while i have to support the idea that we should spend the year before
bar mitzva preparing the boys to enjoy their simha and give it
meaning, if a boy wants to read from the torah, you can do what we
did to make it easier to learn at first:
we used the machon mamre website to print up pages laid-out like a
tikkun kor'im, but double-spaced.


At 12:31 08/11/2007, Deena Navon wrote:

>My ADHD son will soon be ready to prepare for his Bar Mitzvah, and I was
>wondering what advice other parents who have already had Bar Mitzvahs for
>their ADHD kids cna give me to make this process easier for my child. He
>says he wants to do the entire parsha and haftarah, but I think I want to
>give him a break. How have other parents of these kids handled the tasks
>expected of a Bar Mitzvah boy. Also, can anyone recommend a Bar Mitzvah
>teacher who works with ADHD kids, perhaps in the Gush Etzion area or
>Jerusalem.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Deena
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