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[quote=Anonymous]My son was always like this and was diagnosed with low processing speed, ADHD, anxiety, autism, as well as spatial awareness and motor coordination problems. The helplessness is a consequence of both the motor issues and low processing - people tend to do things for him otherwise it would take ages. He cannot learn physical maneuvers normally: we have always had to teach him explicitly, sometimes hand over hand. He needed a private tutor to learn to swim, and she taught him by holding his arms and legs and maneuvering them in the right movements so he could understand where they were supposed to go. I did the same for teaching him to tie his shoes.

Your child should get a full neuropsychological evaluation first. The neuro will have a fine motor component and they will be able to tell you how much of a problem he has physically, not just in terms of ADHD, anxiety, etc.

My son started as a toddler with physical, occupational and speech therapy, but later on we switched to gymnastics and ballet, and I insisted on teaching him cursive, so he could continue working on gross and fine motor skills outside of a therapeutic setting. He was medicated for his ADHD, which helped A LOT, and had an IEP at school with extended time accommodations and preferential seating. He also had a typing accommodation for his dysgraphia, since his handwriting is laborious and slow. He was part of several social skills group, but unfortunately this is the one area where he did not progress. While he's attuned to social nuance, he has no desire for friends.

He's 20 now and in college. Intellectually, his IQ is higher than average, which makes him technically twice exceptional, or gifted and learning disabled

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