Hi, I have misplaced my answer key (page 91) for my book. The code number is 18988. If you happen to have this same book, I would be glad to reimburse for mailing a copy to me. Thank you! Iris

Wow...thank you! We are a year away from high school, but I was wondering what we'd do and how! Are the novels modified or are they the same ones we'd find at the library, etc.? Iris

Have you tried supplementing with fish oil? If not, a book that may be helpful is The LCP Solution:The Remarkable Nutritional Treatment for ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia . Here's the link to it at Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/LCP-SOLUTION-Remarkable-Nutritional-Treatment/dp/0345438728 Good luck! Iris

We did VT at our developmental optometrist's office (in No. VA) for a while, and then when we thought we were moving from the area, I purchased some therapy for $100. The name is PTS II: Computerized Perceptual Therapy. The only website listed is for tech support. The phone numbers are 888-810-3937 or 480-983-0857. I don't know whether they will sell directly to you, but it may be worth a shot. Good luck! Iris

I used this several years ago and have since sold it. I want to use it in my CC Essentials class that I'll be tutoring this year. "Has, have, had, do, does, did..." and then I can't remember from there:confused: Thank you! Iris

participated for the first time in Special Olympics Soccer last fall and loved it. He had played a few years ago on a Upwards (church based-non competitive, supposedly) soccer team, but there were several competitive boys on the team and his participation was lacking. With SO soccer, he really took it on as his own and seemed much more interested than before. Like your son, mine loves to run and I had planned on signing up for Track and Field this spring, but it got away from me. Good luck!

I put my son on the cf/gf diet two different times under the direction of two different DAN doctors, and did not see an improvement either time. I was so diligent and did almost all of our food preparation from scratch. It was tough to stop the diet because I wanted so much for it to work for my son, but it wasn't worth the effort if he wasn't benefitting from it. What we did see some benefit from is valtrex (an antiviral)...there's a Yahoo group called 'MB12/Valtrex' if you want to learn more. We are now working on his nutrition through supplements before beginning gentle chelation (just found out last Friday that my ds has significant mercury and lead levels). Two of my friends have had great success with the Feingold diet and one friend's son is a different child when on probiotics. Take care and good luck...

for your daughter. My son (high functioning autism) had one about two years ago by Jay Lucker,and he provided us with a very detailed report and recommendations on treatment. I just googled him, and now, the practice is called 'Humanistic Consultants' (?!) I do think the evaluation was worthwhile. If you contact him, I would think he could point you in the right direction for someone in your area. Good luck! Iris

Chelation can be tricky and you want to make sure that your child's nutrition is addressed first. I would think that your DAN dr. would not start the chelation prematurely. There are some gentler ones, 'Detoxamin', mentioned by my son's DAN dr. that I had coincidentally found in my research beforehand, and 'Metal Free' which was recommended by our current dr. He says we need to work on the nutritional stuff before we begin the 'Metal Free'. If you've not read the book, Children with Starving Brains, by Jacqueline McCandless, it would be worth seeing if you're library has it. If you buy it from her, you will be invited to join her Yahoo group. Good luck!

in little packets in flavored powder form. You can sprinkle in mouth, under the tongue and then drink water or mix in with water or other liquid. It really is a treat, like candy, my son says :tongue_smilie:. From what I remember when I was researching before purchasing for the first time, it is a very good product. Good luck! Iris

Levels C through E. While there were a few lessons that proved to confuse a concept my ds had mastered rather than reinforce it, there was more that I liked than didn't, so continued with it. There was a lot of geometry in Levels D & E and I felt that he needed more practice with the basic functions so we have switched to Teaching Textbooks (doesn't begin until Grade 5). No program is totally perfect... you have to let it work for you, not against you, like I did when we did the lesson that proved to confuse my ds. I learned to look ahead, skip parts of or entire lessons that I thought might confuse. There were many lessons when I wasn't clear on the purpose of the approach Dr. Cotter was taking, but eventually when I 'got it' it made alot of sense, and that's the reason I continued on with RS. The games are great for learning concepts and math facts in a fun way, rather than typical flash card testing. Don't stress...you may like it, you may not. But, you've only made a commitment for one year, or you could just play games all year and sell the curriculum! HTH, Iris

