UPDATE: We got DS tested; independent psychologist recommended an OT evaluation for graphomotor (dysgraphia) and fine and gross motor issues (possible dyspraxia). He has asynchronous (?) development---Profundly gifted in some areas, with significant, unexplained differences between these and other areas tested. We have been told he is PG, with an unknown LD.
We have been told we must pay for the OT evaluation and therapy ourselves, as we are not US Dept of State or US military employees; the US Office of Overseas international schools explained that US-created and board-run international schools do not have to meet the same US criteria regarding disabilities---or for gifted and talented education---that US public schools on US soil also accredited by the same US agencies, may have to.
We are looking into seeing if the testing and OT eval and possible therapy will be covered by our US insurance--as we just found out the separate medical insurance policy we bought here in Belgium does NOT cover such treatment, because we are not Belgian citizens. We are legal aliens with visas and work permits. We were tentaivey told by the insurance carrier in the US, though, that as we are here, and not there, that they might ony cover this if we actually do the eval and therapy in the US.
FYI: I am so very glad that we are moving back to the US, in July.
We'll do and pay for the eval here, but may put off the actual weekly therapy until we return home. At $100 per session, it could get expensive.
