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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest (now in HS) has ADHD/anxiety and had language delays when he was in ES.  We did ST for a while but the therapist indicated she didn't think it would help as his issues were more related to his ADHD more than anything else.  We were grateful for the honest opinion because we also have a younger DS with more significant issues and were paying out the wazoo for therapies.

In addition to pull out services for reading/writing, your DS should also be getting ST through school. It made a huge difference for our DS and he had it up until the end of 7th grade.  The difference between private and school ST is that the school ST focuses on the academic impact of language issues rather than the ADL impact of the language issues.  The school ST did a lot of work on comprehension, inference, perspective taking as well as specific techniques to identify key words/passages.  She also taught him to use different kinds of organizers for developing his writing.

It's good that you've found a book your DS likes to read.  That is really key (as you know) because practice, practice, practice is what's really going to help get him where he needs to be.  You might also look into the Origami Yoda series.  Those are about the same level and really engaging.  Good luck![/quote]

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