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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We tried OT last fall and did not find that it was helpful.  He was well behaved in the sessions and basically it was me paying for an hour of fun playground type activity. The issue is that he can't carryover his learned-positive behaviors into a busy classroom setting.  One on one with another kid -- he's fine.  Twelve kids in a room and it goes to sh*t. The pushing isn't aggressive or frustrated - he just lacks body control. He'll literally just grab someones face and squeeze because he's over-stimulated.  I may try the wiggle seat, but to be honest, all the various OT gizmos we've tried just go to die a quick death when we figure out they don't make any difference. I was talking to a well-respected psychologist (as mentioned above) whose son is the same profile, and she was like "listen, you can try some of these things, I'm happy to come to your school to help implement some stuff, but you're probably going to find that the only stuff that really makes a difference is age and medication." I thought it was an honest and helpful response and has taken some pressure off me. I have all along been feeling like I have to keep investing so much time and energy until I get this issue under control - but maybe I just need to let it go and recognize for now that there's not much to do.  Nonetheless I'd be interested in the feedback you get. [/quote]

I get this, a lot, but why are you paying? you should not be - if he is clearly going to have an ADHD diagnosis, OT should be covered. And it should be less about "gym" time, and more regulation - like playing red light, green light, figuring out alternative ways to get what he needs to settle down (my son has to be on the swing to totally focus), etc. They should be able to come up with some plans to get him to settle down that you can work on with the school. [/quote]

We were doing that stuff at OT - he was good in therapy, and even the therapist said it wasn't really helping because they couldn't replicate the classroom chaos.  This was in another state where early childhood stuff was not free unless you were in school or low income.  And are you saying it should be free because it's part of Early Stages? Or because insurance should cover it? If the latter, we're on a high deductible plan so the first $5800 is on us....[/quote]

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