-=> Quoting Amber Floyd to Regina Finan <=-
 RF> -=> Quoting Ruth Leblanc to Regina Finan <=-
 
 
 RF> RL> How old is Jeremy? I think he is 8? Time to worry about backwards b
 RF> RL> and d is grade 2, usually if it continues beyond then it could mean 

 RF> RL> learning disability.
 
 RF> Yes, Jeremy is eight.  His ADHD is showing up really bad and he forget 
which
 RF> way d and b is suppose to go.  He says he doesn't see them backwards and 
he
 RF> know what they are when he sees them.  He says his brain gets confused 
when
 RF> he trys to remember.  Just like his alphabets.  He starts to alphabetize 
and
 RF> then half way through he gets confused again.  Thats when the 
rustration
 RF> sets in.
 
 RF> Regina
 AF> Just slow down, be patent, and keep going over things in
 AF> different ways, and in small doses.  Remember that repetition is NOT
 AF> the ADD kid's friend.
 AF> Maybe a word picture with the word bed?  So that he can
 AF> associate the 'b' with the headboard, and the 'd' with the foot board.
 Its going better, of course, we are moving this week, and school has been
 rather eratic.  But they found learning games they didn't know on the
 computer and started writing stories on paper.  So they basically are
 doing alot on their own this week.
 Regina
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