, too, but mine are dirty white Reeboks. LOL Jackie On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:30 PM, Lori Hill wrote: > I garee - You'd think with all the shoe tying issues - they'd make > some stylish men's size shoes with velcro in this day and age! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 I tried the two bow method about a year ago. There were so many other issues at that time that after about a week I put tying shoes on hold. I will try that method again and stick with it longer. Thanks! Nora Nikki Lynn Archambault <watersedgemermaids@...> wrote: Hi, I'm a 27 yrs old woman recently diagnosed with Asperger's. I never learned to tie my shoes " normally " . I tie them with the two bows method it's the only way I know/I can tie my shoes. Have you tried that method? Nikki Lynn ( ) Tieing Shoes Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Dear Nora, thanks for posting this web. I already sent it out to several people that work with children. they are passing it on too. - Rose Nora Bigley <nora9400@...> wrote: I tried the two bow method about a year ago. There were so many other issues at that time that after about a week I put tying shoes on hold. I will try that method again and stick with it longer. Thanks! Nora Nikki Lynn Archambault <watersedgemermaids@...> wrote: Hi, I'm a 27 yrs old woman recently diagnosed with Asperger's. I never learned to tie my shoes " normally " . I tie them with the two bows method it's the only way I know/I can tie my shoes. Have you tried that method? Nikki Lynn ( ) Tieing Shoes Hello all! I was wondering if any of you had any book/video/tips on teaching tieing shoes? I know my DS is soooooooo due to be taught. Thanks in advance! ~ Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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