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ultra, our older dd had low core muscle tone when she was younger - one of the recommendations from her OT was swinging - does he like to swing?

I also think it might be worth asking for a med referral for an OT eval - although the issues you're seeing are most likely not severe enough to qualify for school services, if he had medical concerns and low tone as a younger infant/toddler, I'm guessing you could get a follow-up OT assessment covered through insurance now (citing the concerns you've noted), and even if it didn't result in a referral for therapy, it might help you unravel what pieces of core strength needed work, and the OT might be able to give you a list of suggested exercises that would be focused on your ds' specific needs.

One other not - spaghetti mentioned vision. Our dd also did the head-laying down thing when she was having trouble with her eyes, and writing does make her extra tired when she's having vision issues. When she was your ds' age (just prior to her vision diagnosis), she also had sloppy handwriting, was a really messy eater and was rather clumsy. Addressing her vision issues resulted in neat handwriting, and a much cleaner place at the dinner table, as well as many less "bumps" and clumsy issues.

Best wishes,

polarbear

eta - one other thing that helped with sitting up straight when dd was your ds' age was to sit on a big ball rather than a chair.