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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here -- we have a meeting with a dev ped coming up. My son was 6 weeks premature. If I had to guess I would say motor apraxia and fine motor skills issues. He's very social, pretend play, empathetic, sensitive, loving, and has lots of joint attention so right now I'm not thinking asd, but who knows. The waiting is hard.[/quote]

Sounds very familiar. My DC was just under 6 weeks early too and his first OT eval showed the same issues. He did OT until age 5. He's not sporty, but holds his own in individual sports (swam a 500 yard race at age 10, which I never could have imagined during those NICU days), and his handwriting... well, perhaps he'll be a doctor, but the content is stellar - -and by middle school almost everything is typed. Do the OT, follow through on the activities they suggest at home, listen to their guidance about sports that would be useful, and don't sweat it if team sports never really click. Give him time to learn things -- don't expect him to pick everything up quickly, but encourage him to persevere.

I found that while OT did not result in great penmanship or ball skills for DC, it was very educational for me and gave me much needed insight into the way my child 'works' and what helps him acquire the essential skills for school success. None of the issues he had as a toddler will hold him back from achieving his dreams (which have nothing at all to do with sports or calligraphy, btw :) ).[/quote]

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