![]() ![]() No amount of accommodations or a classroom aide or an assistant could have helped someone like me when I was little. I don't remember most any of it but I have notes about how nothing could redirect me or calm me down. I know SpED has problems and isn't always the best for students but I was mainstreamed in the aughts and the outcome was absolutely awful for me and the rest of the classroom. This is why I'm for SpED staying separate. As an aid, I trust the accommodations put into place by both the parents and the SPED teachers who have worked with a student the most. This is why it has to be assessed child by child. We’re now on the waitlist for therapy and another round of occupational therapy to get back to a place where we can safely push again. During one writing assignment, my child needed to be picked up from school before the end of the day at least three times a week for two weeks before we identified what had triggered the meltdowns. Not only were the behaviors disruptive to the rest of the class, but they came with self harm ideation, self harm behaviors, and a regression in communication to extremely simple sentences for several hours after the meltdown. I began to insist when the stress of not keeping up, and even the anticipation of a writing assignment, had started to cause full autistic meltdowns. My child is mainstreamed, but does require substantial special education support. The writing accommodations were there just in case for three years after we recognized the stress hand writing put on my child, but they often didn’t use a scribe or typing unless it was a difficult day. I, too, believe in teaching my kiddo to stretch their abilities, but in a slow and controlled manner. I didn’t go into full detail about what led to my current situation. Full essays or other large projects, however, should be typed. Personally, I would advocate students write by hand in the classroom unless they need an accommodation. Mostly just telling a funny story, but yeah, I think there can be a best of both worlds. Later, in high school, I ended up writing a complete first draft of a novel by hand across two notebooks. Once we were taught how to type, I essentially offered to accommodate my teachers by suggesting I be allowed to type up my work if it was a wordy project. I remember when computers started being available to students at school, around middle school for me. My terrible, shaky handwriting is difficult for most people to read. Painting has been mentioned, but musical instruments are yet another great way to develop fine motor control. I’m a big proponent for fine motor control, and yes, writing by hand is a great way to develop important muscle groups.
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