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[quote=Anonymous]So this weekend I finally managed to get framed a self portrait my ASD/ADHD/ fine motor delayed son had painted in kindergarten.  I love it, it is colorful and I can tell he worked very hard on his striped shirt,  and he has 2 eys, 2 ears - 1 larger than the other etc.  it is a fabulous piece of art.  I know it took home several weeks of art class to complete it.

But when I hung it up he started to cry. And he said I couldn't do that.  So after I got him calmed down I was explaining that it was one of my favorite pictures.  And he said it couldn't be because he wasn't a good artist.  So of course I challenged that.  He finally shared that when he painted that picture his art teacher said that she was disappointed in his work because he had been messy and made a drip of red paint on his striped shirt.

With that comment she managed to strip away his sense of achievement for his work.

So please, if you are an art teacher, be encouraging.  Find something to like in each child's work.  And if the paint is dry and can't be changed, let it go.  The child is likely hard enough on himself without your disappointment.

And special ed teachers- if you could please remind the art teachers how hard won these motor skills are for our kids.[/quote]

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