Originally Posted by
HIU8
My issue is that DS is immature AND his processing speed is slow AND he refuses to read (he can but he refuses to open a book for anyone). Plus, he still gets his days of the week mixed up (months mixed up) etc... Add to that he forgot the site words he knew. He forgot literally forgot the in at and words such as those.
These are clearly signs of a disorder rather than a delay. I don't mean to be harsh, but this is not typical development. I think you need to have a serious discussion with the public school about what services would be available to your DS to help with these difficulties.
I think you really need to address the fact that he can read, but refuses to read books. You need to figure out the underlying cause. I'm brainstorming, but here a couple ideas that struck me:
You mentioned vision therapy may be needed. Could he be experiencing visual difficulties when reading? If reading causes him eyestrain or headache, it will not be an enjoyable activity.
Could he have a specific learning disorder, such as dyslexia?
The class he is in now...can the other students read? Do they read books? Is it possible that his reluctance to read to due (in part) to being in a class with non-readers? Do you think that if he were in a class of kids who read, he might feel more willing to read books?
I don't know if any of those possibilities fit your situation, but maybe they are something to think about.
Gena
DS, age 11 and always amazing
“Autistics are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg." - Paul Collins, Not Even Wrong