How do you figure this stuff out? This sounds really familiar
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Originally Posted by ChristaN
The conclusions that I have come to in relation to my dd's slower processing in relation to her ability are:
1) She has some sensory integration issues. We also had her evaluated by an OT at the recommendation of the psych and the OT found that she was sensory over responsive, which basically means that she is bothered by and distracted by sensory input that would not bother others. For instance, she was yelling at her sister for breathing too loudly in the car the other day. The fluorescent lights, the noise of the pencil scratching at the desk next to her... it all bothers her and makes it hard for her to keep her focus and get the work done quickly. 2) She is bored/lacks interest in the work. She not only needs harder work, she needs work that is qualitatively different -- more in depth, etc. She is a very compliant child and will do what is expected of her whether she wants to or not, but if it isn't engaging, she does it slowly b/c it is so uninteresting to her. 3) She has an unusual processing method that is not well suited to the manner in which children are taught in a classroom setting. Dd tends to observe things, think about them until she is sure that she knows how to do them right, and then she does them correctly with no practice. She is very easily humiliated and hates to practice anything b/c she sees it as making mistakes and having people see her do things wrong. . |
!). I am finding that teachers and schools are much better trained on how to deal with children who are struggling academically and often miss children who are bright enough to compensate for their weaknesses. My child just doesn't feel like as much of a priority b/c she isn't going to hurt their test scores even if they do absolutely nothing for her.
