Advice Please

[romacox]

I am helping a child learn to read, and his mother has diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (not officially diagnosed). Here is what I have observed so far, and I need to know if you think the mother's diagnoses is correct, and please give me any advice that will help me to help this child.

• He is very loving...likes to kiss me on the cheek and hug a lot.
• I was told that he could not read at grade level (grade 1). However when I played a board game, and asked him to read to me (and answer questions about what he read) at specific points in the game, he read and comprehended above grade level. When I told his mother about it, she said she was told he could not read well...she seemed surprised.
• He can only work about an hour at a time, and then becomes distracted, and unwilling to continue. Sometimes going under the table, or leaving the room. I tried to take several breaks (let him color/ walk around the yard together). These things work with several of my children, but not with this child.
• Social skills are different than what I am use to. He once tried to put his hands on me in an inappropriate place on my chest.
• Once he left the room, and when he returned (I called him back), he asked me if I wanted to see his under garments. When I said no he did stop, and returned to his seat. We repeated reading using the board game, but that is all I could get him to do.
• The only thing that seem to work is playing a board game as he read. What are other things do you think would work?

Any advice or information you can give me would be most helpful. I have so little experience with Aspergers that I am unsure of what questions I should be asking you.

P.S. He goes to a public school, but I tutor him at home (The County provides this service free for the family)

 

[tree]

I know OP was only here one day.
Posted this. Hasn't been back since.

The content interests me, though.

If the 6 year old child was "only" able
to work for about an hour at a time,
he was remarkably focused for his
age.
http://day2dayparenting.com/qa-normal-attention-span/

I have taught children his age and
I think if board games were what motivated him,
that's what I'd use, branching out somewhat
with topics that are in the board game.

I hope the tutor found some way to have fun
during the lesson with the kid, something
fun for both of them.