Messy writting, Tying shoes

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my son wore shoes with velcro tabs instead of laces until the stores stopped selling them in his size.....now, he ties them once and if they come untied, he just steps all over the laces.....
he learned to ride a bike over a period of 3 months. he's 13 now, and still has frequent bike accidents in which he does a total wipeout. he's always been clumsy, and fallen off all different sorts of playground equipment. he tried playing soccer, but didn't quite get what to do..the coach kept yelling at him to play the field, and so my son would run back and forth on the field not paying any attention to the other players.
his handwriting is terrible! his teachers prefer it when he prints.

Bee Bee thanks for that site! I will definately be getting some

Ster~ I feel soo bad now because I MADE Vlad play Tackle footbal 2 years and he hated it! but it helped him be active (he has a little weight problem) anywho I remeber his 1st game, he ran the opposite way!! !

LOL......That reminds me of my sons sixth grade graduation, he walked off the stage the opposite way and managed to trip over his shoe laces and fell down!

I just thought of something else. When my son was in third grade, he played baseball. He wasn't very good at it, but he tried. He played outfield, and I can remember one game in particular where he was spacey when the ball was coming towards him (the other team had hit a pop up ball) and at the last minute he looked up and caught the ball. He got the third out and the other team lost because he caught the ball. His other teammates were so happy with him that they picked him up and put him on their shoulders and was really cheering his name and laughing and happy, and my son did not even crack a smile. Nothing, no emotion on his face. Has anyone else experienced anything like that?

Yes! Vlad is just like that! you pay him a compliment and he will just shrug? he does not like anyone to touch except his grandmother and me soooo.....hands off!

My problems with muscle control were basically limited to writing or other "fine motor control" activities requiring both high speed and accuracy. My "gross motor control" was average or even above average. My father bought me my first bike when I was 5 or 6 and apparently I rode off on it before he could get the training wheels out of the box. When it came to the playground equipment I was a real monkey - agile and fearless. I hate almost all sports with a real passion. I don't know if it's because I was no good at it or if it's influenced by my sexual orientation. The only sport-like activity I ever really enjoyed was bowling and bicycling, although I was never interested in being competetive at either. Compliments make ver VERY uncomfortable, and I can't stand to be touched by strangers or casual acquaintances, although I'm generally OK with family and have learned to appreciate intimacy.

If he doesn't like sports with balls and that require lots of coordination, why not try swimming or running? Both of those require minimal coordination to get some form of exercise and they are also both more individual sports, so he could do them with a parent to supervise or something like that instead of on a team with lots of teammates.

My daughter, 13 y/o, 8th grader has the worst handwriting, but, then again so do I. But, her teaching plan allows her to do her homework on the computer and then print it out.

To tie her shoelaces, well, it's like watching grass grow, it takes forever. Fortunately, they have a lot of choices for her in shoes/sneakers.

Thank the Elder Gods for computers and non-tying shoes!!

Peace

I think Vladi feels the same way!

Wow! I feel good to know where all these little problems come from! it makes me feel bad in a way because soo many times I have become upset with Vladi because of these things and now I feel soo much more patient! Like he hates the MALL he walks around like he is lost! Now I know why...my poor baby boy!

Don't you mean dyspraxia jetson.
Also does any of the mums of children with aspergers have to brush their childs teeth? cause i can't brush my teeth and does anyone else with aspergers have the same problems cause i still do.
Anyway I should soon be getting a laptop for school cause thats how bad my writing is.

My parents know I'm more stubbourn and independent than that, but they still have to remind me constantly to do basic tasks such as brush my teeth, feed myself, etc.

Solid
I have had to a couple of time , he has to be reminded daily! and some times does not get them clean enogh so I will do it so kids won't make fun of him....I am a young mom and still remeber how mean kids can be!

Hi. I am not a mother of a child with AS. But as a father of son with AS here is my view my youngest son in first grade has better handwriting then my son with AS. However on the other side he has better writing then me.

I've had these problems. I learned to tie my shoes at six, which I think is the usual age, but I've always been poorly coordinated and I couldn't ride a two-wheeler until I was almost nine. My handwriting is the despair of my teachers, but the good thing is they let me type my assignments. So there are ways of getting round such difficulties.

At this point in school, most of my teachers make me type most of my assignments, rather than writing them by hand.

My son has perfect handwriting. If it is not perfect he erases and does it again. Same with tying his shoes, he has to tie them and re-tie them until they lay the way he wants them to. This makes for a long night of homework and at least 20 minutes for shoe time in the morning.