OT for handwriting in Washington DC, or close by?
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Anonymous
| Thank you for any referrals...my 2nd grader is having difficulties and we've been advised to get OT. |
Anonymous
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Skills on the Hill
Leaps and Bounds Sensational Kids Therapy Kingsbury Day School The Lab School of Washington |
Anonymous
If the school is advising this, they should provide OT in the public school through an IEP. Rules/funding for services in DC privates have recently changed from what I understand. These kids should be getting services but aren't. Most OTs don't accept insurance. You submit for reimbursement to the insurance after the fact. |
Anonymous
| Thank you, both of you, for both the referrals and for the valuable advice. I so appreciate this! |
Anonymous
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OP,
I find this website helpful for ideas to do at home: http://therapystreetforkids.com OTs often alternate with gross and fine motor. Fine motor skills can tire easily, so they need to break up what muscles are worked. Also building up core strength can help fine motor skills. Handwriting is more difficult when you can sit up for extended periods of time for example. |
Anonymous
| Thank you, 19:56. I will go to that site...this is a tough time in school for my child...but we're so eager to help and move forward, as is the school...we are lucky for that. |
Anonymous
| Between 1 and 2nd grade we did a lot of writing workbooks in print and cursive and that helped a lot. I found an OT helpful for holding a pencil but after that its a lot of practice. You may want to go for a few sessions (can't recommend anyone which is why we dropped it). |
Anonymous
| ITS in Kensington. |
Anonymous
If your child needs additional testing, look at the Wrights Law website on how to initiate the IEP process. Your child may have dysgraphia: https://dyslexiaida.org/understanding-dysgraphia/ |
Anonymous
Our son was in a category where he had fine & gross issues but didn't 'qualify' for an IEP -- which happens for a lot of kids (there are very specific tests with very specific metrics). Try that route, but also be aware/worth noting that you may also have to seek some private help if they don't or won't deliver services that match your child's needs as you find would help him, or do that even while the IEP & testing process is going on, or even to supplement if the gov't services are supportive enough for what you want. We had a teacher encourage OT help for services son couldn't get in school. We had a good experience with Sensational Kids - but DS was younger - so not sure for 2nd grade. |
Anonymous
PP here - also just to note, a lot of the things on the street therapy site someone else suggested were very helpful for DS (and essentially what they do in OT a lot). Our son would've been frustrated with just sitting and working with workbooks (esp. when that is what he was struggling with for handwriting) vs. doing the things that built his muscles and fine motor skills that supported writing also. |
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| I recommend Together in Movement, in Riverdale Park, Maryland (approx 15 minutes -30 minutes from D.C. depending on location). They accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tricare and United. Plus Colleen is the best OT in the city. |