Hi everyone, looking for some advice on the timing of potentially getting an English Tutor for my 12 year old DS, who's just finished Year 7.
He has ASD, low muscle tone and hypermobility. Because of this he always struggled with writing / drawing as he experienced pain in his hands. Unfortunately his primary school spent so long trying to get him to write at all costs, that the quality and quantity of his writing is now really poor. Eventually, near the end of Year 5, we had a meeting with the school SENCO and some sort of area Head SENCO (super SENCO??) who effectively told the school to stop being daft, give him a laptop and focus on the content of his written work. Things did start to improve, and his Secondary school gave him a laptop for all lessons on day 2.
We've just had his Year 7 Report - he has excellent effort in all areas but every subject that requires any sort of detail to writing (English, history, Geography etc) has the same comment - needs to elaborate / add detail.
Should we be looking at a tutor for him at this point? Money is incredibly tight for us but if he needs it we'll find it somehow. He's not great with pressure though, and I don't want to put him off or make him panic if things might gradually improve?
Also, where do I even start finding a reputable Tutor? Should I look for certain qualifications / memberships? Google is OVERWHELMING...