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[quote=Anonymous]At that age we were mostly concerned with working on DS' coordination and spatial awareness, which were terrible, and preparing him for school. I worked with him at home on handwriting (he has dysgraphia), reading and arithmetic.

He didn't have the processing speed and attention for team sports. We started on gym at Dynamite Gym and continued for many years. It really helped build up his core and did wonders for his very limited flexibility. As an older elementary student, he also did a few years of ballet at MYB, where he was in a boys' class with a male instructor. Great for posture and attention to detail, plus they had a live piano player, which he appreciated.

He needed a private coach to learn to swim, because he wasn't getting the movements right. She needed to actually move his limbs for him so he could understand how to move them.

With his sister, he also did violin and horseback riding classes, and quickly dropped both.

He spent many years singing at the Strathmore Children's Chorus (or whatever it's called now), and that was wonderful too. He has a lovely singing voice. He did summer theater camps at Imagination Stage and sang solos there, which boosted his self-esteem.

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