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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 190501" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>First of all, the book The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz is an excellent resource on this. She also has a book called The Out of Sync Child Has Fun that has great activities (many low cost or very reasonable - and with directions to do them with stuff you probably have on hand) to help with sensory issues. Handwriting IS covered in this, though I am not sure if it is a "sensory" issue or not. </p><p> </p><p>School should provide Occupational Therapist (OT) free of charge for the aspects that impact education. School can also provide a very durable laptop called an Alphasmart - it is greatly helpful for many of our kids with handwriting issues. This should be at no cost to use as it is an "adaptive technology". That is the term used in our IEP and 504 plans.</p><p> </p><p>I recommend a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation at first (or at least near the beginning of the Occupational Therapist (OT)) so that you can see all the areas that are problems which Occupational Therapist (OT) can help with. School Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluations/treatment focus solely on what will help with learning. They don't address other issues that can be helped by Occupational Therapist (OT). We took the private evaluation report to the school to help get the right services.</p><p> </p><p>Private Occupational Therapist (OT) may also be very helpful. I personally LOVE the brushing therapy the Occupational Therapist (OT) taught us. It has helped with anxiety in a major way and even with self esteem. The improvements were quite rapid and startling. There are other ways an Occupational Therapist (OT) can help - and I am pretty sure the shuffling would be covered under school, though there is a lot more opportunity for equipment, etc.. at the Occupational Therapist (OT)'s office.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 190501, member: 1233"] First of all, the book The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz is an excellent resource on this. She also has a book called The Out of Sync Child Has Fun that has great activities (many low cost or very reasonable - and with directions to do them with stuff you probably have on hand) to help with sensory issues. Handwriting IS covered in this, though I am not sure if it is a "sensory" issue or not. School should provide Occupational Therapist (OT) free of charge for the aspects that impact education. School can also provide a very durable laptop called an Alphasmart - it is greatly helpful for many of our kids with handwriting issues. This should be at no cost to use as it is an "adaptive technology". That is the term used in our IEP and 504 plans. I recommend a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation at first (or at least near the beginning of the Occupational Therapist (OT)) so that you can see all the areas that are problems which Occupational Therapist (OT) can help with. School Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluations/treatment focus solely on what will help with learning. They don't address other issues that can be helped by Occupational Therapist (OT). We took the private evaluation report to the school to help get the right services. Private Occupational Therapist (OT) may also be very helpful. I personally LOVE the brushing therapy the Occupational Therapist (OT) taught us. It has helped with anxiety in a major way and even with self esteem. The improvements were quite rapid and startling. There are other ways an Occupational Therapist (OT) can help - and I am pretty sure the shuffling would be covered under school, though there is a lot more opportunity for equipment, etc.. at the Occupational Therapist (OT)'s office. [/QUOTE]
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