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worried about written work

sarahratty

Hi my name is Sarah. I have two children both with autism. My little boy is 5 years old and has only been diagnosed this year he is struggling with his written work me and the school both agree he is so bright but struggles writting what he knows in school and at home. He has hand tremor aswell as asd i have been to ocupational therpy and has his bloods done to try and find were the hand tremor comes from but am unsuccesful.

 

My little girl is 7 nearly 8 and she was diagnosed last year. She is very differnet to my son in acedemics she really finds education hard she works at a 5 year olds level instead of a 7 year old which is very hard as my daughter comes home and crys askin why she cant write and read like the other children in her class the only subject she enjoys and can do is maths. I have tryed magnets with writtin words on that we read as a family me her and her brother, i have tryed work books even writting diarys with her and she still cant maintain her writing or her reading.

i guess am here for some help for both can anyone help to understand my sons hand tremor or how i can help my little girl.

any help is really apreciated

thank you from

sarah

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    Your son's tremor could be related to the autism. One of the signs is poor coordination and fine motor skills (e.g. holding a pen etc).

    Children learn at different speeds. In this country we expect children to read at 5 whereas a lot of other countries wait until 7 before they start teaching them. Our eldest son didn't read until late (8-9) but is now in college!

    Children with ASD need love and encouragement, a good diet (this is more important in my opinion than for other children). They don't need criticism but they do need to know where they are. This means being consistent - don't say no unless you are able to follow through.

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    Your son's tremor could be related to the autism. One of the signs is poor coordination and fine motor skills (e.g. holding a pen etc).

    Children learn at different speeds. In this country we expect children to read at 5 whereas a lot of other countries wait until 7 before they start teaching them. Our eldest son didn't read until late (8-9) but is now in college!

    Children with ASD need love and encouragement, a good diet (this is more important in my opinion than for other children). They don't need criticism but they do need to know where they are. This means being consistent - don't say no unless you are able to follow through.

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