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[quote=Anonymous]Just my 2 cents. Get an OT eval. The OT can help rule out any underlying issues The OT eval isn't that involved and is the best way to put your worries to rest. I say this as a parent who has been there x3.  All the worksheets in the world aren't going to help if there's an underlying issue.  And if there is an underlying issue, it will simply be torture for your child. I have 2 kids who needed long-term OT. My youngest has motor planning issues. He started early because we knew he'd struggle. Like one of the prior posters mentioned, it's a brain thing. All the putty and hand strengthening exercises you read about wouldn't have helped. The flip side is that my other son also needed OT. He was diagnosed in K so on the later side. Sadly he has a weakness that is so significant that he did OT all the way through 5th. The OT was able to give him some function in his hands but he ultimately had to move to keyboarding. If I had made him do worksheets, he would have dissolved in tears. He was already discouraged enough.

And maybe the OT will say don't worry about a thing. My oldest was evaluated by an OT after being flagged by a county speech screening. The private OT said she was just slightly behind and we were given suggestions for home. [/quote]

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