I can relate to all of these postings. It was a real challenge
trying to figure out just where my son belonged in this world. He
participated in a "challenger little league", a baseball league for
kids with disabilities. It was a great experience for everyone. It
really helped us get a foot in the door so to speak, in regards to
finding social and/or athletic outlets. After that I just got out my
phone book and started calling different places. I finally found a
local YMCA that had a great activities director who helped us find a
basketball team and soccer team. These were all "regular" kids, but
by going thru the activities director, we were able to hook up with
coaches who were willing to work with my son. Same thing with
bowling, he started on his own, then we hooked up with a good league
thru our local bowling alley.
To sort of address the other issues,,,Alex,(who is now 19) was
in special education classes for all his acamdemics. He mainstreamed
whenever possible, for PE or music, that sort of thing. I just let
him find his own comfort level, and in his case, he prefers to be
around people who accept him,with or without special needs.







--- In UndiagnosedOvergrowthSyndromes@yahoogroups.com, "susan smith"
<shannick@j...> wrote:
> Hi Moe
>
> I have a dilemma at the moment which might start up some
postings!! I know
> Shannon has special needs and this affects her in quite a number of
ways,
> but compared to thousands of children with other conditions, her
problems
> are slight. At the same time I am trying to make her as "normal" as
> possible. I want her to
> stay in main stream education for as long as possible and obviously
I hope
> that one day she will lead an independent life.
>
> The problem is that various professionals are suggesting that
Shannon could
> benefit from joining groups especially for "disabled " children.
In the UK
> we have something called Riding for the Disabled, (horseriding)
which they
> feel would help to strengthen her muscles and improve co-
ordination. And
> since her latest diagnosis, its been suggested that she may like to
join a
> club for children with Asperger Syndrome. In the summer, there is a
special
> playscheme for children with problems which I could enrol her in.
I just
> don't know what to do because if I send her to these activities, is
that
> undoing the good I am trying to do by making her as normal and
ordinary as
> possible. The only difference she sees in herself at present is
that she
> finds school work harder than her classmates, and I don't intend to
say
> anything more until she asks the appropriate questions.
>
> So the question is - do I ignore her special needs and only send
her where
> all the other children go, which may make her rise nearer to their
level of
> ability (not that she shows any interest to do this) or do I send
her to all
> the special activities (which means she would be mixing with
children more
> at her level, but would make everyone aware that she has problems,
and class
> her as different)?
>
> Susan
>
> P.S. many thanks for the contact number
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <omahamoe@y...>
> To: <UndiagnosedOvergrowthSyndromes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 5:38 AM
> Subject: [UndiagnosedOvergrowthSyndromes] Where is everyone?
>
>
> > Boy, it seems like forever since anyone posted on here,,what is
> > everyone up to? How about a topic question: What plans do you
have
> > for your child over the summer months?
> >
> > Moe
> >
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