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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I regret trying! It was expensive. I believe in "mission creep" for OT. My ds has MERLD. The OT that shares space with the SLP tried to get me into OT. He has a speech problem. She tried telling me he was low tone and had sensory issues. His preschool (which has an inclusion program) always told me he was fine with everything but speech. I agree with other posters that feel SPD is not a disorder but rather a component of another issue'[/quote]

I'm wondering if your DC is still young.  Does he have an IEP?  Unless your preschool staff are OT/PTs, they are not qualified to determine whether a child has hypotonia or sensory issues.  It may be they saw no sign of it or, more likely, what they saw had no impact on his ability to 'access the curricula' but that doesn't mean a child doesn't have those issues.  The perspective of school staff is limited to the educational realm, not whole life. One of my kids has hypotonia and fine motor challenges.  He received OT services through the school as well as private OT.  He was discharged from school OT services whenl his handwriting was legible and he could write on a line.  We continue private OT because he's still unable to tie his shoes or button his shirt.  But, for the purposes of school, he's fine.  I have it in writing.[/quote]

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