Thanks Polarbear! I am planning to talk to his school to try to get a better picture of how things are going there, and to let them know about the assessment. After that I think I'll have a better idea of what to tell his pediatrician.
It's so confusing though - yesterday I sat with him to do homework and he did it all fine. For math he had to draw pictures (to show his work) and he drew 15 little flowers without complaining (mind you he used our white board, which seems easier for him).
He also showed me a very nice, detailed leprechaun picture which he had drawn a few weeks ago in class - copied from the board (and I had assumed one of his friends drew).
So I don't know - is it possible his motor skills are just delayed? Or he learns them more slowly? I'll see if I can ask the OT about it.
