I was wondering if anyone on here has gone through the Assistive Technology avenue with their child? My DS8 has Dyspraxia and has been getting OT services for quite some time in the public schools - handwriting is really, really hard for him and I think the thing that is the most frustrating for him is that his brain works at mach 10 and there is no way possible that his hands/writing can even come close to keeping up with what is in his head. This year we were rezoned to a new school and he had to switch from his old OT to someone new. This OT just does not understand dyspraxia or my son and her sessions consist of sitting and writing sentences and nothing else. For a child who really hates writing, this is not exactly the best avenue. He has been going to OT since he was 3 and he has never had an issue in the past with any of his therapists. He has been butting heads with the OT and has started refusing to do the writing at all now. She is upset with him and stated that she is going to request that he be dropped to consultant basis only instead of his normal one OT session a week. How in the world can you drop a child who very clearly has a massive issue and needs help learning ways to adapt to help writing instead of forcing him to sit and write lines.
I found out through his Speech teacher that we can request an assistive technology assessment to see if he qualifies for any help with his handwriting problems. I never knew this was available and am not quite sure what to ask for or even what to expect. Anyone been through the process?
