Writing difficulties are standard for my 15 year old. It’s not the penmanship part; that he can do. It is the writing process that is so hard. The brain-to-pencil-to-paper process is laborious and time consuming for him. Trying to drag him through it is even worse for me. Let’s face it:
Finding non-traditional high school literature studies is not easy. You know I’m always searching for ways to adjust curriculum for my son. His Autism forces me to be flexible and creative, or at least find resources that are. Literature and writing are his areas of biggest struggle. We incorporate media
As we started back to school this week after taking December off, I’m feeling the push to “get something done”. It’s a trap we all fall into, this wanting to be able to have something to show for our time doing schoolwork. And it’s necessary. I sat down and wrote
Sometimes my son comes up with new things… things I’ve never considered before. The other day he was in the kitchen, standing at the counter doing his math, and I caught him doing this: