Well, V has been going to Occupational Therapist (OT) for a month now (1hour every week).
He does not mind going, but systematically refuses to do what the Occupational Therapist (OT) asks him.
She sees that herself: as long as V initiate the activity, no problem. But if the Occupational Therapist (OT) intervein and/or impose a rule, V just refuses and moves on to something else.
She explained, during the first session, that she will not push him right away in order to build a trust relationship. I got that.
But after 5 sessions, we are still at square one. I know V, if you don't push him a little, he will never do it.
He does not get upset, just smiles and says no.
The develop. pediatrician think it might be anxiety (although he does not look anxious to me...). The Occupational Therapist (OT) says it is his dyspraxia and he just does not want to be out of his comfort zone.
In the mean time, I find it quite frustrating to witness.
How long before I should see progress or draw the conclusion that it is not working?
The dev. pediatrician is referring us for a psycho-educational evaluation (a lot more thourough than the school evaluation that we had in August). He thinks that sensory processing disorder (SPD) is just part of the problem...
He does not mind going, but systematically refuses to do what the Occupational Therapist (OT) asks him.
She sees that herself: as long as V initiate the activity, no problem. But if the Occupational Therapist (OT) intervein and/or impose a rule, V just refuses and moves on to something else.
She explained, during the first session, that she will not push him right away in order to build a trust relationship. I got that.
But after 5 sessions, we are still at square one. I know V, if you don't push him a little, he will never do it.
He does not get upset, just smiles and says no.
The develop. pediatrician think it might be anxiety (although he does not look anxious to me...). The Occupational Therapist (OT) says it is his dyspraxia and he just does not want to be out of his comfort zone.
In the mean time, I find it quite frustrating to witness.
How long before I should see progress or draw the conclusion that it is not working?
The dev. pediatrician is referring us for a psycho-educational evaluation (a lot more thourough than the school evaluation that we had in August). He thinks that sensory processing disorder (SPD) is just part of the problem...