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06.04.08, 16:59 PM Special Needs
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Advise please. Mildly sensory ds with low tone - great socially, just doesn't love doing fine motor activities for a long time. Can he attend a mainstream ongoing or only special needs school? tia. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Special Needs 06.04.08, 04:59 PM Flag
 

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sounds perfect for mainstream and a real asset to the classroom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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really? how would he be an asset? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:03 PM Flag
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socially able with a few things that are different, that is a great way to introduce a range of abilities in a classroom setting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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my concern is how he will perform on ERBs. Great verbally but performance part worries me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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Verbal is weighed A LOT more. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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^^^ and performance has little to do with "fine motor" skills. It is more spatial awareness and math skills. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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np: why would the op want her son to play the role of introducing differences? if i were her, i'd do it if he could fit in, not be the token disabled kid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:09 PM Flag
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If he is indeed disabled, which I did not get for OPs post, then he will often be that "token" so let it be in the most positive, intellectually-stimulating environment he can get. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:13 PM Flag
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"disabled"? he is hardly disabled. he just doesn't enjoy fine motor activities, in part because he does not excel in them. but he is 3.5 and can write his name, that's not bad? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:14 PM Flag
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but that's what my issue was to the first OR. either the kid is ready for regular school or he isn't. i'd never send him somewhere so that he can be an asset to the classroom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:16 PM Flag
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OP: i guess my question was whether ds would be ok in mainstream? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:18 PM Flag
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i think it's too hard to tell without seeing him in action. where was he this year? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:24 PM Flag
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episcopal [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:36 PM Flag
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sorry, i'm not from new york. what type of school is that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:38 PM Flag
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What does the PSD and teachers say [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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DS is similar. He's doing all mainstream with OT and PT after school. Important to find a school that is warm and nurturing and "gets" his needs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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any recommendations in NYC on the upper east side? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:28 PM Flag
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sorry, no. We're on the West Side. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 05:28 PM Flag
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my friend's son had mild needs. she sent him to trevor because they had smaller classes so there would be more individual attention. the lower school is on the ues. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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how old is he? My ds, who is now 5, enjoys fine motor activies but this is a recent development. Wouldn't touch them until he was 4. (He has gross and fine motor delays, mild sensory issues and low tone.) The key was finding a supportive class environment and activities he loves. He is in a mainstream public preK. Will now draw and practice letters. He is still behind for his age but catching up. We did Kumon workbooks with him (I liked them because no cartoon characters) and that was a really good way for him to improve his skills. He also gets OT and PT outside school, though next year he will get it in the classroom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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3.5. are you in NYC? What do you mean by a "supportive class environment"? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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I am in NYC. Supportive class environment means a teacher who understand all children are not the same, that children learn differently and sees value in that. My ds' teacher has made a point of encouraging my ds to write and to draw and to praise his work. She also recognizes his other strengths, and works to build and develop those (creative play, stories, imagination.) Another thing that has helped is that the school uses the "Handwriting without Tears" as part of its mainstream curriculum, meaning that the handwriting skills he learns with his OT and reinforced at school. I really credit this teacher with my ds' success. He loves to draw now. He is going to art camp this summer and is really, really excited. I am going to step way but I'll keep this post on watch in case I can't respond immediately and will get back to you later. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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what public pre-k is he in? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:55 AM Flag
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this is my ds, he will be going to K in Sept, and I am struggling w/ where I want to put him. I don't think he will be able to handle a mainstream class yet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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