Julie - posted on 11/21/2008 ( 1 mom has responded )
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I am a mother of four, my oldest being almost 7 yrs old and in first grade. He was diagnosed with PDD at 2 yrs old and we have done a fantastic job in progressing. We have recently hit some hurdles though in first grade and after a parent -teacher conference have determined that if progress is not increased we will not be graduating to second grade at the end of the year. We are behind in reading , so I have bumped up the homework to reading 2 books in addition to the normal homework and that looks like it is helping. We are still struggling with math though and the understanding of what the question is asking for him to solve. I fear that if my son is held back from continuing in school with his peers that it will be devasting to his self esteem which has already taken a major hit. My time is consumed with taking care of three younger siblings and a husband who doesn't help much at all due to high blood pressure and a home based business. I have tried doing things especially for him like cub scouts but we still encounter a lot of aggression directed towards himself, a lot of the time when we are doing homework and he gets stumped- he has a tendency to hit himself in the head. I desperatley need suggestions in regards to either math and to help him be more accepting of himself, PLZ :)
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