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Does Anyone Have A Child Diagnosed With Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia?
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My son was just diagnosed with Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia. He has an extremely hard time with his writing assignments for school (he is in 6th grade). Should the school consider letting him use a computer to type his assignments instead of writing them by hand? Is a diagnosis of Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia enough to get that into his 504 plan? I know it would make a world of difference for him (and me) if we did not have to struggle with his writing so much anymore...He tries so hard, and he knows what he… read more

posted April 27, 2012
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A MyAutismTeam Member

If he has an IEP and it isnt in it to have the need to write by way of typing on a computer get it in there! He certainly should be able to type and print his work, Mine does and it has saved a whole lot of grief. You are the boss, you tell the school what your child needs and they have to provide especially if it is in the IEP.

posted April 27, 2012
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both my kids have dysgraphia and have struggled in school because of it. Now that they are in middle school and high school they are both now allowed to complete many of their assignments on the computer. I had my oldest on a 504 in middle school and was allowed to use an alpha smart to do his assignments and now thankfully with the advancement in technology they can use a flash drive at home and use it to finish assignments here and then bring them to school for completion. Especially for my middle one cause he is also ADHD and his thought process is a hell of a lot faster then his hands can keep up with.

posted April 28, 2012
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This can certainly be added as one of his accomodations to his 504 plan. My son is in 3rd, and one of his accomodations is that he can write everything in cursive, and next year will be allowed (after we get his keyboarding skills up to snuff) to type all of his assignments. But make sure it makes it into the 504 so that it's enforceable.

posted April 28, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

My 6th gd. son is working with his occupation therapist at school on a computer with a program that is awesome. They scan his worksheets in and he can type the answers on the line. It is not something we can do at home right now because they are still testing it, but everyone is very concerned about 7 gd. for him and are hoping it works so he can use it with a laptop. His writing is just not getting any better even with the occ. therapy in and out of school. we just aren't sure what will work because of course his typing skills slow him down tremendously, also don't know if a laptop will bring too much attention.. ugg! it has been quite a journey, I will look forward to other ideas people send your way.

posted April 27, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

Neo has been provided by the school. He has even been allowed to bring it home for a few assignments. By around 5th grade it was apparent that his writing was not going to get much better so I asked about a laptop that we would provide and the school instead suggested the Neo.
My son types assignments that require writing more than a sentence into the Neo. The teacher is then able to print out his work.

posted April 27, 2012

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