seeitdifferently

Oh my goodness Sally44 , I wasn't proposing anything otherwise to what you'd suggested I am more than aware of the struggles that a child with ASD has on a daily and the difficulties of the processes involved to even begin to get the right level of support/ provision. It was really just a quick note, not meant to make anyone think that the software would solve all difficulties encountered; or. undermine anything else that has been said on this post. I was only suggesting that WindyLou takes a look at the software and sees whether her son likes it or not.

Hi there, I haven't really got much to add to what the others have said but I would try seeing whether he likes to use SymWriter. It is software that produces symbols above the written word to show the context. If you go www.Widgit.com and look on their products, you can get a free trail for around 30 days I think. Your son may be more interested in 'writing' if he doesn't have to physically handwrite something. The advantage of this software is that there he may be more motivated to 'have a go' as as the reward for producing a word is a symbol! See what you think, obviously it won't solve everything but I work with a child who originally didn't want to write at all and will now 'write' using this software.