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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 385901" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>In our family, the handwriting issues are due to hypermobile joints. In my observation (of my kids plus other High-Functioning Autism (HFA) kids we have met - an increasingly large number) this seems to be connected to High-Functioning Autism (HFA) and Asperger's so some degree. I don't know why. But it means their hands hurt when they try to write. So we found they will expend the vast bulk of their mental efforts on calculating how to compose an answer with the fewest pen strokes, rather than actually giving the answer they should. So you get the kid answering a question like "Can you tell me why dogs chase cats?" with "no".</p><p></p><p>ADHD does sometimes go hand in hand with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism (HFA), so it is still possible to see a similar correlation with hypermobile joints and ADHD. Correlation does not equal causality. It is merely the observation of a higher frequency of co-morbid presentation. Hey it happens sometimes, we don't know why, sort of thing. We deal with it by encouraging the kid to use a keyboard or other method of non-handwritten communication. Tat way they can go back to focussing on properly answering the question - "dogs chase cats because dogs are predators and programmed to chase something moving, especially something running away. Cats are smart and will run to avoid a larger animal chasing them. This encourages dogs to chase after the cats even more, as long as the cut is running away." It's a lot easier to type such an answer, than to hand-write it.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 385901, member: 1991"] In our family, the handwriting issues are due to hypermobile joints. In my observation (of my kids plus other High-Functioning Autism (HFA) kids we have met - an increasingly large number) this seems to be connected to High-Functioning Autism (HFA) and Asperger's so some degree. I don't know why. But it means their hands hurt when they try to write. So we found they will expend the vast bulk of their mental efforts on calculating how to compose an answer with the fewest pen strokes, rather than actually giving the answer they should. So you get the kid answering a question like "Can you tell me why dogs chase cats?" with "no". ADHD does sometimes go hand in hand with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism (HFA), so it is still possible to see a similar correlation with hypermobile joints and ADHD. Correlation does not equal causality. It is merely the observation of a higher frequency of co-morbid presentation. Hey it happens sometimes, we don't know why, sort of thing. We deal with it by encouraging the kid to use a keyboard or other method of non-handwritten communication. Tat way they can go back to focussing on properly answering the question - "dogs chase cats because dogs are predators and programmed to chase something moving, especially something running away. Cats are smart and will run to avoid a larger animal chasing them. This encourages dogs to chase after the cats even more, as long as the cut is running away." It's a lot easier to type such an answer, than to hand-write it. Marg [/QUOTE]
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