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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: dealing with schedule obsessions

BenJT
Posted: 04 Jul 2016, 10:08 pm 

Replies: 2
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Hi, My Aspie son (8yo) has over the past year become really schedule-oriented. If we go out for the day, he demands to be home by 6. In the morning, he insists on being woken up by 7 (and freaks out if he "oversleeps"). Bedtime is even worse - he's had several meltdowns recently when trave...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: new school - is repeating a grade a bad idea?

BenJT
Posted: 19 Jul 2014, 9:57 pm 

Replies: 25
Views: 53,672
OK, so in response to the post above, "redshirting" means waiting an extra year to send your kid to kindergarten so that they will be older, seem smarter, be better at sports, whatever. The term comes from college athletics, where they sometimes put freshmen students on the practice squad for a year...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: new school - is repeating a grade a bad idea?

BenJT
 Post subject: thanks
Posted: 15 Jul 2014, 10:13 pm 

Replies: 25
Views: 53,672
Thanks for the advice. We'll definitely take this seriously.

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: new school - is repeating a grade a bad idea?

BenJT
 Post subject: reply to BlankReg
Posted: 13 Jul 2014, 6:44 am 

Replies: 25
Views: 53,672
Thanks. So far the new school has seemed very supportive (of course, he hasn't actually started yet). We are very mindful of bullying and I guess we're worried that bullying might be more likely if he's at the youngest end of the class. DS seems to do better socially with kids who are his age or a l...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: new school - is repeating a grade a bad idea?

BenJT
Posted: 12 Jul 2014, 9:48 pm 

Replies: 25
Views: 53,672
Hi, I know this issue has been posted somewhat recently but the context here is somewhat different and I?m hoping for some advice. DS, 6, just finished first-grade. He?s well ahead academically, fluent reader, a couple of years ahead in math, probably more so in science. But behaviorally and sociall...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: 1st grader with handwriting frustration - what to do?

BenJT
Posted: 29 Sep 2013, 7:20 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 19,897
Thanks everyone for the helpful advice - I hadn't really thought about those longer-term issues with math. I guess we'll keep going with the handwriting during school but maybe start to introduce some typing for his homework. Also, we're in the process of switching OTs, so it sounds like we should t...
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