Perhaps we just need different therapists, lil?

There was a specific time when the OT and ST brought him back after his screening at the school The ST starts telling me about the mid-line problem. She’s fascinated, telling me how they made him do it again and again, "It was wild! He just stops.” While the OT was explaining to her why it happens and how it means he’ll have trouble reading. I'm guessing form the way they're telling me the story that he was made to do this task while he was talked about as if he wasn’t even there. And then they bring him to me and start all over again. I told the OT that i though lots of kids don’t pick a dominant hand til 4 or 5. She said that was true. I also told her that I thought the way they made him perform and talked about it while he did it, skewed the results. I think he kept doing it because they kept saying he was doing it. I added I’ve noticed he does it at home, but he doesn’t do it all the time, and rarely with certain objects like crayons and pencils and utensils. Still, I was told it’s not normal. So even though we've just established that many kids have not picked a dominant hand at his age and he doesn't do it all the time, and at this point it's an issue that needs therapy. Would you say it's standard procedure for them to do this, or have I just gotten a bad lot?

I have family who work for th IU in other counties and they've said as long as he's enjoying it, keep him in and just pull him at 4 before they need to document for school. I am going to call my cousin and sister today and ask them what they think about this new assessment, too. But again, I’m just not sure that this is good for him. No matter how much he likes it, or how much fun he has doing it (i also have a little guilt about using services that other kids need way more than he does) or how helpful they think they’re being. Hubby also says not to worry so much. That we can balance out the extremes with what we do here at home.

I prolly sound so petty, considering there are kids out there way worse off, and i prolly am worrying too much but there it is.

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