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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD - 7th grade has horrible handwriting due to (I think) low average muscle tone.  No matter how hard my DD tries to write neatly, it's like chicken scratch.  She motivated to improve but can't seem to do it with just practice, practice and more practice.

[b]Would working with an OT help[/b] - our insurance covers it if we go private but would a school provided OT work with her at her middle school after school?[/quote]

Yes.

My son had/has the same issue.  Low muscle tone, poor grip and control.  The OT gave us exercises to work on at home.  It took a few years, but he is now a junior in HS and during recent neuropsych testing his handwriting was graded as "average."   Which was music to my ears.

Poor handwriting is not just about legibility (though that is important).  It is also about effective note-taking (which is not the same as transcribing on a laptop, neurologically speaking); getting ideas out at a rate to enable the writer to fully express herself; producing sufficient output to respond to the prompt/assignment.  Legible handwriting produced at a reasonable speed is an important skill to master.

Definitely consult an OT.  I would seek private OT and not school-provided OT because I think you will get better-quality services with faster and better results.[/quote]

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