When I worked on long division with my son last year,this is how we would have handed this problem: Me: does 22 go into 9? Him: no Me: does 22 go into 98? Him: yes Me: how many times? Him: 4 Me: what is 22 x 4 Him: 88 and then continue showing the process using long division. As far as your ? about medication, I'll preface this to say that my son does NOT have a bi-polar dx. After testing ordered by his dr. earlier this year (he's on the autism spectrum), it was evident that he has a deficiency in lithium. She prescribed a lithium cream. Didn't see any improvement, but got many complaints b/c of the odor. He eventually squeezed out all the cream. :glare: Through research, I learned of lithium orotate, in capsule form, I think, and ordered them. I would encourage you to google 'lithium orotate' and read reviews on amazon and elsewhere. I plan to start w/in the next few days. Good luck! Iris

too soon. I know because I am, regretfully, one of those parents. I think encouraging exercises such as those found in Dianne Craft's book, Brain Integration Therapy Manual found at http://stores.diannecraft.org/Categories.bok?category=Books and books by Paul Dennison, such as Brain Gym and Edu-K listed here on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-1469019-3212960?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=paul+dennison&x=17&y=20 would be appropriate. Another website that might be helpful now or down the road is http://www.home-school-inc.com . It offers free web based (admin type) planning and there is a special needs section. Lastly, after all these years thinking I was dealing with severe learning disabilities, medical testing has proven that my ds is indeed on the autism spectrum. Mercury and lead poisoning showed up as well as very high measles and mumps titers (he did not have the wild type of these illnesses, only the vaccinations). All this to say that a book mentioned here previously, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Allergies and Asthma by Kenneth Bock, MD, was a real eye opener for me as far as what was to follow medically. Our library system had the book, and yours may as well. It can't hurt to rule out these things, and can sure help a ton! Blessings and praying that everything goes well... Iris

If you go to their site, http://www.teachingtextbooks.com, you can view many sample lessons and placement tests. Hope you find something to put your mind at ease....don't stress! Iris

My son, 11 claims he doesn't have dreams....ever:confused:. He certainly seems to understand what they are after I described them to him. Recently, we were watching Little House when Albert was having a dream. When I asked my ds, he said Albert was having a dream. I've never heard anyone mention this, but remember reading in either a headache or adrenal fatigue book that if a certain mineral/vitamin is deficient, then you either won't have (or remember) dreams. Just curious if anyone else's child doesn't dream or remember them.

yes,the two are very similar. Brain Gym has books as well...your library may have them..ours did. I have copies of both the Brain Gym books and the Dianne Craft books, but unfortunately, they are misplaced in a box somewhere when we had our house on the market. Hope that helps some!

http://superduperinc.com/ASPpages/searchresults.asp?KeySearch=earobics&Submit=Submit starting with Step 1. hth, Iris

I've just finished reading Healing the New Childhood Epidemics (Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies), by Kenneth Bock, MD. (was able to get it from our library.) In it, he describes taking a biomedical approach and uncovering the roots of these 'epidemics'. We've had several recommendations from drs./psychologists for putting our son on stimulants, but with no suggested testing of what is going on in his GI tract, presence of heavy metals and other toxins, neurotransmitter levels, etc. that could be contributing to his attention challenges. You haven't stated any other issues, but for example, being on antibiotics during the first year of life has a big effect on these populations. We have recently collected blood, urine and other samples to start the biomedical approach with a DAN! (Defeat Autism Now!) doctor. I'm certainly not suggesting that your child is on the autism spectrum, but wanted to state the group of medical practitioners who use this biomedical, integrative approach. This website offers a list of these practitioners. http://www.healing-arts.org/children/amyholmes.htm There is a (natural) substance, DMAE, that is used for attention, but I personally would probably do it with the help of someone like a naturopath. I believe there are many other 'natural' substances, as well. HTH.....Iris

processing evaluation last fall. The SLP/Audiologist's name is Dr. Jay Lucker, and he has offices in Bethesda, Alexandria, Fairfax, etc. Here's his website: http://www.dr-j.net/index.html The evaluation was expensive ($750), but he did spend at least a couple of hours with ds and sent us a very thorough report. Insurance didn't cover much of it, however. We are now working with a neurodevelopmentalist, who during ds's intake, asked who did the auditory evaluation for us. When I responded that Dr. Lucker had, he said he was very good. And, it turns out that something he suspected and stated in the report is true. Additionally, he listed a whole host of programs to use with ds. Several were familiar to me from reading on this board, and elsewhere (Earobics, FFW, LMB V/V, PACE), but there were some I hadn't heard of: Attention & Memory software(http://www.learningfundamentals.com, the Brain Train software ) . From recent testing and a brain map, it turns out that most of my ds's problems stem from attention and memory deficits and executive functioning, when I thought that he definitely (mainly) had auditory processing issues. Other than the effect on the checkbook, I'm glad we did the evaluation. HTH, Iris

A gentleman quite experienced with children and development told me to have my special needs son (then about 5) wash out his clothes and then hand over hand dry them with an iron and then to have him put them back on (of course, when cooled). I couldn't quite handle doing this with the underwear when he soiled, but it did end up working for us. Maybe if your daughter is 'inconvenienced' she'll learn to listen to her body, if there isn't another problem like the other posters have mentioned. I, too, wouldn't hold back your younger child if she's ready. Good luck!