Dysgraphia in hs

[Anonymous]

Looking for a school that can support dysgraphia in hs, along with managed adhd and executive functioning issues. Not talking about dysgraphia/handwriting issues. I mean real challenges with writing/organizing thoughts in written form.

[Anonymous]

Following, interested to know any common supports outside of voice to text.

[Anonymous]

My son has autism/ADHD/dysgraphia/dyscalculia. When you say "challenges with organizing thoughts in written form" that is a weakness that is routinely seen in kids with ADHD and autism, so your kid might have something more than just a dysgraphia diagnosis, OP.

Funnily enough, no dyslexia. I was his writing tutor and organizational coach in elementary. For middle school, I hired a writing tutor, and by high school, he had made so much progress that he didn't need a general writing coach, but he had help anyway because we hired tutors for his AP history exams (which include a specific form of writing). I continued to be his executive function coach all throughout his childhood.

Medication for ADHD was essential, of course. He would not have been able to absorb and implement his tutors' explanations without meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son has autism/ADHD/dysgraphia/dyscalculia. When you say "challenges with organizing thoughts in written form" that is a weakness that is routinely seen in kids with ADHD and autism, so your kid might have something more than just a dysgraphia diagnosis, OP.

Funnily enough, no dyslexia. I was his writing tutor and organizational coach in elementary. For middle school, I hired a writing tutor, and by high school, he had made so much progress that he didn't need a general writing coach, but he had help anyway because we hired tutors for his AP history exams (which include a specific form of writing). I continued to be his executive function coach all throughout his childhood.

Medication for ADHD was essential, of course. He would not have been able to absorb and implement his tutors' explanations without meds.

Sorry, posted too soon. He had typing and extended time accommodations in school and for College Board exams. For the actual labor of writing, I forced him to practice cursive handwriting every year of elementary and middle school. He still has a large, unformed hand as an adult, but he is able to write, which saved him the day of an AP History exam, when the proctor told him he couldn't have his typing accommodation! He had to handwrite all his responses that day - thank God he also had double time as an accommodation, otherwise he wouldn't have received a 5.

He has poor spatial awareness and motor coordination, and needed PT. We did gym, ballet and swimming to improve all that. His driving is TERRIBLE.

[Anonymous]

Have you checked out the Sycamore School in Arlington? My son with ASD/ADHD has a similar profile and we are very pleased with his progress since moving him there in high school. We transitioned to Sycamore after years at public school, and a small stint at different private school that could not meet his needs, and have seen him grow dramatically in his executive functioning and ability to organize his thoughts in writing.

[Anonymous]

Lab School in DC