Thank you so much.
He was born premature and has hypotonia, which is low muscle tone. We he had lots of OT for several years following his birth to deal with sensory issues, hypotonia, and what I consider fall-out from prematurity. We took a few years off (with the blessings of a psyiatrist (sp?) who encouraged us just to continue with swimming, karate, etc., as both fun social and therapeutic activities.
I recently resumed OT because I wanted to aid his handwriting. This new OT told me at the end of the session that he was having an inordinately difficult time tracing curves. He did fine tracing straight lines with his finger on an Ipad, but was WAY OFF when she asked him to trace curves.
I asked her if it was the hypotonia (which affects his hand-strength), but she said she thought it was more visual-motor. This is just a very new issue for us.
