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Have
Your Son Assessed
Question:
Our son is in grade two and he is struggling at school. At home he is just a
happy boy. He gets along with his younger brother and I am told he plays well
with the other kids at school. He certainly doesn't like doing any of his
homework and even his teachers have difficulty motivating him to do work there,
although he isn't disruptive about it. What could be going on?
Answer;
It sounds like you are describing a well mannered boy who may have an undetected
learning disability or even slight vision or hearing difficulty.
In the presence of any of these kinds of challenges, learning becomes
obstructed, painful and even tortuous form the perspective of the child. If any
of these issues are at play for your child, he won't be aware of them. To him,
the problems are his normal, he just experiences learning as difficult as a
result and then naturally seeks to avoid those circumstances.
Have your son's vision and hearing checked. If normal, then have him checked for
learning disabilities. Typically assessments for learning disabilities can be
provided through the school, but please note, there may be quite a line up of
children ahead of your son. Hence and if you can afford it, you may wish to seek
a private psycho-educational assessment. Typically these are provided by
psychologists at the Ph.D. level or at least under the supervision of a
psychologist.
Although by your description, if your son does have a learning disability, it is
likely not severe. However, even a mild learning disability can interfere and
throw a child off track, so it is important to look into.
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Gary
Direnfeld, MSW, RSW
(905) 628-4847
gary@yoursocialworker.com
www.yoursocialworker.com
Gary Direnfeld is a social worker in private practice. Courts in Ontario,
Canada, consider Gary an expert on child development, parent-child
relations, marital and family therapy, custody and access recommendations,
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Section 112 (social work) report.
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