Tom getting ready for the band concert.

Hi! My name is Patty Rimkunas. My son Thomas and I will be hosting the Kids and Teens Dyspraxia Blog for Dyspraxia USA. Tom is 10 years old and suffers from dyspraxia, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. But does he let that slow him down? No way! He goes full speed ahead at life every single day, attempting things that can be difficult for a dyspraxic child to do such as swimming, German folk dancing, and playing the saxophone. I hope you will join us as we share our adventures and challenges with all of you and you share yours with us. We will be sharing Tom's latest challenge with all of you as well: homeschooling! When Tom was not granted a scribe for his Connecticut State Mastery Test this month, we were told by the Board of Education that our only option to avoid testing was for my husband and I to pull Tom out of school for a month. So today we did just that. I am very scared and excited. I have never been a rebel in my entire life and have never challenged "the system". But I felt that it had to be done. Tom was getting sick and stressed out by the mere thought of taking this exam that he knew he didn't have a fair chance of doing well on. Today he is already feeling better.