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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 8280" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I have found that there is often a world of difference between the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluations kids get through the school and what you get privately. All they are required to evaluate and treat in the area of Occupational Therapist (OT) is what impacts the child in the educational setting so the fact that he can't do Legos at this stage of the game won't hold water as long as he can handle paper and pencil and do whatever simple manipulatives required. </p><p></p><p>When my difficult child had his first Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation through the school it was a one hour affair in the home testing for simple stuff like ability to do simple motor skills, catch a ball, etc. When I took him for a private evaluation it was 2 1/2 hours and she really put him through his paces plus asked me a zillion questions plus had me fill out a sensory assessment on him. While some parents will have had better results than we did with the schoool, this isn't at all uncommon and why in this one area at least I always urge parents to get a private evaluation done if they can swing it. The other reason is because to be effective, Occupational Therapist (OT) needs to be addressed on the home front as well as school which means it's best if the parent can attend the sessions as well to learn the ropes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 8280, member: 701"] I have found that there is often a world of difference between the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluations kids get through the school and what you get privately. All they are required to evaluate and treat in the area of Occupational Therapist (OT) is what impacts the child in the educational setting so the fact that he can't do Legos at this stage of the game won't hold water as long as he can handle paper and pencil and do whatever simple manipulatives required. When my difficult child had his first Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation through the school it was a one hour affair in the home testing for simple stuff like ability to do simple motor skills, catch a ball, etc. When I took him for a private evaluation it was 2 1/2 hours and she really put him through his paces plus asked me a zillion questions plus had me fill out a sensory assessment on him. While some parents will have had better results than we did with the schoool, this isn't at all uncommon and why in this one area at least I always urge parents to get a private evaluation done if they can swing it. The other reason is because to be effective, Occupational Therapist (OT) needs to be addressed on the home front as well as school which means it's best if the parent can attend the sessions as well to learn the ropes. [/QUOTE]
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