OT screening finds problems but no Eval recommended ?

December 7, 2010

My daughter was 'screened' for OT recently and I just got the report.

Basically, the school OT says my daughter has sensory issues (true but

they admittedly are not severe anymore) but they are still there and do

affect her during her kindergarten full day (1/2 day typical, 1/2 day

special ed) as reported by her teachers. She also has fine motor issues

that are affecting her ability to hold a pencil and write correctly

(letters and beginning words, she also reverses words and letters?).

The OT writing the report gave some advice to the teachers to help her

in class (DUH stuff) and then attached a list of 50+ things we could do

at home to help her. I'm sorry but if she has sensory issues that

require adaptations in class plus fine motor issues that both require

THERAPY by ME then I'm thinking at LEAST a full evaluation is in order??

She was getting OT for many years since she was two until about two

years ago when the staff at her preschool took advantage of a severe

flare of my disease (and inability to fight) and just removed her OT

from her IEP. My daughter's dev pediatrician did some stuff with her

during an appointment and said that she doesn't think there is enough

there to warrant OT therapy. Don't get me wrong... I know how to do the

sensory diet (which I think will have to come back since she started K

and stress has increased) and I have been a very hands on parent

continuing therapy beyond the actual therapy sessions. But.. I am not a

professional and my daughter will listen to a teacher or therapist

better than she will me when it comes to doing things like this... stuff

she finds difficult.

So now I'm looking at various pencil grips, slanted tablets, other ways

to help her write letters correctly using finger tracing and increase

hand strength... This stuff is new to me so any advice on what to get

would be great. But getting her to do ANYTHING after her full day at

school is like World War III in this house. I dread it!

Should I push for an independent eval?

Jen

5yo Aspie

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