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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 75352" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>If I gave the impression that I believe every ADHDer has fine/motor skill problems or Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), it wasnt my intent. These disorders commonly co-exist, however, and Occupational Therapist (OT) tends to be neglected by some schools.</p><p></p><p>I know funding is a problem with all schools, but Ive never been able to figure out why these kids arent identified early and remediated when possible. It seems to me that it would be more cost effective in the long run to get problems addressed early.</p><p></p><p>Motor skills impact so much more than handwriting, but that seems sds primary focus. Its been a good while since Ive researched motor skill and sensory issues, but I recall they involves a wide range of learning abilities, sequencing, seamlessly processing and transferring learned skills to new tasks, behavior, ability to participate effectively in sports or other physical activities, self-esteem, and on and on and on. I remember enough about it to know that if I had it all to do over again, I would have hit the Occupational Therapist (OT) hard and early.</p><p></p><p>Its interesting about your childs artistic abilities but poor handwriting ability. My son had trouble writing also, yet his ability to draw was/is amazing. He was been evaluated by 3 OTs each identified fine and gross motor skill problems, tactile defensiveness and sensory issues. One was the sd Occupational Therapist (OT) (she was very good by the way). Ironically, each Occupational Therapist (OT) recommended therapy. There was catch, however. The sd Occupational Therapist (OT) report Recommendations section did not recommend Occupational Therapist (OT) per se just training the parent to do Occupational Therapist (OT) at home, and in our pre-IEP meeting to go over her evaluation recommended professional therapy. I could tell you some personal war stories .</p><p></p><p>Anyway, as with Jemma, I pulled difficult child out of school once a week and took him to private therapy. It helped him immensely across all environments.</p><p></p><p>Another interesting thing about our difficult child, you can usually tell by his handwriting whether hes had his medication. His handwriting and numbers formations was much clearer when hed had his medication. Its not as noticeable since the therapy. He still will not convert to cursive however he says printing is easier for him.</p><p></p><p>But back to the topic, raising a difficult child is difficult and time consuming. In a situation like this one, when I see something like ADHD, Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) in a signature and read where a parent is expending the effort and/or expense of providing private Occupational Therapist (OT) yet the sds position is that the Occupational Therapist (OT) is not warranted, I feel fairly confident the school district is side-stepping their responsibilities.</p><p></p><p>by the way, Jemma, I think you are doing the right thing if you can afford it. Good job! I believe in your case, the sd has not done their job. But, you can spend your time and money fighting with them on this one issue, or get the therapy done in a timely manner. I'm a big believer in the earlier the intervention, the better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 75352, member: 23"] If I gave the impression that I believe every ADHDer has fine/motor skill problems or Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), it wasnt my intent. These disorders commonly co-exist, however, and Occupational Therapist (OT) tends to be neglected by some schools. I know funding is a problem with all schools, but Ive never been able to figure out why these kids arent identified early and remediated when possible. It seems to me that it would be more cost effective in the long run to get problems addressed early. Motor skills impact so much more than handwriting, but that seems sds primary focus. Its been a good while since Ive researched motor skill and sensory issues, but I recall they involves a wide range of learning abilities, sequencing, seamlessly processing and transferring learned skills to new tasks, behavior, ability to participate effectively in sports or other physical activities, self-esteem, and on and on and on. I remember enough about it to know that if I had it all to do over again, I would have hit the Occupational Therapist (OT) hard and early. Its interesting about your childs artistic abilities but poor handwriting ability. My son had trouble writing also, yet his ability to draw was/is amazing. He was been evaluated by 3 OTs each identified fine and gross motor skill problems, tactile defensiveness and sensory issues. One was the sd Occupational Therapist (OT) (she was very good by the way). Ironically, each Occupational Therapist (OT) recommended therapy. There was catch, however. The sd Occupational Therapist (OT) report Recommendations section did not recommend Occupational Therapist (OT) per se just training the parent to do Occupational Therapist (OT) at home, and in our pre-IEP meeting to go over her evaluation recommended professional therapy. I could tell you some personal war stories . Anyway, as with Jemma, I pulled difficult child out of school once a week and took him to private therapy. It helped him immensely across all environments. Another interesting thing about our difficult child, you can usually tell by his handwriting whether hes had his medication. His handwriting and numbers formations was much clearer when hed had his medication. Its not as noticeable since the therapy. He still will not convert to cursive however he says printing is easier for him. But back to the topic, raising a difficult child is difficult and time consuming. In a situation like this one, when I see something like ADHD, Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) in a signature and read where a parent is expending the effort and/or expense of providing private Occupational Therapist (OT) yet the sds position is that the Occupational Therapist (OT) is not warranted, I feel fairly confident the school district is side-stepping their responsibilities. by the way, Jemma, I think you are doing the right thing if you can afford it. Good job! I believe in your case, the sd has not done their job. But, you can spend your time and money fighting with them on this one issue, or get the therapy done in a timely manner. I'm a big believer in the earlier the intervention, the better. [/QUOTE]
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