Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Hi, I'm mostly a lurker here but wanted to share a positive thing in my ds life. was dx'd AS at abpit age 7 after quite of few years of trying to figure out what made this cute, sensitive kid but quirky kid tick. Anyway, now 11 and in the 5th grade (middle school here) has been in school just two weeks and confesses that on the second day was having difficulty keeping things together emotionally. He obviously has been feeling stressed and overwhelmed. his Language Arts teacher demands alot of writing! We are in for trouble. He has a great imagination but struggles to get it on paper. It can take hours to get just a few sentences on paper. We are going to have a team mtg. next week to meet the teachers and all get on the same page. In the meantime I had mentioned the Alpha Smart to my husband who is also AS. He mentioned it to the emotional support person on Thurs. when gelling up a mtg. time. The school has an Alpha smart, tried it w/him on Fri., sent it home and... My son is JOYFULLY working on his writing assignments!!! I quietly warched him with this huge grins on his face as he worked. This caused tears to flow from my eyes. For once they were tears of happiness for him. I'm hoping that this is a key to unlocking his frustrations at least on this level. Anyone else have a child using this for school? from PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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