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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Little private school. 12 kids in class. Compared to everyone else, his writing and artwork are probably the least accomplished. He always meets standards in school and I always see progress from quarter to quarter, year to year.

He was evaluated by an OT at age 4 and within the range of normal although they said he works really hard to be stay in that range. And didn't advise therapy. I don't need him to be the best, but I don't want him to struggle. At some point does physical difficulty writing end up hindering the learning process? If he's only getting one page of a story down while his peers can write two, is this detrimental? I'm just wondering if I need to do something. Another evaluation, or something else?  He complains sometimes his hand gets tired. But he's doing the work. I don't want to be the parent who pushes too hard but I also don't want to be the parent who neglects to help when help is warranted. Anyone else face something similar?[/quote]

Please stop comparing your child with other children! All children develop at a different pace! If your gut is telling you to get him help, it can't hurt to get a bit of OT. My child may or may not have needed it but had terrible handwriting. After 1.5 months of sessions - handwriting is great and back on track and no need for any more sessions. [/quote]

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