Occupational Therapist (OT) results...
fine motor: 4th percentile
manual dextrity, upper limb coordination: 5th percentlie for both
body coordination: 2nd percentile
interpretation: difficulty with rt/lt distinction knowing which side of body can help him the most. (makes sense with such a large rt. sided injury). unable to do motor skills like touching his nose with his eyes closed., couldn't do imitative things like itsy bitsy spider movements.
visual motor: visual 5th percentile motor 1st visual-motor 5th percentile.
very interesting that his sensory profile at that time.... was similar to most people....they used the adolescent/adult form which just doesn't really let me interpret things, you are supposed to ask the kids and it doesn't match up to the younger version. so I did that one at the hospital and they found he was very sensory seeking... this current place I am going to gave me the adolescent form, I asked for the other one. I scored both for them.
Vestibulr movement: 0 seconds of nystagmus. she said it is consistent with his poor reflex integration (he still has reflexes that most babies outgrow early on, these things dont show up as obvious motor delays and are so very ignored in real life)
proprioceptive/muscle joint processin: supine posture against gravity: normal....... prone extension is below average
asymmetric tonic neck reflex (tnr) is still present on both sides. she explains that this is integrated in the first year of life (you know how a baby turns his head one way and the arm on t eh other side goes out? That's it.) can interfere with bilaterial skills, midline crossing activities. weightbearing in quadruped position is not done on flat hands, this is often seen in children who have retained atnr.
functional visual problems...scores all show at risk for this
hard time following things with eyes only... suggests difficulty wih binocularity skills
motor planning: good, strength...can plan, execute and sequence novel motor activities like climbing thru new equipment etc.
mental functions: had hard time following long directions
neuromusculoskeletal, no obvious deficits....except showed weaker performance onleft side than rt (makes sense since injury is rt sided)
this was all done at age 11-5
all scores showed fine motor deficits including paper/pencil tasks, manipulation of tools and small items, using both sides of the body together, balance nd ball handling skills
she talked about how it impacts daily living.... really good how she interprets it for the non motor person and can see how it impacts real life.
so just sharing to process with you all. Maybe it will show people who have not had these kinds of evaluations what one can look like too... the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation was especially helpful.