Guest tangoblu Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I have noticed that our son has trouble processing information and wonder how common this is with others with OCD. Since he was young teachers have said to me 'he doesn't listen' or 'I have to tell him the same thing over and over' - whilst I can see there is an element of reassurance there I have also noticed that he can only process a certain amount of information at a time. He struggles with understanding certain concepts and almost creates a block - preventing him from absorbing and assimmilating information (usually instructions or explanations). He is bright in many ways but this has always got in the way I feel with his ability to learn. Has anyone else experienced this? Link to comment
Guest PATIENCE Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Pam, yes this has always been a problem with my son as well. He has always tried very hard at school but often gets things wrong as he cant take in more than a few clear instructions. He is doing his mock exams (gcse) this week and next so is stressing quite a lot as he tries to revise but can only manage a little a time. As you said dont know if it is down to ocd or not, will be interesting to see the replies. Link to comment
Guest tangoblu Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Patience, That is interesting... so I wonder if it is part of the OCD - I hadn't really considered that it might be... when he was younger he also had a mental 'click' that had to take place before it would feel right... he had great difficulty in explaining it to us but I'm sure that the two things are linked.. more of a mental compulsion. Revising for exams was hard work for us all last summer but our son ended up with 7 a - C's which far exceeded our expectations. Good luck Take care Pam Link to comment
carolj Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 I totally agree with you, my son has problems with this too. He never managed to take his GCSEs but now at 22 he is at college doing english and maths, a step I never thought he would take. I am so proud of him. Link to comment
Guest PATIENCE Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Congratulations to your son Carolj, he has done so well. As a parent we have every right to be proud with every step they take, sounds like yours is on his way :clapping: :clapping: Link to comment
Guest tangoblu Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 That is fantastic Carol :clapping: Link to comment
carolj Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thanks everyone, there is a very long way to go, but every step feels great! Link to comment
Guest tangoblu Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I know how you feel carol ... Our son decided that after GCSE's he didn't want to return to school so spent some time trying to find work, and then realised that it wasn't so much fun after all... he surprised me when he told me he had called his old school to ask them what his options were :a1_cheesygrin: He returned to school last Monday to do his AS levels - he has a lot of catching up to do but I am proud that HE made the decision to go back :clapping: End of week one and he is still happy about his decision ... even though he knows how much work he has to catch up with - I too am very proud of our son :a1_cheesygrin: Link to comment
Guest Stella Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) To all you proud Mums - that is fantastic :clapping: As a teacher it's great to hear success stories like those! Stella :original: Edited December 8, 2006 by Guest Link to comment
carolj Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Pam that really is great news. My son took a while to settle in to college, mainly because the boy on one side told my son he beats people up and so would protect him and the girl on the other showed off her electronic tag!! Not only is it helping his education, but also teaching him how to cope with people he would normally avoid! :original: Link to comment
Guest musical_lottie Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I know how you feel carol ... Our son decided that after GCSE's he didn't want to return to school so spent some time trying to find work, and then realised that it wasn't so much fun after all... he surprised me when he told me he had called his old school to ask them what his options were :a1_cheesygrin: He returned to school last Monday to do his AS levels - he has a lot of catching up to do but I am proud that HE made the decision to go back :clapping: End of week one and he is still happy about his decision ... even though he knows how much work he has to catch up with - I too am very proud of our son :a1_cheesygrin: WOW! Good for him - he has an incredible amount on which to catch up, but if he's determined I'm sure he can do it. What subjects is he doing? Link to comment
Guest tangoblu Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Carol - your post did make me giggle - it's all part of life's rich tapestry! As for a lot of catching up, yes he has a term of work to catch up with - it might just take him longer to finish... either that or he will specialise in just 2 subjects - at the moment he is doing art, media and performing arts... it's a toss up for him between art college (to do film) or drama college - time will tell :a1_cheesygrin: Link to comment
carolj Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Gosh performing arts must be so helpful in overcoming anxiety problems! Link to comment
Guest musical_lottie Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 at the moment he is doing art, media and performing arts... It could be a lot worse then I was thinking if he'd taken anything such as any of the sciences then catching up might be a nightmare. But what I know of the more arty subjects, he stands a much better chance of being able to catch up Link to comment
Guest Stella Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Gosh performing arts must be so helpful in overcoming anxiety problems! I teach Performing Arts and I have to say I am the most anxious person in the blinking class! :lol: (It's not my main subject and I only do the music aspect - I nearly had a nervous breakdown doing 5 lines in a panto a couple of years ago! :haha: I was very proud of myself for managing it at all though! I have seen some people really blossom during the course :a1_cheesygrin: (hasn't worked for me yet!) Stella :original: Link to comment
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