dysparaxia?

Question

my 9 year old son has it, and teacher from last year doesnt accept it and passed all info 2 new teacher, i was hoping for a new start, but trouble already and only been there 3 days, any suggestions

its a disability which affects his co-ordination, balance, language, is not at all organised, has problems with food, spacial awareness, thought process, writing skills, reading skills,socialising, but saying all that which sounds awful i love him to any other bits and wouldnt have him any other way

was diagnosed 5 years ago

Answer 1

His teachers may not know what it is. I would start off by bringing some reading materials on dyspraxia to the teacher and explaining to them what it is. If that doesn't work, go to the principal and the school counselor and explain that your son has this learning difficulty and that his teacher apparently doesn't care. They should be able to talk with the teacher, or set up some type of "special ed" classes for him.

Here at my son's school they have several kids with similar disabilities, or difficulties. They have a special room set up for kids with disabilities, and then they have another room where someone will work with the kids like your son one on one so that they don't fall behind. They spend most of their time though in the regular classroom, with their classmates, and about an hour with the tutor.

If none of that works, have your doctor write a letter explaining your son's condition to the school. That way they have no excuse. If they still want to be jerks about it, transfer him to another school if possible. Good luck!

Answer 2

ok, the school should make an IEP, (individualized education plan) for your son. This will outline all the special needs that your son needs and the teachers have to abide by. The teachers should accept it, he should be in an special education class, but also he could be in the normal class too. I use to be a therapist for children with autism and have dealt with these kids in the school system. There's no reason for the teacher to not accept him. What kind of trouble is your son having??

Answer 3

My daughter has dyspraxia and has learned to successfully deal with it. She's considered "gifted" and is in the school's gifted program. You'll find that most children, when they learn to cope with dyspraxia, do better in school than their average peers. This is why it's often hard to categorize this learning disability as one in need of "special education." We found that she never qualified for special education because, really, dyspraxia is more of a managment of a very visual-spatial mind. She just needed to learn to "orient" herself properly. By this I mean that dyspraxia is really just an inability to maintain the visual perspective that most people view the world from. This is why it's a coordination/balance issue. Instead of pursuing the school through fruitless years of special education pursuits, we went to a Davis Dyslexia Correction center (http://www.dyslexia.com/program.htm) and it was really very interesting how well she learned to cope with orientation issues.

I HIGHLY suggest you read the book http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Dyslexia-Ronald-D-Davis/dp/039952293X/sr=8-2/qid=1157900646/ref=sr_1_2/102-3447909-4679328?ie=UTF8&s=books. Dyspraxia is, basically, a physical orientation problem much like dyslexia but having to do with how a person is oriented in they physical world. The book gives you the tools to help a child with orientation issues, re-orient themselves so they can view the world from the correct physical perspective.

Don't fight against the teachers for special treatment until you are fully educated in your son's issue. Dyspraxia can be a mild problem or more. But you shouldn't let you child live inside a disability (disability, in this case, being not such an appropriate word as orientation issues are often what make great artists or architects--it can be an asset if a child learns the techniques to cope with the world's expectations). It's important that your child and you realize that this issue isn't the thing that defines him or ihis potential.

Answer 4

Get in touch with the Dyspraxia Foundation at http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/ There is information on the site that will help that you can print off and take into the school. This is roughly how we approached it when we thought our daughter was dyspraxic (she is) - we took an article about dyspraxia to her teacher. This identified the symptoms and the teacher agreed that our daughter was showing many of the signs. From then we worked with the school to get the support she needed

Answer 5

I would look into a new school that could deal with it better than these teachers do

Answer 6

Has he been formally dianosed?
If so contact local contact to talk to teacher, look to go to the local authority for support.

Answer 7

look into special education classes it will help him and the teachers will be more understanding.

Answer 8

I have dyspraxia, i understand