tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post4574152219624043044..comments2024-02-24T19:30:31.240-05:00Comments on Aut-2B-Home in Carolina: Journal in a BoxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-22484856048127816322008-02-29T07:03:00.000-05:002008-02-29T07:03:00.000-05:00I suspected she might be left-handed because both ...I suspected she might be left-handed because both of her grandfathers are. So I did <A HREF="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/rightl.html" REL="nofollow">some dominance tests for her ear, eye, and foot</A>. She preferred the left on all three. So, I assumed she was left handed and began encouraging her to use her left hand for everything. She established dominance very quickly--within a few months--so now I think her teachers were forcing her to be right handed, which made her appear to have no preference.walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-23553262921537566502008-02-29T04:13:00.000-05:002008-02-29T04:13:00.000-05:00My son had the same hand dominance issue. How did...My son had the same hand dominance issue. How did you work with this? My daughter also does. My son was a lefty, then a righty for a while. <BR/><BR/>SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-70592769221640280572007-12-22T08:11:00.000-05:002007-12-22T08:11:00.000-05:00um...i got a new calendar for next year..guess who...um...i got a new calendar for next year..guess who has taken an interest in it... EEK!!Prince Andrew and the Queen Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876789726311010657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-57046707246173138882007-12-10T08:34:00.000-05:002007-12-10T08:34:00.000-05:00Stephanie, I think sometimes we push writing so ha...Stephanie, I think sometimes we push writing so hard that it sets kids with fine motor skills back. When Pamela was six years old, we had it in her IEP to teach her writing skills. She did not even have hand preference established! I should have questioned this but did not. <BR/><BR/>The first thing I did homeschooling was go on a writing sabbatical. I let her spend a year doing pre-writing things and getting dominance established. Once I did that, she stopped screaming at the sight of a pencil!<BR/><BR/>If you look under Language Arts, I have some entries about how Pamela learned to write. You might find some of them helpful. I posted some OT tricks of the trade that worked for her!walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-50670294122602154882007-12-09T17:44:00.000-05:002007-12-09T17:44:00.000-05:00Me again. I just took a peek at the blog entry abo...Me again. I just took a peek at the blog entry about Pamela's autobiography. WOW! Since I have just recently found you're wonderful blog, I have a bit of catching up to do. ;-)<BR/><BR/>My 9-year-old son, who is not diagnosed on the autism spectrum but does have ADHD (and shades of Aspergery traits, as siblings of kids with AS tend to do!) is a fairly "right brained"/visual thinker. He HATES writing. I have bought him journals which collect dust. Even narration is a struggle. We have settled into a routine of ONE brief copywork activity per week (following a Ruth Beechickish approach) and sometimes it's like trying to nail both feet to the floor. Your encouraging word about reluctant writers, and about Pamela's writing development, are quite helpful to me.momof3feistykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566146042674179482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-55922581741037805632007-12-09T17:38:00.000-05:002007-12-09T17:38:00.000-05:00I am blown away by Pamela's visual thinking abilit...I am blown away by Pamela's visual thinking abilities! :-) That is SO cool.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for telling me about the movie Amazing Grace. I'm off to add it to my Netflix queue.momof3feistykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566146042674179482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-6578757841180062592007-12-09T09:00:00.000-05:002007-12-09T09:00:00.000-05:00I need to check out the links but Andrew is like t...I need to check out the links but Andrew is like that as well- my little record keeper. when he gets to the point of being able to do that himself, I will let him keep the homeschool records;)Prince Andrew and the Queen Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876789726311010657noreply@blogger.com